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Copperopolis, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Copperopolis is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 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 Copperopolis is 1 in 79. Based on FBI crime data, Copperopolis is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Copperopolis has a crime rate that is higher than 46% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Copperopolis to other communities of similar population, then Copperopolis crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Copperopolis does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Copperopolis 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 Copperopolis.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Copperopolis 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 Copperopolis; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 309. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Copperopolis's rate for property crime is 9 per one thousand population. This makes Copperopolis 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 Copperopolis is one in 106.

Copperopolis Crime Data

total Crime Index

31

(100 is safest)


Safer than 31% of U.S. cities.

Copperopolis Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

11

32

43

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.24

9.41

12.65

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.24
4.86
National Median: 4
    Copperopolis
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 309

in Copperopolis

1 in 206

in California

Copperopolis Violent Crimes

Population: 3,400
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.41
20.78
National Median: 18
    Copperopolis
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 106

in Copperopolis

1 in 48

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 3,400
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Copperopolis Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
77
National Median: 24.5
    Copperopolis
    California

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