Sacramento, California Crime Rate
4 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 526,670
Key Insights
- →Sacramento has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 754.9 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 5.7% from the previous year.
- →45 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 8.5 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 4 years of data.
- →Safer than 5% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.30 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
754.9
-5.7% YoY
Murder Rate
8.5
45 murders
Property Crime Rate
2547.3
13,416 total
vs National Avg
↑ 110%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 3,976
Murder45
Rape182
Robbery1,012
Aggravated Assault2,737
Property Crime: 13,416
Burglary2,326
Larceny-Theft8,406
Motor Vehicle Theft2,684
Arson155
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 526,670 | 3,976 | 754.9 | 45 | 13,416 | 2547.3 |
| 2023 | 529,172 | 4,237 | 800.7 | 41 | 15,305 | 2892.3 |
| 2022 | 526,671 | 4,749 | 901.7 | 54 | 16,681 | 3167.3 |
| 2020 | 519,050 | 3,547 | 683.4 | 42 | 14,248 | 2745.0 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F
Safety Grade for Sacramento
Based on violent crime rate of 754.9 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 5% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.