Alameda, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Alameda, CA Summary

Crime in Alameda research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alameda over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alameda:

  • There were 3,895 total crimes committed in Alameda in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,231.1 total crimes per 100K people in Alameda.
  • The overall crime rate in Alameda is 146.84% above the national average.
  • Alameda ranks #441 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Alameda ranks #9,602 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Alameda Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alameda is 5,231.1 per 100,000 people. That's 146.84% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 103.99% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alameda
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,895 5,231.1 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 6 8.1 4.5 5.0
Robbery 93 124.9 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 121 162.5 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 236 317.0 486.0 359.0
Burglary 192 257.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 2,515 3,377.7 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 952 1,278.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 3,659 4,914.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Alameda Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Alameda

236
Violent Crimes
317.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 236 violent crimes in Alameda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alameda is 317.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 315.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alameda each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.71% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.78% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alameda

3,659
Property Crimes
4,914.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
179.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,659 property crimes in Alameda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alameda is 4,914.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alameda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 179.21% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 136.43% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alameda

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oakland, CA 435,042 39,831 9,155.7 7,230.3 1,925.3
Berkeley, CA 117,400 6,889 5,868.0 5,229.1 638.8
San Mateo, CA 99,929 2,125 2,126.5 1,883.3 243.2
San Ramon, CA 84,452 1,013 1,199.5 1,113.1 86.4
San Leandro, CA 84,200 3,765 4,471.5 3,922.8 548.7
South San Francisco, CA 62,229 1,157 1,859.3 1,558.8 300.5
San Bruno, CA 40,553 901 2,221.8 1,965.3 256.5
Belmont, CA 26,099 378 1,448.3 1,283.6 164.8
Emeryville, CA 12,671 1,865 14,718.6 13,487.5 1,231.2
Piedmont, CA 10,435 362 3,469.1 3,402.0 67.1

Alameda SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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