Gonzales, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Gonzales, CA Summary

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

  • There were 115 total crimes committed in Gonzales the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,350.7 total crimes per 100K people in Gonzales.
  • The overall crime rate in Gonzales is -41.88% below the national average.
  • Gonzales ranks #73 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Gonzales ranks #4,880 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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Gonzales Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gonzales is 1,350.7 per 100,000 people. That's -41.88% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.67% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gonzales
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 115 1,350.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 4 47.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 187.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 22 258.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 18 211.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 61 716.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 164.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 93 1,092.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Gonzales 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 Gonzales

22
Violent Crimes
258.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Gonzales in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gonzales is 258.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 387.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gonzales each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.55% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gonzales

93
Property Crimes
1,092.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Gonzales in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gonzales is 1,092.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gonzales each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.11% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.93% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gonzales

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salinas, CA 162,187 3,565 2,198.1 1,677.1 521.0
Morgan Hill, CA 45,134 800 1,772.5 1,453.4 319.0
Seaside, CA 31,864 528 1,657.0 1,236.5 420.5
Soledad, CA 24,811 260 1,047.9 745.6 302.3
Marina, CA 22,651 495 2,185.3 1,858.6 326.7
Greenfield, CA 19,157 270 1,409.4 981.4 428.0
Pacific Grove, CA 14,902 129 865.7 778.4 87.2
Scotts Valley, CA 12,196 203 1,664.5 1,385.7 278.8
Del Rey Oaks, CA 1,568 85 5,420.9 5,165.8 255.1

Gonzales SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
3
Commute
8
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