Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Merced has a violent crime rate of 644 per 100,000 residents, 69% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 474.6 per 100,000, robbery at 122.8, rape at 40.6. The murder rate is 6.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,793 per 100,000, 42% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,716, burglary at 472, vehicle theft at 605 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 62 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Merced receives a safety grade of F.