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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$631.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fresno, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,704 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of the Fresno area 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 Fresno, CA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Fresno area's combined rate is higher than the norm. Fresno sits in the 24th percentile, ahead of 24% of cities and behind 76%. The grade covers only the Fresno area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Fresno area is 35.08 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 38 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Fresno, CA report the most crime, about 15,237 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2,077 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fresno, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fresno for 2025 is $631,789,469, about $523 per resident and $1,704 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

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

Fresno, CA:	$523
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fresno is $523 per year, which is $59 more than the national average and $32 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fresno:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $864 more than in Fresno.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $310 less than in Fresno

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fresno	Cost per Fresno Resident
Murder	$130.7 million	$108
Rape/Sexual Assault	$32.1 million	$27
Robbery	$50.8 million	$42
Assault	$126.0 million	$104
Kidnapping	$29.0 million	$24
Vehicle Theft	$67.1 million	$56
Burglary	$44.0 million	$36
Theft	$102.4 million	$85
Arson	$5.35 million	$4
Vandalism	$26.6 million	$22
Animal Cruelty	$190,711	$0
Drug Crimes	$14.5 million	$12
Identity Theft	$3.19 million	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$631,789,469	$523

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fresno, 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 Fresno totals $1,081,030,017 ($895 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,712,819,486 ($1,418 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 central 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, of which the Fresno area has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which the Fresno area has 53, do the same, and of the Fresno area's 1,207,730 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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Fresno 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 Fresno residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.634
Robbery	1.336
Rape	0.4385
Murder	0.0576
Total Violent Crime	5.466 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.37
Vehicle Theft	3.586
Burglary	4.016
Arson	0.1834
Total Property Crime	24.15 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3954
Drug Crimes	1.623
Vandalism	3.084
Identity Theft	0.3417
Animal Cruelty	0.0213
Total "Other" Rate	5.466 (B+)

Individual Fresno Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Old Fig Garden, CA	D-	D-	F
Clovis, CA	C	C-	D+
Rolinda, CA	D	D-	D-
Oleander, CA	C	D-	C-
Fowler, CA	D	F	D-
Biola, CA	D-	D	F
Sanger, CA	C-	D	D
Del Rey, CA	D+	D	D-
Ripperdan, CA	D	F	D-
Kerman, CA	C-	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fresno 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
Tulsa, OK	D	D+	D+
Honolulu, HI	B-	B+	B+
Worcester, MA	B+	C+	C+
Tucson, AZ	D+	D	D
Omaha, NE	C	B-	B-
Bridgeport, CT	C	A	A
Grand Rapids, MI	B	C-	C-
Greenville, SC	D	D+	D+
Rochester, NY	C+	D+	D+
Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, the Fresno area is as safe as 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 Fresno, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Fresno schools on SchoolGrade

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