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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$10.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Walnut, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,180 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Walnut 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 Walnut, 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 Walnut's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Walnut sits in the 49th percentile, ahead of 49% of cities and behind 51%. The grade covers only Walnut's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Walnut is 24.17 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 50 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Walnut, CA report the most crime, about 148 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 9 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Walnut, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Walnut for 2025 is $10,161,781, about $358 per resident and $1,180 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): 53.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

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

Walnut, CA:	$358
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Walnut is $358 per year, which is $106 less than the national average and $132 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Walnut:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,029 more than in Walnut.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $145 less than in Walnut

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Walnut	Cost per Walnut Resident
Murder	$1.48 million	$52
Rape/Sexual Assault	$854,278	$30
Robbery	$806,561	$28
Assault	$1.61 million	$57
Kidnapping	$200,247	$7
Vehicle Theft	$2.22 million	$78
Burglary	$706,010	$25
Theft	$1.22 million	$43
Arson	$181,397	$6
Vandalism	$472,233	$17
Animal Cruelty	$3,618	$0
Drug Crimes	$385,101	$14
Identity Theft	$27,720	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$10,161,781	$358

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Walnut, 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 Walnut totals $14,788,815 ($521 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,950,596 ($880 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 south 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, of which Walnut has 1, do the same, and of Walnut's 28,360 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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Walnut 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 Walnut residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.978
Robbery	0.9042
Rape	0.4968
Murder	0.0278
Total Violent Crime	3.406 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.275
Vehicle Theft	5.054
Burglary	2.745
Arson	0.2649
Total Property Crime	16.34 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1165
Drug Crimes	1.836
Vandalism	2.331
Identity Theft	0.1263
Animal Cruelty	0.0172
Total "Other" Rate	4.427 (A-)

Individual Walnut Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South San Jose Hills, CA	B-	C	C
Diamond Bar, CA	C	C	D+
West Covina, CA	C	C	D
Rowland Heights, CA	C-	D+	D
Industry, CA	F	F	F
Valinda, CA	C+	B-	C-
Covina, CA	C-	C	D
La Puente, CA	C	C-	D+
San Dimas, CA	C-	C	D
Vincent, CA	C+	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Walnut 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
Lake Magdalene, FL	B-	B-	B-
Selma, CA	C-	D-	D-
Schererville, IN	C	B+	B+
Scarsdale, NY	C+	C+	C+
Scaggsville, MD	C	B	B
Martinez, GA	B-	B-	B-
Aliquippa, PA	B+	B-	B-
Lutz, FL	A-	A-	A-
Longwood, FL	B+	B+	B+
Lisle, IL	C+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Walnut 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 Walnut, CA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Walnut schools on SchoolGrade

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