Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Arvin, CA Crime Grade
How Arvin grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Arvin, CA was 776.6 per 100,000 residents (172 incidents over a population of 22,149). That puts Arvin 95% above the U.S. rate of 399.1 and 76% above the California statewide rate of 442.1.
That ranks Arvin #3,582 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #355 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and down 14% over the last five years.
Arvin, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 776.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,582 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #355 of 371
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- down 14%
- Population
- 22,149
- Reporting agency
- Arvin Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Arvin Police Department (FBI ORI CA0150100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Arvin (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Arvin vs. U.S., 2020 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 901.2(191) | 1070.6(229) | 960.1(207) | 898.6(196) | 776.6(172) |
| Murder | 9.4(2) | 28.1(6) | 13.9(3) | 13.8(3) | 9.0(2) |
| Rape | 14.2(3) | 37.4(8) | 32.5(7) | 13.8(3) | 27.1(6) |
| Robbery | 80.2(17) | 107.5(23) | 125.2(27) | 73.4(16) | 90.3(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 797.4(169) | 897.6(192) | 788.5(170) | 797.8(174) | 650.1(144) |
| Property crime | 3076.2(652) | 2141.2(458) | 1864.6(402) | 2076.9(453) | 1828.5(405) |
| Burglary | 802.1(170) | 336.6(72) | 412.8(89) | 527.3(115) | 406.3(90) |
| Larceny | 1316.3(279) | 1131.4(242) | 797.8(172) | 816.1(178) | 717.9(159) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 872.8(185) | 649.8(139) | 561.2(121) | 660.2(144) | 636.6(141) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Arvin, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Arvin Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Arvin calculated?
- Arvin's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Arvin Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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