Modesto Quality of Life

Quick Facts and News

  • Modesto’s strategic plan vision is an inviting and safe community with thriving neighborhoods. Through prevention and intervention, crime is falling in Modesto. Between 2016 and 2020, property crimes fell 47%. Between 2016 and 2020, violent crime fell 24%. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting statistics.

  • Modesto is rated #74 out of 228 large cities for Outdoor Activities by niche.com

  • Downtown Modesto is rated as a “Walkers Paradise” by walkscore.com.

  • The City of Modesto operates 76 parks, has been named a Tree City USA many times, and you can take fly-fishing lessons just minutes from downtown in the Tuolumne River Regional Park.

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