Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Merced has a violent crime rate of 792 per 100,000 residents, 108% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 514.2 per 100,000, robbery at 166.5, rape at 104.1. The murder rate is 7.3 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,889 per 100,000, 47% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,760, burglary at 570, vehicle theft at 483 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 62 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Merced receives a safety grade of F.