San Rafael, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In San Rafael, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,145 total crimes committed in San Rafael the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,552.1 total crimes per 100K people in San Rafael.
  • The overall crime rate in San Rafael is 52.83% above the national average.
  • San Rafael ranks #395 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • San Rafael ranks #8,647 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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San Rafael Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in San Rafael is 3,552.1 per 100,000 people. That's 52.83% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.63% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
San Rafael
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,145 3,552.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 78 129.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 195 322.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 323 534.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 183 303.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,085 1,796.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 554 917.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,822 3,017.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

San Rafael 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 San Rafael

323
Violent Crimes
534.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
44.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 323 violent crimes in San Rafael in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in San Rafael is 534.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in San Rafael each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 44.64% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 21.00% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In San Rafael

1,822
Property Crimes
3,017.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
54.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,822 property crimes in San Rafael in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in San Rafael is 3,017.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in San Rafael each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 54.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.06% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around San Rafael

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Petaluma, CA 59,129 1,016 1,718.3 1,207.5 510.7
Hercules, CA 26,157 255 974.9 833.4 141.5
American Canyon, CA 21,412 464 2,167.0 1,816.7 350.3
Orinda, CA 19,441 136 699.6 643.0 56.6
Mill Valley, CA 14,023 165 1,176.6 1,112.5 64.2
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7
Fairfax, CA 7,477 54 722.2 575.1 147.1
Kensington, CA 5,028 110 2,187.7 2,148.0 39.8
Ross, CA 2,320 16 689.7 689.7 0.0

San Rafael SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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