Walnut has a population of 30,189. During the past three years, Walnut saw 1,422 arrests. For 2017, the Walnut's arrest rate totaled 174.90 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 44.75% makes Walnut lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 43 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Walnut also totaled 485 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Agoura Hills and Calabasas, Walnut is a more dangerous place to live.
View California criminal and arrest records for other counties.
Overall, Walnut had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Walnut averaged 43 violent crimes and 485 non-violent crimes.
The city of Walnut experienced 421 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 6 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 29 was for legacy rape and 3 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 133, and the aggravated assault total was 250.