Tulare County is home to 478,700 residents and includes Visalia and Tulare · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Tulare County?
Tulare County earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 64% of Americans live. Theft makes up 45% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 724 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Tulare County as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Tulare County scores 724.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Tulare County, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Tulare County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Tulare County
Arson at about triple the US rate. Tulare County has 0.42 arsons a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.12 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Tulare County
Most of Tulare County grades well for property crime: 60% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 9% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Tulare County run from A+ to F.
60%31%
A or B 60%C 31%D or F 9%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Tulare County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Is property crime going up in Tulare County?
Reported property crime in Tulare County has fallen 21% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 23 to 18 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 11%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Tulare CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Tulare County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Tulare County
Property, US
2016
+11%
+15%
2017
+11%
+12%
2018
+10%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-13%
-8%
2021
-17%
-10%
2022
-9%
-6%
2023
-12%
-7%
2024
-21%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Tulare County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Tulare County has about 27 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 12% more than the US as a whole and close to California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Tulare County, about 45% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Tulare County and nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Tulare County, 7 have less property crime. Mariposa County and Mono County have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Tulare County. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Tulare County has more property crime than 73% of them.
Tulare County looks like a typical county on the traits that tend to go with property crime.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 91% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.36 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Tulare County: F (3 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 71% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.5.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 68% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.85% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 54% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Tulare County
Property crime costs Tulare County about $101 million a year, or $212 per resident and about $714 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$11 million
$24
Theft
$29 million
$61
Vehicle theft
$31 million
$64
Arson
$4.8 million
$10
Vandalism
$25 million
$53
Total
$101 million
$212
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
