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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$2.15 million

Cost of Crime™ for Empire, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,508 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Empire 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 Empire, 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 Empire's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Empire sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of cities and behind 97%. The grade covers only Empire's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Empire is 67.95 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 8 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Empire, CA report the most crime, about 70 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Empire, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Empire for 2025 is $2,152,730, about $843 per resident and $2,508 per household. That equals 3.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.5%

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

Empire, CA:	$843
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Empire is $843 per year, which is $379 more than the national average and $352 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Empire:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $544 more than in Empire.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $630 less than in Empire

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Empire for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Empire	Cost per Empire Resident
Murder	$333,885	$131
Rape/Sexual Assault	$78,693	$31
Robbery	$158,628	$62
Assault	$545,134	$213
Kidnapping	$29,516	$12
Vehicle Theft	$165,743	$65
Burglary	$189,351	$74
Theft	$502,865	$197
Arson	$16,452	$6
Vandalism	$74,138	$29
Animal Cruelty	$581	$0
Drug Crimes	$46,722	$18
Identity Theft	$11,021	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$2,152,730	$843

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Empire, 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 Empire totals $2,821,397 ($1,105 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,974,127 ($1,948 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 west part of the city holds more 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 Empire's 2,554 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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Empire 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 Empire residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.432
Robbery	1.975
Rape	0.5082
Murder	0.0696
Total Violent Crime	9.984 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	38.02
Vehicle Theft	4.191
Burglary	8.174
Arson	0.2667
Total Property Crime	50.65 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1906
Drug Crimes	2.473
Vandalism	4.063
Identity Theft	0.5575
Animal Cruelty	0.0308
Total "Other" Rate	7.315 (B-)

Individual Empire Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hughson, CA	C	C-	D+
Ceres, CA	C-	D	D+
Modesto, CA	D	D	D-
Keyes, CA	C-	D-	D+
Riverbank, CA	B-	D+	C
Waterford, CA	C	D+	D+
Turlock, CA	D	D-	D-
Denair, CA	C	D+	D+
Oakdale, CA	C	D	D+
Hickman, CA	C	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Empire 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
Elizabethtown, IN	A+	A+	A+
Raven, VA	C-	C-	C-
Lesage, WV	C+	C	C
Little Mountain, SC	C+	C-	C-
Montpelier, IN	D+	A-	A-
Moretown, VT	C	A-	A-
New Cordell, OK	D+	D	D
Oakville, WA	D	D+	D+
Pine Prairie, TX	B-	B+	B+
Baird, TX	D	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Empire 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 Empire, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Empire schools on SchoolGrade

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