Ceres, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ceres, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,321 total crimes committed in Ceres the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,680.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ceres.
  • The overall crime rate in Ceres is 15.33% above the national average.
  • Ceres ranks #297 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Ceres ranks #7,730 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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Ceres Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ceres is 2,680.5 per 100,000 people. That's 15.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.86% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ceres
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,321 2,680.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 56 113.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 178 361.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 255 517.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 126 255.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 761 1,544.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 179 363.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,066 2,163.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Ceres 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 Ceres

255
Violent Crimes
517.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 255 violent crimes in Ceres in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ceres is 517.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 193.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ceres each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.92% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 17.05% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ceres

1,066
Property Crimes
2,163.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,066 property crimes in Ceres in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ceres is 2,163.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ceres each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.13% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ceres

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Modesto, CA 219,083 6,933 3,164.6 2,402.7 761.8
Turlock, CA 72,753 2,505 3,443.2 2,868.6 574.5
Riverbank, CA 24,834 406 1,634.9 1,433.5 201.3
Oakdale, CA 23,284 410 1,760.9 1,395.8 365.1
Ripon, CA 16,789 221 1,316.3 1,167.4 148.9
Waterford, CA 9,183 91 991.0 773.2 217.8
Escalon, CA 7,552 130 1,721.4 1,403.6 317.8
Hughson, CA 7,542 54 716.0 689.5 26.5

Ceres SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
3
Commute
4
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