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Is Sacramento, CA Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report

Key facts

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    Sacramento, California reported 169.02 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 3.50 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 120.78 per 100,000 above that reference, with 887 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Sacramento, California reported 532.96 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 2.32 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 303.40 per 100,000 above that reference, with 2,797 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Sacramento, California reported 427.97 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 2.22 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 234.97 per 100,000 above that reference, with 2,246 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Sacramento, California reported 413.11 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 2.20 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 224.96 per 100,000 above that reference, with 2,168 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Sacramento, California reported 1,495.04 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.35 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 388.07 per 100,000 above that reference, with 7,846 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

Quick answer

In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Sacramento, CA has an adjusted safety score of 22.65 out of 100. It ranks #5 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in California. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as decreasing.

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Chart of Sacramento, CA crime statistics: Sacramento reported 3,876 violent offenses in 2025, 2.8% fewer than in 2024. Shows annual violent offense bars.
Sacramento reported 3,876 violent offenses in 2025, 2.8% fewer than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, CA0340400. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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Data, definitions and reuse

Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.

Monthly source sums, 2025
MonthViolentProperty
Jan3301077
Feb2481080
Mar3171087
Apr325981
May3811103
Jun3391104
Jul373987
Aug3351003
Sep3351009
Oct3011006
Nov285946
Dec3071010

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22.65 / 100
Adjusted safety score
Personal safety15.75
Property security21.55
Community order41.54

2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.

Analyst takeaways · computed from the 2025 monthly series

Sacramento in 7 numbers

  1. Motor vehicle theft fell 17%. 2,246 reports in 2025 vs 2,698 in 2024 (−17%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
  2. Almost half of all reports are property crime. 14,472 of 30,165 reports (48.0%); larceny-theft alone is 7,846 (26.0%).
  3. Clearances skew toward violent crime. 83.3% of homicides cleared vs 5.3% of motor vehicle thefts and 6.8% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
  4. A second look at motor vehicle theft. February (222) ran 1.3× July (165); the year finished down 17%.
  5. Robbery is volatile but down. Monthly counts swung 1.6× (May 99 vs Feb 61); the year finished 12% below 2024.
  6. The biggest volume isn’t violent. Simple assault (5,348) and vandalism (2,900) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (4,039, 13.4% of reports).
  7. Small months, big bars. December’s 70 robberies vs May’s 99 is a gap of 29 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.

Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, CA0340400). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.

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Key Public Safety Indicators

Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.

Offense Class Annual Count Rate per 100K National Avg vs National
Robbery 887 169.02 48.24 3.5× national
Aggravated Assault 2797 532.96 229.56 2.32× national
Burglary 2168 413.11 188.15 2.2× national
Larceny-theft 7846 1495.04 1106.97 1.35× national
Motor Vehicle Theft 2246 427.97 193.0 2.22× national
FBI NIBRS monthly detail · source year 2025

Sacramento monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025

Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.

Robbery, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 887 reports vs 1013 in 2024 (down 12% in reported data).

Robbery 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20258315.42Full
Feb 20256111.33Full
Mar 20257513.93Full
Apr 20257814.49Full
May 20259918.39Full
Jun 20257413.74Full
Jul 20258315.42Full
Aug 20256411.89Full
Sep 20256612.26Full
Oct 20256612.26Full
Nov 20256812.63Full
Dec 20257013Full

Aggravated Assault, month by month

→ Stable, 2797 reports vs 2746 in 2024 (about level in reported data).

Aggravated Assault 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 202523343.28Full
Feb 202517532.5Full
Mar 202523343.28Full
Apr 202523142.91Full
May 202526048.29Full
Jun 202524445.32Full
Jul 202527350.71Full
Aug 202525547.36Full
Sep 202524144.76Full
Oct 202522241.23Full
Nov 202520538.08Full
Dec 202522541.79Full

Motor Vehicle Theft, month by month

↓ Decreasing, 2246 reports vs 2698 in 2024 (down 17% in reported data).

Motor Vehicle Theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 202520337.71Full
Feb 202522241.23Full
Mar 202517933.25Full
Apr 202517432.32Full
May 202520337.71Full
Jun 202518834.92Full
Jul 202516530.65Full
Aug 202517131.76Full
Sep 202516630.83Full
Oct 202519536.22Full
Nov 202518434.18Full
Dec 202519636.4Full

Clearances: what got cleared in 2025

83% of homicides cleared vs 5% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.

Clearances 2025: reports cleared per 100 reports received, highest rate first
OffenseReportedClearedClearance rate
Homicide423583.3%
Aggravated Assault2,7971,39850.0%
Robbery88729733.5%
Burglary2,16825711.9%
Larceny-theft7,8465366.8%
Motor Vehicle Theft2,2461205.3%

Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.

Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, CA0340400. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).

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City-specific reading

What drives Sacramento's safety score?

Sacramento ranks in the bottom quarter of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in California, ahead of approximately 17% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 524,802 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.

The strongest of the three score components is Community Order at 41.54, while Personal Safety is lowest at 15.75. The 25.79-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.

Among the five public offense indicators, Robbery is highest relative to its national reference at 169.02 per 100,000 (3.5× the national rate). Larceny-theft is lowest on the same relative basis at 1495.04 per 100,000 (1.35× national).

Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.

Public indicator mix

Sacramento, California recorded 7,846 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 49.2% of the 15,944 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 887 robbery reports (5.6%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Sacramento, California recorded 2,797 aggravated assault offenses in 2025, 17.5% of the 15,944 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 887 robbery reports (5.6%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Sacramento, California recorded 2,246 motor vehicle theft offenses in 2025, 14.1% of the 15,944 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 887 robbery reports (5.6%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Sacramento, California uses a reporting population of 524,802 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.

Sacramento, California has an adjusted score of 22.65 points out of 100 versus 61.44 in San Francisco, California, a difference of 38.79 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Sacramento ranks 5 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Sacramento, California has an adjusted score of 22.65 points out of 100 versus 58.62 in San Diego, California, a difference of 35.97 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Sacramento ranks 5 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Detailed Crime Class Breakdown

Additional tracked offense classes

  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Kidnapping/Abduction
  • Human Trafficking
  • Arson
  • Theft From Building
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle
  • Simple Assault
  • Intimidation
  • Stolen Property Offenses
  • Vandalism
  • Weapon Law Violations
  • Drug/Narcotic Violations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sacramento safe compared to other places in California?

Sacramento is classified as having low relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 22.65 out of 100 and ranks #5 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in California.

What is the crime rate in Sacramento?

Public offense rates are listed above.

What is Sacramento's safety rating?

Sacramento's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 22.65 out of 100, which ranks #5 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in California. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as decreasing, using source-year data through 2025.

What is the safest neighborhood in Sacramento?

This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.

Why are some crime statistics locked for Sacramento?

Full offense series: state workbook.

How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?

Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Sacramento are downloadable as JSON and CSV.

Why does the monthly chart move so much?

Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Sacramento.

What does the clearance rate on this page mean?

It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Sacramento, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 83%, motor vehicle theft 5.3%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.

Reading notes

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Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report

Cite This Public Safety Profile

Citation formats:

APA Citation Format:
Safety Atlas. (2026). Sacramento, CA Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates. Retrieved from https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/ca/sacramento
MLA Citation Format:
"Sacramento, CA Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates." Safety Atlas, 2026, https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/ca/sacramento.

Primary Source Data Integrity

  • Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
  • Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
  • Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.