Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Downtown Fullerton

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Downtown Fullerton residents.

 

Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
C+
C+
Other Crime Grade
A-

$2.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $580 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Fullerton with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Downtown Fullerton against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Downtown Fullerton sits in the 46th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 46% of neighborhoods and behind 54%. The grade covers only Downtown Fullerton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Downtown Fullerton is 4.664 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 162 in the central areas to 1 in 256 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Downtown Fullerton is projected at $2,706,798 for 2025, about $191 per resident and $580 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Downtown Fullerton Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA: $191
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr: $824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir: $82
California: $264
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $191 per resident each year in Downtown Fullerton, which is $67 less than the national average and $73 less than Fullerton's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Fullerton:
  • In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $632 more than in Downtown Fullerton.
  • In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $109 less than in Downtown Fullerton

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Downtown Fullerton, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Downtown Fullerton
Cost per Downtown Fullerton Resident
Murder
$583,941
$41
Rape/Sexual Assault
$378,633
$27
Robbery
$448,037
$32
Assault
$1.30 million
$92
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$2,706,798
$191

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Downtown Fullerton totals $6,286,994 ($445 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,993,792 ($636 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Downtown Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Downtown Fullerton Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Downtown Fullerton residents in a standard year.

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.193
Robbery
1.008
Rape
0.4417
Murder
0.0220
Total Violent Crime
4.664 (C+)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Downtown Fullerton is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Fullerton.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B+
C-
B+
B+
C
B+
B+
C-
B+
B
C-
B-
B+
C-
B
B
C+
C+
A-
B-
B+
A-
C
B+
B
B-
C+
A
B+
A-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Fullerton is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
C-
C-
A-
B-
B-
C+
D-
D-
A
B+
B+
A-
A-
A-
A+
A-
A-
C
C
C
B-
D
D
A
C+
C+
D+
B
B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Downtown Fullerton is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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