Santa Rosa, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Santa Rosa, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,989 total crimes committed in Santa Rosa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,698.3 total crimes per 100K people in Santa Rosa.
  • The overall crime rate in Santa Rosa is -26.93% below the national average.
  • Santa Rosa ranks #129 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Santa Rosa ranks #5,855 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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Santa Rosa Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Santa Rosa is 1,698.3 per 100,000 people. That's -26.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.20% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Santa Rosa
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,989 1,698.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 10 5.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 98 55.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 359 204.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 597 339.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 439 249.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,561 886.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 392 222.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,392 1,359.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa

597
Violent Crimes
339.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 597 violent crimes in Santa Rosa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Santa Rosa is 339.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 294.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Santa Rosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.26% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Santa Rosa

2,392
Property Crimes
1,359.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,392 property crimes in Santa Rosa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Santa Rosa is 1,359.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Santa Rosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.46% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Santa Rosa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Petaluma, CA 59,129 1,016 1,718.3 1,207.5 510.7
Rohnert Park, CA 44,479 868 1,951.5 1,560.3 391.2
Windsor, CA 27,165 272 1,001.3 861.4 139.9
Healdsburg, CA 11,229 262 2,333.2 2,048.3 285.0
Cotati, CA 7,437 119 1,600.1 1,223.6 376.5
Sebastopol, CA 7,393 159 2,150.7 1,704.3 446.4
St. Helena, CA 5,347 87 1,627.1 1,346.5 280.5

Santa Rosa SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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