Pleasanton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pleasanton, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,434 total crimes committed in Pleasanton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,878.2 total crimes per 100K people in Pleasanton.
  • The overall crime rate in Pleasanton is -19.19% below the national average.
  • Pleasanton ranks #160 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Pleasanton ranks #6,270 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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Pleasanton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pleasanton is 1,878.2 per 100,000 people. That's -19.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.23% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pleasanton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,434 1,878.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 18 23.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 53 69.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 84 110.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 144 188.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,108 1,451.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 98 128.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,350 1,768.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton

84
Violent Crimes
110.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 84 violent crimes in Pleasanton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pleasanton is 110.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 908.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pleasanton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.11% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pleasanton

1,350
Property Crimes
1,768.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,350 property crimes in Pleasanton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pleasanton is 1,768.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pleasanton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.33% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pleasanton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
Livermore, CA 85,151 1,786 2,097.5 1,874.3 223.1
Milpitas, CA 77,790 3,042 3,910.5 3,657.3 253.2
Dublin, CA 67,368 1,002 1,487.4 1,324.1 163.3
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
Menlo Park, CA 31,332 644 2,055.4 1,768.2 287.2

Pleasanton SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
3
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