Truckee, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Truckee, CA Summary

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

  • There were 243 total crimes committed in Truckee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,389.7 total crimes per 100K people in Truckee.
  • The overall crime rate in Truckee is -40.21% below the national average.
  • Truckee ranks #79 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Truckee ranks #5,000 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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Truckee Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Truckee is 1,389.7 per 100,000 people. That's -40.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.16% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Truckee
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 243 1,389.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 5 28.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 94 537.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 102 583.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 34 194.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 79 451.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 160.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 141 806.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Truckee 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 Truckee

102
Violent Crimes
583.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 102 violent crimes in Truckee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Truckee is 583.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Truckee each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 31.96% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Truckee

141
Property Crimes
806.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Truckee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Truckee is 806.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Truckee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.30% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Truckee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Lake Tahoe, CA 21,525 480 2,230.0 1,602.8 627.2
Grass Valley, CA 13,895 583 4,195.8 2,950.7 1,245.1

Truckee SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
7
Education
9
Commute
8
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