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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$348,568

Cost of Crime™ for Garden Farms, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $908 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Garden Farms 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 Garden Farms, CA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Garden Farms's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Garden Farms sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Garden Farms's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Garden Farms is 23.69 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 40 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 52 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Garden Farms, CA report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Garden Farms, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Garden Farms for 2025 is $348,568, about $374 per resident and $908 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Garden Farms Compared to Other Cities?

Garden Farms, CA:	$374
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Garden Farms is $374 per year, which is $91 less than the national average and $117 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Garden Farms:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,014 more than in Garden Farms.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $160 less than in Garden Farms

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Garden Farms	Cost per Garden Farms Resident
Murder	$44,442	$48
Rape/Sexual Assault	$30,738	$33
Robbery	$48,857	$52
Assault	$87,128	$93
Kidnapping	$6,694	$7
Vehicle Theft	$30,148	$32
Burglary	$27,197	$29
Theft	$44,550	$48
Arson	$6,236	$7
Vandalism	$6,765	$7
Animal Cruelty	$212	$0
Drug Crimes	$13,726	$15
Identity Theft	$1,875	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$348,568	$374

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Garden Farms, 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 Garden Farms totals $494,049 ($530 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $842,618 ($903 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 Garden Farms's 933 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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Garden Farms 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 Garden Farms residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.252
Robbery	1.665
Rape	0.5434
Murder	0.0253
Total Violent Crime	5.485 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.220
Vehicle Theft	2.087
Burglary	3.214
Arson	0.2768
Total Property Crime	14.80 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1183
Drug Crimes	1.989
Vandalism	1.015
Identity Theft	0.2596
Animal Cruelty	0.0307
Total "Other" Rate	3.412 (A)

Individual Garden Farms Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Santa Margarita, CA	C+	D-	C
Atascadero, CA	C	F	C-
Creston, CA	B+	D+	B-
Templeton, CA	B+	C-	B-
Pozo, CA	C+	D+	D+
Morro Bay, CA	C	D+	C-
Los Osos, CA	B	C-	C+
Cayucos, CA	B-	D	C
Klau, CA	A-	C	B
Harmony, CA	D+	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Garden Farms is lower 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
Bloomington, WI	C	A	A
Zephyr, TX	B	C	C
Blackstock, SC	D	D	D
Black Rock, MA	B+	A	A
Norfork, AR	D	F	F
Palmyra, IL	B-	C+	C+
O'Donnell, TX	D-	D-	D-
North Topsail Beach, NC	C	C	C
North Brevard, NC	C-	C+	C+
Norge, OK	D	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Garden Farms is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Garden Farms, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Garden Farms schools on SchoolGrade

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