The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Benbow, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Benbow

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Benbow. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Benbow, CA Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
B-

$225,371

Cost of Crime™ for Benbow, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,542 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Benbow with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Benbow, CA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Benbow's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Benbow sits in the 4th percentile, ahead of 4% of cities and behind 96%. The grade covers only Benbow's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Benbow is 67.28 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 19 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Benbow, CA report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Benbow, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Benbow for 2025 is $225,371, about $1,150 per resident and $2,542 per household. That equals 2.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Benbow Compared to Other Cities?

Benbow, CA: $1150
Lodi, CA: $1387
Rescue, CA: $213
California: $491
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Benbow is $1,150 per year, which is $686 more than the national average and $659 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Benbow:
  • In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $237 more than in Benbow.
  • In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $937 less than in Benbow

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Benbow for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Benbow
Cost per Benbow Resident
Murder
$62,754
$320
Rape/Sexual Assault
$6,945
$35
Robbery
$30,787
$157
Assault
$48,750
$249
Kidnapping
$3,758
$19
Vehicle Theft
$12,660
$65
Burglary
$15,309
$78
Theft
$33,353
$170
Arson
$1,699
$9
Vandalism
$4,900
$25
Animal Cruelty
$60
$0
Drug Crimes
$3,651
$19
Identity Theft
$745
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$225,371
$1,150

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Benbow, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Benbow totals $479,512 ($2,446 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $704,883 ($3,596 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Benbow's 196 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Benbow Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Benbow residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
8.661
Robbery
4.994
Rape
0.5844
Murder
0.1704
Total Violent Crime
14.41 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
32.86
Vehicle Theft
4.171
Burglary
8.612
Arson
0.3589
Total Property Crime
46.00 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.3162
Drug Crimes
2.518
Vandalism
3.499
Identity Theft
0.4912
Animal Cruelty
0.0414
Total "Other" Rate
6.867 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Benbow is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Benbow.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
D-
F
D-
D-
F
F
D
D-
D-
F
F
F
D+
D-
D
D
F
D
F
F
F
D+
F
D+
D+
D
D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Benbow is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. 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
A
B+
B+
A+
B
B
B
C+
C+
A+
A
A
D
D-
D-
D-
D
D
C
D+
D+
B+
A-
A-
F
F
F
F
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Benbow is less safe than the California 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 Benbow, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Benbow schools on SchoolGrade

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