Redwood City, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Redwood City, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,890 total crimes committed in Redwood City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,386.9 total crimes per 100K people in Redwood City.
  • The overall crime rate in Redwood City is 2.70% above the national average.
  • Redwood City ranks #253 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Redwood City ranks #7,285 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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Redwood City Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Redwood City is 2,386.9 per 100,000 people. That's 2.70% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -7.52% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Redwood City
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,890 2,386.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 99 125.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 170 214.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 312 394.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 234 295.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,079 1,362.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 265 334.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,578 1,992.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Redwood City 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 Redwood City

312
Violent Crimes
394.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 312 violent crimes in Redwood City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Redwood City is 394.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 253.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Redwood City each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.55% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.86% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Redwood City

1,578
Property Crimes
1,992.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,578 property crimes in Redwood City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Redwood City is 1,992.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Redwood City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.83% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Redwood City SnackAbility

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