Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Carson has a violent crime rate of 420 per 100,000 residents, 11% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 266.2 per 100,000, robbery at 117.0, rape at 26.7. The murder rate is 10.0 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,949 per 100,000, 50% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,692, burglary at 431, vehicle theft at 808 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.