Hollister, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hollister, CA Summary

Crime in Hollister research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hollister over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hollister:

  • There were 531 total crimes committed in Hollister in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,163.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hollister.
  • The overall crime rate in Hollister is -45.08% below the national average.
  • Hollister ranks #93 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Hollister ranks #5,003 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Hollister Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hollister is 1,163.8 per 100,000 people. That's -45.08% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -54.62% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hollister
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 531 1,163.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.2 4.5 5.0
Robbery 17 37.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 115 252.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 152 333.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 25 54.8 305.8 229.0
Larceny 282 618.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 72 157.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 379 830.7 2,078.4 1,760.0

Hollister Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Hollister

152
Violent Crimes
333.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 152 violent crimes in Hollister in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hollister is 333.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hollister each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.20% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.45% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hollister

379
Property Crimes
830.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 379 property crimes in Hollister in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hollister is 830.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hollister each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.03% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hollister

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salinas, CA 158,233 3,481 2,199.9 1,675.4 524.5
Santa Clara, CA 131,901 3,540 2,683.8 2,501.9 182.0
Milpitas, CA 76,523 2,676 3,497.0 3,183.4 313.6
Gilroy, CA 57,877 1,519 2,624.5 2,163.2 461.3
Cupertino, CA 56,375 946 1,678.0 1,566.3 111.8
Campbell, CA 41,029 1,411 3,439.0 2,949.1 489.9
Los Gatos, CA 31,828 503 1,580.4 1,432.7 147.7
Seaside, CA 30,985 417 1,345.8 832.7 513.2
Saratoga, CA 29,185 201 688.7 599.6 89.1
Gonzales, CA 8,226 68 826.6 425.5 401.2

Hollister SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
3
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