Fairfax, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairfax, CA Summary

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

  • There were 54 total crimes committed in Fairfax the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 722.2 total crimes per 100K people in Fairfax.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairfax is -68.93% below the national average.
  • Fairfax ranks #17 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Fairfax ranks #2,725 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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Fairfax Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairfax is 722.2 per 100,000 people. That's -68.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.02% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairfax
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 54 722.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 107.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 11 147.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 4 53.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 34 454.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 66.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 43 575.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Fairfax 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 Fairfax

11
Violent Crimes
147.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Fairfax in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairfax is 147.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 679.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairfax each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.72% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairfax

43
Property Crimes
575.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Fairfax in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairfax is 575.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairfax each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -73.11% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairfax

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Rafael, CA 60,386 2,145 3,552.1 3,017.3 534.9
Petaluma, CA 59,129 1,016 1,718.3 1,207.5 510.7
Hercules, CA 26,157 255 974.9 833.4 141.5
Mill Valley, CA 14,023 165 1,176.6 1,112.5 64.2
Kensington, CA 5,028 110 2,187.7 2,148.0 39.8
Ross, CA 2,320 16 689.7 689.7 0.0

Fairfax SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
4
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