Selma, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Selma, CA Summary

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

  • There were 530 total crimes committed in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,172.2 total crimes per 100K people in Selma.
  • The overall crime rate in Selma is 2.50% above the national average.
  • Selma ranks #282 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Selma ranks #7,546 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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Selma Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Selma is 2,172.2 per 100,000 people. That's 2.50% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -15.30% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Selma
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 530 2,172.2 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 4.1 4.5 5.0
Robbery 13 53.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 122 500.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 140 573.8 486.0 359.0
Burglary 70 286.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 243 995.9 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 77 315.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 390 1,598.4 2,078.4 1,760.0

Selma 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 Selma

140
Violent Crimes
573.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 140 violent crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Selma is 573.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.83% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.06% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Selma

390
Property Crimes
1,598.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 390 property crimes in Selma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Selma is 1,598.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Selma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.18% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.10% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Selma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fresno, CA 546,722 21,906 4,006.8 3,271.3 735.5
Clovis, CA 127,560 2,437 1,910.5 1,665.9 244.6
Hanford, CA 60,208 985 1,636.0 1,152.7 483.3
Sanger, CA 26,245 409 1,558.4 1,074.5 483.9
Dinuba, CA 26,230 726 2,767.8 2,188.3 579.5
Reedley, CA 26,201 374 1,427.4 862.6 564.9
Parlier, CA 14,377 268 1,864.1 966.8 897.3
Kingsburg, CA 13,218 198 1,498.0 1,331.5 166.4
Fowler, CA 7,458 130 1,743.1 1,233.6 509.5

Selma SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
8
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