It is located in Kings County, CA. It has a population of 12,054 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 178.36 per 10.000 people. There have been 215 arrests in 2017. The city has seen an uptick in arrest records since last year by 0.001%. The majority of crimes committed in Avenal are larceny/theft crimes - 65 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the murder and non negligent manslaughter - only 1 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 66 felony charges and 149 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Avenal averaged 574 violent crimes. Of that total, 11 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 4 was for revised rape, another 31 was for legacy rape, 69 was for robbery, and 459 was for aggravated assault.