Sonoma, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sonoma, CA Summary

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

  • There were 122 total crimes committed in Sonoma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,102.6 total crimes per 100K people in Sonoma.
  • The overall crime rate in Sonoma is -52.56% below the national average.
  • Sonoma ranks #49 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Sonoma ranks #4,076 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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Sonoma Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sonoma is 1,102.6 per 100,000 people. That's -52.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.28% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sonoma
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 122 1,102.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 1 9.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 153.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 22 198.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 25 225.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 67 605.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 72.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 100 903.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Sonoma 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 Sonoma

22
Violent Crimes
198.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Sonoma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sonoma is 198.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 503.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sonoma each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.23% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -55.02% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sonoma

100
Property Crimes
903.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 100 property crimes in Sonoma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sonoma is 903.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sonoma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.76% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.75% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sonoma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Santa Rosa, CA 175,999 2,989 1,698.3 1,359.1 339.2
Napa, CA 78,586 1,417 1,803.1 1,478.6 324.5
Petaluma, CA 59,129 1,016 1,718.3 1,207.5 510.7
Novato, CA 52,412 976 1,862.2 1,621.8 240.4
Rohnert Park, CA 44,479 868 1,951.5 1,560.3 391.2
American Canyon, CA 21,412 464 2,167.0 1,816.7 350.3
Cotati, CA 7,437 119 1,600.1 1,223.6 376.5
St. Helena, CA 5,347 87 1,627.1 1,346.5 280.5
Yountville, CA 3,349 54 1,612.4 1,134.7 477.8

Sonoma SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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