Grass Valley's crime rate
There were 536 crimes reported in Grass Valley, California in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 4,149 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Grass Valley compare?
Grass Valley has a higher overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.
Grass Valley's overall crime rate is 50% higher than the overall crime rate in California. Statewide, there were 1,095,445 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,772 for every 100,000 people.
What types of crimes are being committed?
The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.
Property crime
The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Grass Valley, property crimes account for about 86% of all offenses.
Property crime is more prevalent in Grass Valley than it is nationwide. There were 463 property crimes in Grass Valley in 2019, or 3,584 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.
Larceny
Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Grass Valley. There were 326 larcenies reported in Grass Valley in 2019, or 2,523 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
There were 76 break-ins reported in Grass Valley in 2019, or 588 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.
Motor Vehicle Theft
Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Grass Valley, meanwhile, there were 61 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 472 for every 100,000 people.
Violent crime
Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Grass Valley, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 14% share of all reported crime.
At 565 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Grass Valley is above the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Grass Valley reported a total of 73 violent crimes in 2019.
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Grass Valley. There were 64 aggravated assaults reported in Grass Valley in 2019, or 495 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far lower, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.
Robbery
Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 6 robberies reported in Grass Valley in 2019, a rate of 46 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Grass Valley in 2019, none were reported.
Murder
There were 3 homicides committed in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Grass Valley is 23.2 murders for every 100,000 people, more than four times higher than the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.
Grass Valley compared to other cities in California
Grass Valley has a higher crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in California. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.
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