Burlingame, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burlingame, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,072 total crimes committed in Burlingame the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,696.2 total crimes per 100K people in Burlingame.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlingame is 59.03% above the national average.
  • Burlingame ranks #400 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Burlingame ranks #8,747 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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Burlingame Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlingame is 3,696.2 per 100,000 people. That's 59.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.21% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlingame
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,072 3,696.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 12 41.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 38 131.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 59 203.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 128 441.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 781 2,692.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 104 358.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,013 3,492.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Burlingame 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 Burlingame

59
Violent Crimes
203.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Burlingame in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlingame is 203.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 491.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlingame each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.99% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.98% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlingame

1,013
Property Crimes
3,492.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
78.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,013 property crimes in Burlingame in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlingame is 3,492.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlingame each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 78.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 63.29% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlingame

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Pacifica, CA 35,742 620 1,734.7 1,488.4 246.2
Menlo Park, CA 31,332 644 2,055.4 1,768.2 287.2
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7
Hillsborough, CA 10,678 87 814.8 767.9 46.8
Brisbane, CA 4,503 148 3,286.7 3,131.2 155.5

Burlingame SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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