User:MMarcos2/Merced, California

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Merced Crime

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In 2021, Merced, California had approximately 4,000 violent crimes occur within the city. This means that with a population of 89,303 people in 2021 you had approximately a 4.5% chance of being a victim of crime while living in Merced.^[1] Of the crimes that occurred roughly 1200 of the crimes where crimes against people and 2500 crimes were crimes against property. The crimes occurring in 2021 resulted in 13 fatalities.^[2] With the high crime rate occurring Merced, Merced is considered one of the 50 most dangerous cities to live in California.

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1. "Merced City, Califoria". United States Census Bureau. November 2022.
2. "Statistics". City of Merced California. November 2022.