| | Merced, CA | El Sobrante (Contra Costa County), CA | United States |
| | 37.2 | 19.8 | 22.7 |
| | 47.1 | 38 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Merced, California | Crime Index |
| Tuttle, CA | 17.5 |
| McSwain, CA | 18.9 |
| Hilmar-Irwin, CA | 25.6 |
| Snelling, CA | 27.4 |
| Livingston, CA | 27.8 |
| Cressey, CA | 30.3 |
| Gustine, CA | 30.8 |
| South Dos Palos, CA | 31.5 |
| Planada, CA | 31.6 |
| Franklin (Merced County), CA | 31.7 |