Visalia, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Visalia, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,748 total crimes committed in Visalia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,565.5 total crimes per 100K people in Visalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Visalia is 21.06% above the national average.
  • Visalia ranks #332 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Visalia ranks #8,128 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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Visalia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Visalia is 2,565.5 per 100,000 people. That's 21.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 0.04% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Visalia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,748 2,565.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 7 4.8 4.5 5.0
Robbery 138 94.5 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 392 268.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 636 435.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 384 262.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 2,219 1,518.9 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 509 348.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 3,112 2,130.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Visalia 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 Visalia

636
Violent Crimes
435.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
21.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 636 violent crimes in Visalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Visalia is 435.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Visalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 21.27% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.42% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Visalia

3,112
Property Crimes
2,130.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,112 property crimes in Visalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Visalia is 2,130.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Visalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.03% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.49% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Visalia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tulare, CA 71,689 1,731 2,414.6 1,842.7 571.9
Hanford, CA 60,208 985 1,636.0 1,152.7 483.3
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
Kingsburg, CA 13,218 198 1,498.0 1,331.5 166.4
Lindsay, CA 12,449 237 1,903.8 1,453.9 449.8
Farmersville, CA 10,192 153 1,501.2 1,010.6 490.6
Exeter, CA 10,167 236 2,321.2 2,006.5 314.7
Woodlake, CA 7,970 124 1,555.8 1,079.0 476.8

Visalia SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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