Elk Grove, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elk Grove, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,730 total crimes committed in Elk Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,513.5 total crimes per 100K people in Elk Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Elk Grove is -34.88% below the national average.
  • Elk Grove ranks #99 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Elk Grove ranks #5,351 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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Elk Grove Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elk Grove is 1,513.5 per 100,000 people. That's -34.88% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.36% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elk Grove
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,730 1,513.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 72 39.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 269 149.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 364 201.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 263 145.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,912 1,060.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 191 105.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,366 1,311.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Elk Grove 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 Elk Grove

364
Violent Crimes
201.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-45.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 364 violent crimes in Elk Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elk Grove is 201.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 495.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elk Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -45.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.35% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elk Grove

2,366
Property Crimes
1,311.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,366 property crimes in Elk Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elk Grove is 1,311.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elk Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.88% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.67% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elk Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rancho Cordova, CA 81,041 2,191 2,703.6 2,232.2 471.4

Elk Grove SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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