The crime rate in Guadalupe is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 14 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Guadalupe is 1 in 73. Based on FBI crime data, Guadalupe is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Guadalupe has a crime rate that is higher than 34% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Guadalupe compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Guadalupe with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Guadalupe's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Guadalupe does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Guadalupe.

For Guadalupe, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Guadalupe than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1731, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Guadalupe's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Guadalupe a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Guadalupe is one in 77.

Importantly, we found that Guadalupe has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Guadalupe is one in 255.