Robbery per Capita in Salinas
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Salinas residents.
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D-
Overall Crime Grade™
D- |
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D- |
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Other Crime Grade |
D+ |
Fact
A crime occurs every 10 hours 52 minutes (on average) in Salinas.
300%
Your home is 300% more likely to be robbed with no home security system.
Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Salinas in green. The most dangerous areas in Salinas are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Salinas, PR Safe?
The D- grade means the rate of robbery is much higher than the average US city. Salinas is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Salinas's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of robbery in Salinas is 0.9649 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Salinas generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Salinas may be as high as 1 in 792 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,251 in the south part of the city. See the section on interpreting the robbery map, however, because comparing rates for robbery or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.
By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the north parts of Salinas, PR: about 4 per year. The northwest part of Salinas has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.
Interpreting the Robbery Maps
When looking at the robbery map for Salinas, remember that the rate of robbery per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are few retail establishments in the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the robbery rate map do not always indicate danger for Salinas residents who live there.
More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Salinas has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Salinas has 0, have the same problem. Of Salinas’s 18,619 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.
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The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All robbery rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Salinas residents in a standard year.
Violent Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
4.947 |
Robbery |
0.9649 |
Rape |
0.6044 |
Murder |
0.1775 |
Total Violent Crime |
6.694 (D-) |
Property Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
19.73 |
Vehicle Theft |
2.369 |
Burglary |
2.645 |
Arson |
0.1377 |
Total Property Crime |
24.88 (D-) |
Other Crime Rates
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.2290 |
Drug Crimes |
3.957 |
Vandalism |
6.877 |
Identity Theft |
0.4405 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.2013 |
Total "Other" Rate |
11.70 (D+) |
Individual Salinas Crime Maps & Stats
Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Salinas is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Salinas.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | D- | F | D- | |
F | D- | F | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | F | D- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | F |
Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations
Salinas is higher versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | B- | B- | B+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C+ | C | C | D | |
C- | B- | B- | C+ | |
A- | A | A | C+ | |
C+ | A- | A- | A | |
B | A- | A- | D- | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | C | |
A- | B | B | D- | |
D+ | C- | C- | A |
Considering only the robbery rate, Salinas is less safe than the Puerto Rico state average and less safe than the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Salinas, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Salinas schools on SchoolGrade
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