Ojai, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ojai, CA Summary

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

  • There were 77 total crimes committed in Ojai in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,038.9 total crimes per 100K people in Ojai.
  • The overall crime rate in Ojai is -50.98% below the national average.
  • Ojai ranks #67 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Ojai ranks #4,549 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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Ojai Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ojai is 1,038.9 per 100,000 people. That's -50.98% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -59.49% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ojai
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 77 1,038.9 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 2 27.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 242.8 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 20 269.8 486.0 359.0
Burglary 5 67.5 305.8 229.0
Larceny 49 661.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 40.5 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 57 769.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Ojai 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 Ojai

20
Violent Crimes
269.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-24.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Ojai in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ojai is 269.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 370.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ojai each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -24.84% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.48% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ojai

57
Property Crimes
769.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 57 property crimes in Ojai in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ojai is 769.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ojai each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.00% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ojai

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oxnard, CA 197,361 4,882 2,473.6 1,877.3 596.4
Camarillo, CA 69,115 912 1,319.5 1,190.8 128.8
Santa Paula, CA 32,139 386 1,201.0 874.3 326.7
Port Hueneme, CA 20,969 478 2,279.6 1,769.3 510.3
Fillmore, CA 17,428 149 854.9 665.6 189.4
Carpinteria, CA 12,692 198 1,560.0 1,370.9 189.1

Ojai SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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