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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$152,263

Cost of Crime™ for Essex, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $5,038 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Essex 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 Essex, 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 Essex's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Essex sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Essex's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Essex is 176.6 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 8 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Essex, CA report the most crime, about 4 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Essex, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Essex for 2025 is $152,263, about $2,175 per resident and $5,038 per household. That equals 6.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.1%

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

Essex, CA:	$2175
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Essex is $2,175 per year, which is $1,711 more than the national average and $1,685 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Essex:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $788 less than in Essex.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $1,962 less than in Essex

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Essex	Cost per Essex Resident
Murder	$15,356	$219
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1,713	$24
Robbery	$6,883	$98
Assault	$60,255	$861
Kidnapping	$460	$7
Vehicle Theft	$7,935	$113
Burglary	$17,162	$245
Theft	$32,565	$465
Arson	$545	$8
Vandalism	$5,725	$82
Animal Cruelty	$26	$0
Drug Crimes	$1,993	$28
Identity Theft	$1,645	$23
Total Cost of Crime	$152,263	$2,175

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Essex, 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 Essex totals $129,302 ($1,847 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $281,565 ($4,022 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 Essex's 70 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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Essex 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 Essex residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	29.97
Robbery	3.126
Rape	0.4036
Murder	0.1167
Total Violent Crime	33.62 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	89.83
Vehicle Theft	7.320
Burglary	27.03
Arson	0.3226
Total Property Crime	124.5 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1084
Drug Crimes	3.849
Vandalism	11.45
Identity Theft	3.036
Animal Cruelty	0.0498
Total "Other" Rate	18.49 (F)

Individual Essex Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Needles, CA	D-	F	D-
Golden Shores, AZ	D	F	D
Topock, AZ	F	F	F
Newberry Springs, CA	D	F	D-
Daggett, CA	F	F	F
Nebo Center, CA	D-	F	D-
Wikieup, AZ	D	D	C-
Barstow, CA	D-	D-	F
Lenwood, CA	F	D-	F
Hodge, CA	D-	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Essex 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
Elk Mills, TN	D	D	D
Swan Lake, MS	D+	C+	C+
Swan Lake, MT	B-	B-	B-
Sweetwater, ID	D+	C-	C-
Fossum, MN	D	B+	B+
Teigen, MT	F	F	F
Emory, UT	C-	C+	C+
Elmo, VA	A-	B+	B+
Elmer, PA	A+	A+	A+
Elkol, WY	D-	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Essex 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 Essex, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Essex schools on SchoolGrade

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