Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Carson has a violent crime rate of 483 per 100,000 residents, 27% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 311.1 per 100,000, robbery at 132.7, rape at 33.7. The murder rate is 5.4 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,180 per 100,000, 11% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,389, burglary at 357, vehicle theft at 434 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 817 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 1,001 federally declared disasters. Overall, Carson receives a safety grade of F.