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American Canyon, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in American Canyon is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 23 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in American Canyon is 1 in 44. Based on FBI crime data, American Canyon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, American Canyon has a crime rate that is higher than 67% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare American Canyon to other communities of similar population, then American Canyon crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how American Canyon does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how American Canyon 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 American Canyon.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in American Canyon 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 American Canyon; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 271. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that American Canyon's rate for property crime is 19 per one thousand population. This makes American Canyon a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in American Canyon is one in 52.

Importantly, we found that American Canyon 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 American Canyon is one in 246.

American Canyon Crime Data

total Crime Index

18

(100 is safest)


Safer than 18% of U.S. cities.

American Canyon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

79

409

488

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.69

19.08

22.77

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.69
4.99
National Median: 4
    American Canyon
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 271

in American Canyon

1 in 200

in California

American Canyon Violent Crimes

Population: 21,432
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 6 16 57
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.28 0.75 2.66

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
19.08
23.43
National Median: 20
    American Canyon
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 52

in American Canyon

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 21,432
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 29 293 87
Rate per 1,000 1.35 13.67 4.06

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

American Canyon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
101
84
National Median: 27.0
    American Canyon
    California

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