Imperial, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Imperial, CA Summary

Crime in Imperial research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Imperial 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 Imperial:

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Imperial in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 259.3 total crimes per 100K people in Imperial.
  • The overall crime rate in Imperial is -87.76% below the national average.
  • Imperial ranks #3 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Imperial ranks #1,078 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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Imperial Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Imperial is 259.3 per 100,000 people. That's -87.76% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -89.89% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Imperial
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 259.3 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 68.2 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 17 77.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 7 31.8 305.8 229.0
Larceny 23 104.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 10 45.5 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 40 182.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Imperial 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 Imperial

17
Violent Crimes
77.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Imperial in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Imperial is 77.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,292.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Imperial each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.46% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.09% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Imperial

40
Property Crimes
182.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-89.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 property crimes in Imperial in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Imperial is 182.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 549.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Imperial each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -89.66% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.24% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Imperial

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
El Centro, CA 43,550 695 1,595.9 1,267.5 328.4
Calexico, CA 38,106 260 682.3 535.3 147.0
Brawley, CA 28,311 336 1,186.8 890.1 296.7
Calipatria, CA 6,020 18 299.0 232.6 66.4
Holtville, CA 5,541 23 415.1 379.0 36.1

Imperial SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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