Sonora, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sonora, CA Summary

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

  • There were 261 total crimes committed in Sonora the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,194.0 total crimes per 100K people in Sonora.
  • The overall crime rate in Sonora is 123.48% above the national average.
  • Sonora ranks #436 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Sonora ranks #9,449 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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Sonora Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sonora is 5,194.0 per 100,000 people. That's 123.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 101.24% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sonora
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 261 5,194.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 2 39.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 636.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 41 815.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 31 616.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 166 3,303.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 457.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 220 4,378.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Sonora 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 Sonora

41
Violent Crimes
815.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
120.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Sonora in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sonora is 815.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sonora each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 120.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 84.58% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sonora

220
Property Crimes
4,378.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
124.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 220 property crimes in Sonora in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sonora is 4,378.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sonora each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 124.01% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.69% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sonora

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
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

Sonora SnackAbility

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