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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$4.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gonzales, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,820 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Gonzales 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 Gonzales, 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 Gonzales's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Gonzales sits in the 40th percentile, ahead of 40% of cities and behind 60%. The grade covers only Gonzales's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gonzales is 27.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 29 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Gonzales, CA report the most crime, about 81 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gonzales, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gonzales for 2025 is $4,763,214, about $471 per resident and $1,820 per household. That equals 1.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

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

Gonzales, CA:	$471
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gonzales is $471 per year, which is $7 more than the national average and $20 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gonzales:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $916 more than in Gonzales.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $258 less than in Gonzales

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gonzales	Cost per Gonzales Resident
Murder	$1.42 million	$141
Rape/Sexual Assault	$310,643	$31
Robbery	$358,780	$35
Assault	$905,238	$90
Kidnapping	$203,890	$20
Vehicle Theft	$209,728	$21
Burglary	$333,317	$33
Theft	$741,409	$73
Arson	$48,313	$5
Vandalism	$143,555	$14
Animal Cruelty	$1,658	$0
Drug Crimes	$57,334	$6
Identity Theft	$25,903	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$4,763,214	$471

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gonzales, 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 Gonzales totals $11,348,271 ($1,122 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $16,111,485 ($1,593 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 northeast 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 Gonzales's 10,113 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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Gonzales 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 Gonzales residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.117
Robbery	1.128
Rape	0.5066
Murder	0.0749
Total Violent Crime	4.826 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.16
Vehicle Theft	1.339
Burglary	3.634
Arson	0.1978
Total Property Crime	19.33 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3325
Drug Crimes	0.7664
Vandalism	1.987
Identity Theft	0.3309
Animal Cruelty	0.0222
Total "Other" Rate	3.439 (A)

Individual Gonzales Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chualar, CA	D+	F	D
Soledad, CA	B	C+	C
Pinnacles, CA	D	D-	D-
Tassajara Hot Springs, CA	D-	C-	F
Spreckels, CA	C+	D+	D+
Carmel Valley, CA	C	C-	D+
Carmel Valley Village, CA	B+	B-	C+
Salinas, CA	C+	D-	C
East Garrison, CA	D	D-	D-
Robles Del Rio, CA	A	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gonzales is similar 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
Williston Park, NY	B-	C	C
Valley Park, MO	D+	C	C
Van Alstyne, TX	B+	B	B
Vandalia, IL	C-	C+	C+
Vandergrift, PA	B+	B	B
Elizabeth, PA	B+	B+	B+
Willard, OH	C	C	C
Eldon, MO	D	D	D
Williamsburg, OH	C	C	C
Elbert, CO	C+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Gonzales 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 Gonzales, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Gonzales schools on SchoolGrade

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