Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Hemet has a violent crime rate of 398 per 100,000 residents, 5% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 225.4 per 100,000, robbery at 140.6, rape at 26.7. The murder rate is 5.8 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,342 per 100,000, 71% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,797, burglary at 879, vehicle theft at 666 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 272 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 455 federally declared disasters. Overall, Hemet receives a safety grade of F.