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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$359,817

Cost of Crime™ for Laws, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,646 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Laws 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 Laws, 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 Laws's combined rate is higher than the norm. Laws sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only Laws's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Laws is 38.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Laws, CA report the most crime, about 19 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Laws, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Laws for 2025 is $359,817, about $614 per resident and $1,646 per household. That equals 2.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

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

Laws, CA:	$614
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Laws is $614 per year, which is $150 more than the national average and $123 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Laws:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $773 more than in Laws.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $401 less than in Laws

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Laws	Cost per Laws Resident
Murder	$60,086	$103
Rape/Sexual Assault	$17,815	$30
Robbery	$26,042	$44
Assault	$109,479	$187
Kidnapping	$11,241	$19
Vehicle Theft	$32,997	$56
Burglary	$28,553	$49
Theft	$42,095	$72
Arson	$3,199	$5
Vandalism	$17,218	$29
Animal Cruelty	$113	$0
Drug Crimes	$9,781	$17
Identity Theft	$1,196	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$359,817	$614

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Laws, 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 Laws totals $526,620 ($899 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $886,436 ($1,513 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 Laws's 586 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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Laws 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 Laws residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.505
Robbery	1.413
Rape	0.5014
Murder	0.0546
Total Violent Crime	8.474 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.87
Vehicle Theft	3.636
Burglary	5.372
Arson	0.2261
Total Property Crime	23.11 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3164
Drug Crimes	2.257
Vandalism	4.113
Identity Theft	0.2636
Animal Cruelty	0.0261
Total "Other" Rate	6.976 (B-)

Individual Laws Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bishop, CA	D	F	D-
Keough Hot Springs, CA	D+	D-	D
Mesa, CA	B-	F	B-
Round Valley, CA	C+	D-	C
Big Creek, CA	F	F	F
South Fork, CA	F	D	F
North Fork, CA	F	D	F
Wishon, CA	C+	D	C
Bass Lake, CA	D-	D-	F
Oakhurst, CA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Laws 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
Heceta Junction, OR	C-	C+	C+
Hilltop, WV	B	C	C
Hildreth, NE	D+	C	C
Highland, OH	C+	C+	C+
High Point, TN	F	C+	C+
High Hill, MS	A+	A+	A+
Hidden Valley, PA	C+	C	C
Hernshaw, WV	D-	D-	D-
Hermon Center, ME	A	A+	A+
Hendrix, OK	B-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Laws 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 Laws, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Laws schools on SchoolGrade

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