Moreno Valley, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Moreno Valley, CA Summary

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

  • There were 5,158 total crimes committed in Moreno Valley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,410.1 total crimes per 100K people in Moreno Valley.
  • The overall crime rate in Moreno Valley is 3.70% above the national average.
  • Moreno Valley ranks #258 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Moreno Valley ranks #7,324 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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Moreno Valley Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Moreno Valley is 2,410.1 per 100,000 people. That's 3.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -6.62% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Moreno Valley
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 5,158 2,410.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 10 4.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 239 111.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 520 243.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 791 369.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 638 298.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,890 1,350.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 839 392.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 4,367 2,040.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley

791
Violent Crimes
369.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 791 violent crimes in Moreno Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Moreno Valley is 369.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 270.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Moreno Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.39% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Moreno Valley

4,367
Property Crimes
2,040.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,367 property crimes in Moreno Valley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Moreno Valley is 2,040.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Moreno Valley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.41% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.60% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Moreno Valley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fontana, CA 212,730 3,349 1,574.3 1,287.1 287.2
Perris, CA 80,784 2,306 2,854.5 2,552.5 302.0
Redlands, CA 73,554 2,471 3,359.4 3,079.4 280.1
Norco, CA 26,205 785 2,995.6 2,793.4 202.3
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6
Loma Linda, CA 25,350 625 2,465.5 2,185.4 280.1
Grand Terrace, CA 13,277 340 2,560.8 2,018.5 542.3
Calimesa, CA 11,667 327 2,802.8 2,579.9 222.9

Moreno Valley SnackAbility

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