Brentwood, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brentwood, CA Summary

Crime in Brentwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brentwood over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Brentwood:

  • There were 1,551 total crimes committed in Brentwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,377.3 total crimes per 100K people in Brentwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Brentwood is 2.28% above the national average.
  • Brentwood ranks #250 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Brentwood ranks #7,268 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Brentwood Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brentwood is 2,377.3 per 100,000 people. That's 2.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -7.89% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brentwood
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,551 2,377.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 57 87.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 113 173.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 200 306.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 226 346.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 992 1,520.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 133 203.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,351 2,070.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Brentwood Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Brentwood

200
Violent Crimes
306.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 200 violent crimes in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brentwood is 306.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 326.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.10% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.65% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brentwood

1,351
Property Crimes
2,070.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,351 property crimes in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brentwood is 2,070.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.19% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brentwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Antioch, CA 114,338 3,230 2,825.0 2,211.0 614.0
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
Livermore, CA 85,151 1,786 2,097.5 1,874.3 223.1
Pittsburg, CA 76,488 2,129 2,783.4 2,187.3 596.2
Dublin, CA 67,368 1,002 1,487.4 1,324.1 163.3
Oakley, CA 44,061 606 1,375.4 1,146.1 229.2
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
Pleasant Hill, CA 34,060 1,734 5,091.0 4,779.8 311.2
Clayton, CA 10,880 84 772.1 634.2 137.9

Brentwood SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
2
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