Photo: Thomas from USA · CC BY 2.0Violent crime per resident is higher in Port Hueneme than in 82% of U.S. towns
Recorded violent crimes ran at 4.0 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 17.2, against 4.9 and 21.4 in the rest of California. Its letter for safety is C−, worked out from crimes Port Hueneme’s police reported over 2023 to 2025: #253 of 416 graded towns in California. Per resident, the graded crimes were up 17% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CA” is every other California city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Port Hueneme
Port Hueneme reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 2 California towns on Port Hueneme’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Oxnard (C−). Channel Islands Beach is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among California towns, closer to the middle
California’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Port Hueneme’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 39% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 23% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Port Hueneme’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its property rate (17.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Port Hueneme property | Rest of California property | Port Hueneme violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.2 | 24.8 | 2.6 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 16.3 | 25.0 | 2.6 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 17.7 | 20.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of California.
Crime in Port Hueneme per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Port Hueneme | Rest of California | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Port Hueneme’s police reported 255 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
467 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
94 violent and 373 property, as reported to the FBI by Port Hueneme’s police.
One person died in crashes on Port Hueneme’s roads in 2019–2023
Port Hueneme had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is fewer than is typical for California towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Port Hueneme’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Port Hueneme’s own rate (0.9) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Port Hueneme and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hueneme | C− | 4.0 | 17.2 |
| Oxnard | C− | 5.9 | 17.4 |
| Channel Islands Beach | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Channel Islands Beach is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hueneme | C− | 4.0 | 17.2 |
| Dixon | C+ | 2.6 | 12.4 |
| Coronado | C | 3.4 | 17.1 |
| Greenfield | C− | 6.5 | 8.4 |
| Cudahy | C− | 5.6 | 14.8 |
| South Lake Tahoe | D | 7.2 | 14.1 |
The five graded California towns closest to Port Hueneme’s population (20,987), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Port Hueneme. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Port Hueneme’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (21,174 in 2025); our figure for Port Hueneme is 20,987 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Port Hueneme
Is Port Hueneme, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Port Hueneme reports more crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #253 of 416 in California. Its police reported 4.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Port Hueneme?
4.0 violent and 17.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.9 and 21.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Port Hueneme safer than Oxnard?
Oxnard reports more crime per resident than Port Hueneme: Oxnard grades C− for safety and Port Hueneme C−. Oxnard’s police reported 5.9 violent and 17.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Port Hueneme?
Port Hueneme’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Port Hueneme”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.