Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Avenal has a violent crime rate of 531 per 100,000 residents, 40% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 454.2 per 100,000, robbery at 23.1, rape at 53.9. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 446 per 100,000, 77% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 216, burglary at 200, vehicle theft at 31 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 33 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Avenal receives a safety grade of F.