Crime rates for Stanton, CA

About Stanton crime rates

Stanton has an overall crime rate of 20 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Stanton is 1 in 50. How does Stanton fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? Stanton's crime rate is lower than approximately 63% of California communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Stanton has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Stanton is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Stanton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Stanton.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Stanton occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Stanton; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 275. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Stanton; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 16 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Importantly, we found that Stanton has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Stanton is one in 388.