| | Salinas, CA | Aaronsburg (Centre County), PA | United States |
| | 37.7 | 9.1 | 22.7 |
| | 44.6 | 16.2 | 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 Salinas, California | Crime Index |
| Fort Hunter Liggett, CA | |
| Soledad, CA | 17.8 |
| Del Monte Forest, CA | 20.0 |
| Carmel Valley Village, CA | 21.0 |
| Pacific Grove, CA | 21.1 |
| Elkhorn, CA | 21.5 |
| Gonzales, CA | 22.0 |
| Spreckels, CA | 23.5 |
| Seaside, CA | 23.5 |
| Aromas, CA | 23.8 |