Richmond, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richmond, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,122 total crimes committed in Richmond the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,583.0 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond is 54.16% above the national average.
  • Richmond ranks #398 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Richmond ranks #8,672 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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Richmond Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond is 3,583.0 per 100,000 people. That's 54.16% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.82% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,122 3,583.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 17 14.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 240 208.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 724 629.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 1,005 873.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 252 219.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,830 1,590.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,035 899.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,117 2,709.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Richmond 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 Richmond

1,005
Violent Crimes
873.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
136.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,005 violent crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond is 873.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 114.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 136.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 97.62% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond

3,117
Property Crimes
2,709.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,117 property crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond is 2,709.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.67% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
San Pablo, CA 31,498 995 3,158.9 2,422.4 736.6
Hercules, CA 26,157 255 974.9 833.4 141.5
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
American Canyon, CA 21,412 464 2,167.0 1,816.7 350.3
Orinda, CA 19,441 136 699.6 643.0 56.6
Pinole, CA 18,651 611 3,276.0 2,889.9 386.0
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7
Fairfax, CA 7,477 54 722.2 575.1 147.1

Richmond SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
3
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