Needles, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Needles, CA Summary

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

  • There were 205 total crimes committed in Needles the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,200.8 total crimes per 100K people in Needles.
  • The overall crime rate in Needles is 80.74% above the national average.
  • Needles ranks #418 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Needles ranks #9,076 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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Needles Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Needles is 4,200.8 per 100,000 people. That's 80.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 62.76% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Needles
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 205 4,200.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 7 143.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 74 1,516.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 91 1,864.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 40 819.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 60 1,229.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 286.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 114 2,336.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Needles 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 Needles

91
Violent Crimes
1,864.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
404.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 91 violent crimes in Needles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Needles is 1,864.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Needles each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 404.26% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 321.84% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Needles

114
Property Crimes
2,336.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 114 property crimes in Needles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Needles is 2,336.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Needles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.22% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Needles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kingman, AZ 34,803 1,233 3,542.8 3,160.6 382.2

Needles SnackAbility

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