Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Imperial, CA Crime Grade
How Imperial 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Imperial, CA was 97.6 per 100,000 residents (22 incidents over a population of 22,531). That puts Imperial 70% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 77% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Imperial (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Imperial vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 48.6(9) | 92.5(20) | 161.6(35) | 81.9(18) | 97.6(22) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 4.6(1) | 13.9(3) | 9.1(2) | 26.6(6) |
| Robbery | 10.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 4.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 37.8(7) | 87.9(19) | 143.2(31) | 72.8(16) | 71.0(16) |
| Property crime | 296.8(55) | 383.8(83) | 286.3(62) | 204.7(45) | 79.9(18) |
| Burglary | 75.6(14) | 60.1(13) | 41.6(9) | 45.5(10) | 4.4(1) |
| Larceny | 156.5(29) | 235.8(51) | 161.6(35) | 109.2(24) | 39.9(9) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 64.8(12) | 69.4(15) | 73.9(16) | 45.5(10) | 35.5(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Imperial's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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