San Benito County, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$18.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for San Benito County, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $842 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of San Benito County 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 D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in San Benito County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. San Benito County sits in the 29th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 29% of counties and behind 71%. The grade covers only San Benito County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in San Benito County is 4.842 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 155 in the north areas to 1 in 289 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of San Benito County, CA report the most violent crime, about 113 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in San Benito County, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in San Benito County is projected at $17,977,834 for 2025, about $256 per resident and $842 per household. That equals 0.6% 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:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 45.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in San Benito County Compared to Other Counties?

San Benito County, CA:	$256
San Francisco County, CA:	$602
Placer County, CA:	$153
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $256 per resident each year in San Benito County, which is $3 less than the national average and $9 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to San Benito County:

In San Francisco County, CA, crime costs $602 per person, which is $346 more than in San Benito County.
In Placer County, CA, crime costs $153 per person, which is $103 less than in San Benito County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for San Benito County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to San Benito County	Cost per San Benito County Resident
Murder	$6.92 million	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.09 million	$30
Robbery	$3.32 million	$47
Assault	$5.65 million	$80
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$17,977,834	$256

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in San Benito County, 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 San Benito County totals $59,252,956 ($843 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $77,230,790 ($1,099 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in San Benito County, 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 north part of the county 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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San Benito County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.796
Robbery	1.504
Rape	0.4897
Murder	0.0524
Total Violent Crime	4.842 (D+)

Individual San Benito County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in San Benito County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to San Benito County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Monterey County, CA	B	D+	C+
Santa Cruz County, CA	C+	D+	D+
Santa Clara County, CA	B+	C+	C+
Merced County, CA	C+	D+	D+
Madera County, CA	B-	C-	C-
Fresno County, CA	C-	D	D
Inyo County, CA	C-	F	D+
Nye County, NV	C	D+	C
Washington County, UT	C	A	B
Kane County, UT	D+	C-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

San Benito County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pope County, AR	D+	D	D
Nacogdoches County, TX	D+	C-	C-
Newton County, MO	C+	C+	C+
Oldham County, KY	A+	A+	A+
Otero County, NM	D+	D	D
Otsego County, NY	A-	B	B
Otter Tail County, MN	B+	B	B
Oxford County, ME	A-	A+	A+
Pearl River County, MS	A+	A+	A+
Pickaway County, OH	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the violent crime rate, San Benito County is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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