Visalia, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Visalia:

  • There were 4,137 total crimes committed in Visalia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,870.2 total crimes per 100K people in Visalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Visalia is 23.49% above the national average.
  • Visalia ranks #327 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Visalia ranks #7,973 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 2,870.2 per 100,000 people. That's 23.49% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.21% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Visalia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,137 2,870.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 9 6.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 130 90.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 506 351.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 716 496.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 390 270.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,421 1,679.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 610 423.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,421 2,373.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Visalia Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Visalia

716
Violent Crimes
496.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 716 violent crimes in Visalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Visalia is 496.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Visalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 12.37% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Visalia

3,421
Property Crimes
2,373.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,421 property crimes in Visalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Visalia is 2,373.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.1 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 21.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.96% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 72,303 1,969 2,723.3 2,123.0 600.3
Hanford, CA 58,990 1,052 1,783.4 1,354.5 428.9
Dinuba, CA 25,650 705 2,748.5 2,276.8 471.7
Reedley, CA 25,269 500 1,978.7 1,393.0 585.7
Kingsburg, CA 12,879 284 2,205.1 1,917.9 287.3
Lindsay, CA 12,608 260 2,062.2 1,713.2 349.0
Farmersville, CA 10,351 165 1,594.0 1,130.3 463.7
Exeter, CA 10,318 225 2,180.7 1,957.7 222.9
Woodlake, CA 7,707 79 1,025.0 687.7 337.4

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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