The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Clovis, CA
Clovis is a city of 118,700 in Fresno County, about 8 miles northeast of downtown Fresno · Updated November 2026
Is Clovis, CA safe?
Yes, crime in Clovis is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Clovis sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 41% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Clovis run from A+ to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 788 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clovis as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clovis scores 788.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Clovis, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clovis, 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 in Clovis
Robbery stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.13 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; Clovis has 0.43.
Car thefts run high in Rancho Estates North. In this part of west Clovis, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Clovis.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Clovis
Most of Clovis grades well: 89% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Clovis run from A+ to C-; 58% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
89%11%
A or B 89%C 11%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Harlan Ranch, northeastThefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Clovis.A916
2North Growth, northwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Clovis.A858
3Rancho Estates North, westAggravated assaults run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Clovis.B682
Neighborhood areas of Clovis, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Clovis?
Reported crime in Clovis has risen since 2019: violent crime is up 39% and property crime up 70%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.9 to 5.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 20 to 34 (US: 18). Neither changed much from 2023 to 2024.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
ClovisUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Clovis. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Clovis
Violent, US
Property, Clovis
Property, US
2016
+3%
+4%
+39%
+15%
2017
+11%
+4%
+32%
+12%
2018
-8%
+0%
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+0%
+4%
-3%
-8%
2021
-11%
+6%
+34%
-10%
2022
+23%
+5%
+79%
-6%
2023
+37%
+2%
+84%
-7%
2024
+39%
-4%
+70%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Clovis
CrimeGrade™ estimates Clovis has about 30 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and 24% less than California.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 48% of crime reported in Clovis. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
Where and when crime happens in Clovis
Clovis has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Clovis, 52% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 44% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (52%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Clovis compares with nearby cities
Clovis has more crime than 5 of its 8 nearest cities. Prather and Friant have the least crime nearby.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in Clovis
Two things set Clovis apart: it has 3.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 1.0 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary, vandalism and arson run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 80% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 77% of US city residents
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 and assault. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 51% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.35 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 61% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.23% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 60% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Clovis on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 crime costs Clovis
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Clovis about $921 a year per household, 24% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $38 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $111 million a year, or $931 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.9 million
$41
Rape
$2.3 million
$20
Robbery
$1.6 million
$13
Assault
$12 million
$99
Burglary
$1.7 million
$15
Theft
$8.9 million
$75
Vehicle theft
$3.6 million
$31
Arson
$330,000
$3
Vandalism
$2.8 million
$24
Total
$38 million
$320
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Clovis means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Clovis, CA average a SchoolGrade of A: 51% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Clovis on SchoolGrade
