Placerville, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Placerville, CA Summary

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

  • There were 273 total crimes committed in Placerville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,492.9 total crimes per 100K people in Placerville.
  • The overall crime rate in Placerville is 7.26% above the national average.
  • Placerville ranks #269 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Placerville ranks #7,466 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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Placerville Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Placerville is 2,492.9 per 100,000 people. That's 7.26% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.41% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Placerville
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 273 2,492.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9 82.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 429.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 61 557.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 31 283.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 161 1,470.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 182.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 212 1,935.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Placerville 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 Placerville

61
Violent Crimes
557.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Placerville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Placerville is 557.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 179.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Placerville each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.63% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 26.01% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Placerville

212
Property Crimes
1,935.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 212 property crimes in Placerville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Placerville is 1,935.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Placerville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.49% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Placerville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Folsom, CA 83,011 1,326 1,597.4 1,458.8 138.5
Auburn, CA 13,933 272 1,952.2 1,535.9 416.3

Placerville SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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