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The Salinas crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #413

Salinas, CA	2,475.64
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Salinas, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Salinas, CA	Count	15	32	449	501	1,281	2,330	1,616	36
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	9.6	20.4	286.2	319.3	816.4	1,484.9	1,029.9	22.9	2,289
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Salinas, CA	Count	24	36	451	490	1,148	2,720	1,488	36
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	15.4	23.1	289.6	314.6	737.1	1,746.5	955.4	23.1	2,380
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Salinas, CA	Count	21	41	488	477	1,218	2,606	1,082	29
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	13.6	26.6	316.0	308.9	788.8	1,687.7	700.7	18.8	2,287
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Salinas, CA	Count	15	34	374	692	1,140	2,189	1,163	22
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	9.9	22.3	245.7	454.6	749.0	1,438.1	764.1	14.5	2,199
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Salinas, CA	Count	19	23	365	755	1,358	2,437	853	23
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	13.2	15.9	253.0	523.4	941.5	1,689.5	591.4	15.9	2,370
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Salinas, CA	Count	29	47	379	678	1,382	2,463	1,121	46
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	20.2	32.7	263.8	471.9	962.0	1,714.5	780.3	32.0	2,635
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Salinas, CA	Count	25	38	337	650	1,415	2,646	1,238	40
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	17.4	26.5	234.8	452.9	985.9	1,843.6	862.6	27.9	2,585
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Salinas, CA	Count	14	51	378	711	1,205	3,332	2,341	37
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	9.6	35.1	260.2	489.5	829.6	2,294.0	1,611.7	25.5	2,995
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Salinas, CA	Count	7	45	383	683	907	3,718	1,398	29
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	4.7	30.5	259.2	462.3	613.9	2,516.4	946.2	19.6	2,485
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Salinas, CA	Count	7	43	335	645	935	4,339	1,504	35
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	4.7	28.8	224.6	432.4	626.8	2,908.8	1,008.3	23.5	2,530
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Salinas, CA	8.44
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Salinas, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Salinas, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	6
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Salinas, CA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.0	12
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Salinas, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Salinas, CA	Count	2	0	0	1	0	1
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	13
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Salinas, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Salinas, CA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Salinas, CA	Count	2	0	0	1	1	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	13
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Salinas, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	13
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Salinas, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Salinas, CA	1.10
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Salinas, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Salinas, CA	Count	181	135	46
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	115.4	86.0	29.3	1.01
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Salinas, CA	Count	187	141	46
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	120.1	90.5	29.5	1.05
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Salinas, CA	Count	196	147	49
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	126.9	95.2	31.7	1.11
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Salinas, CA	Count	195	146	49
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	128.1	95.9	32.2	1.12
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Salinas, CA	Count	210	157	53
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	145.6	108.8	36.7	1.27
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Salinas, CA	Count	222	164	58
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	154.5	114.2	40.4	1.34
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Salinas, CA	Count	247	177	70
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	172.1	123.3	48.8	1.48
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Salinas, CA	Count	231	174	57
	Salinas, CA	Per 100,000	159.0	119.8	39.2	1.39
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Salinas, CA	Count	214	161	53
2005	Salinas, CA	Count	217	164	53