Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Hemet has a violent crime rate of 436 per 100,000 residents, 15% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 290.7 per 100,000, robbery at 100.9, rape at 39.7. The murder rate is 4.3 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,699 per 100,000, 13% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,268, burglary at 175, vehicle theft at 248 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.