Benicia, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Benicia, CA Summary

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

  • There were 476 total crimes committed in Benicia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,789.5 total crimes per 100K people in Benicia.
  • The overall crime rate in Benicia is -23.00% below the national average.
  • Benicia ranks #144 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Benicia ranks #6,060 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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Benicia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Benicia is 1,789.5 per 100,000 people. That's -23.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.66% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Benicia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 476 1,789.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 13 48.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 75.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 43 161.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 67 251.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 303 1,139.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 236.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 433 1,627.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Benicia 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 Benicia

43
Violent Crimes
161.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-56.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Benicia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Benicia is 161.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 618.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Benicia each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -56.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.43% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Benicia

433
Property Crimes
1,627.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 433 property crimes in Benicia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Benicia is 1,627.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Benicia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.89% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Benicia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vallejo, CA 123,940 6,452 5,205.7 4,231.9 973.9
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Napa, CA 78,586 1,417 1,803.1 1,478.6 324.5
Martinez, CA 36,498 662 1,813.8 1,523.4 290.4
Hercules, CA 26,157 255 974.9 833.4 141.5
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
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
Clayton, CA 10,880 84 772.1 634.2 137.9
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7

Benicia SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
3
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