Valley Center has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Valley Center is 1 in 103. How does Valley Center fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? Valley Center's crime rate is lower than approximately 79% of California communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Valley Center has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Valley Center is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Valley Center 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 Valley Center.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Valley Center occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Valley Center; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 297. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Valley Center; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.