Sacramento, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sacramento, CA Summary

Crime in Sacramento research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Sacramento 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 Sacramento:

  • There were 21,430 total crimes committed in Sacramento the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,069.0 total crimes per 100K people in Sacramento.
  • The overall crime rate in Sacramento is 75.07% above the national average.
  • Sacramento ranks #411 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Sacramento ranks #9,004 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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Sacramento Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sacramento is 4,069.0 per 100,000 people. That's 75.07% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 57.65% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sacramento
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21,430 4,069.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 54 10.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 1,243 236.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3,266 620.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 4,749 901.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 2,769 525.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 10,328 1,961.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3,584 680.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 16,681 3,167.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Sacramento 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 Sacramento

4,749
Violent Crimes
901.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
143.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,749 violent crimes in Sacramento in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sacramento is 901.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sacramento each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 143.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 103.98% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sacramento

16,681
Property Crimes
3,167.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
62.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 16,681 property crimes in Sacramento in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sacramento is 3,167.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sacramento each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 62.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 48.08% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sacramento

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Citrus Heights, CA 86,896 2,124 2,444.3 2,038.1 406.2
Folsom, CA 83,011 1,326 1,597.4 1,458.8 138.5
Davis, CA 66,939 2,054 3,068.5 2,814.5 254.0
West Sacramento, CA 53,643 630 1,174.4 1,001.1 173.4

Sacramento SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
6
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