Davis, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Davis, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,054 total crimes committed in Davis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,068.5 total crimes per 100K people in Davis.
  • The overall crime rate in Davis is 32.02% above the national average.
  • Davis ranks #346 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Davis ranks #8,205 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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Davis Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Davis is 3,068.5 per 100,000 people. That's 32.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 18.89% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Davis
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,054 3,068.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 31 46.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 107 159.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 170 254.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 169 252.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,599 2,388.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 116 173.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,884 2,814.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Davis 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 Davis

170
Violent Crimes
254.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in Davis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Davis is 254.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 393.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Davis each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.55% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Davis

1,884
Property Crimes
2,814.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,884 property crimes in Davis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Davis is 2,814.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Davis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.01% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.58% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Davis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sacramento, CA 526,671 21,430 4,069.0 3,167.3 901.7
Vacaville, CA 103,486 2,245 2,169.4 1,855.3 314.1
Woodland, CA 61,883 1,581 2,554.8 2,199.3 355.5
West Sacramento, CA 53,643 630 1,174.4 1,001.1 173.4
Dixon, CA 19,001 357 1,878.8 1,542.0 336.8
Winters, CA 7,531 78 1,035.7 969.3 66.4

Davis SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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