Colton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Colton, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,466 total crimes committed in Colton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,685.1 total crimes per 100K people in Colton.
  • The overall crime rate in Colton is 15.53% above the national average.
  • Colton ranks #298 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Colton ranks #7,732 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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Colton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Colton is 2,685.1 per 100,000 people. That's 15.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 4.04% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Colton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,466 2,685.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 7 12.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 64 117.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 135 247.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 216 395.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 200 366.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 773 1,415.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 277 507.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,250 2,289.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Colton 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 Colton

216
Violent Crimes
395.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 216 violent crimes in Colton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Colton is 395.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 252.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Colton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.98% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.50% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Colton

1,250
Property Crimes
2,289.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,250 property crimes in Colton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Colton is 2,289.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Colton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.04% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Colton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Bernardino, CA 222,623 9,218 4,140.6 2,954.8 1,185.9
Fontana, CA 212,730 3,349 1,574.3 1,287.1 287.2
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 175,714 4,197 2,388.5 2,018.1 370.5
Corona, CA 161,946 4,241 2,618.8 2,402.7 216.1
Jurupa Valley, CA 108,601 3,307 3,045.1 2,723.7 321.4
Rialto, CA 104,589 3,561 3,404.8 2,902.8 502.0
Upland, CA 79,430 1,901 2,393.3 2,047.1 346.2
Redlands, CA 73,554 2,471 3,359.4 3,079.4 280.1
Eastvale, CA 72,753 1,329 1,826.7 1,693.4 133.3
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6

Colton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
6
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