Alameda, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alameda:

  • There were 3,432 total crimes committed in Alameda the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,610.4 total crimes per 100K people in Alameda.
  • The overall crime rate in Alameda is 98.36% above the national average.
  • Alameda ranks #427 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Alameda ranks #9,272 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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Alameda Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alameda is 4,610.4 per 100,000 people. That's 98.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 78.63% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alameda
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,432 4,610.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 100 134.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 114 153.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 232 311.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 297 399.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,302 3,092.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 601 807.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,200 4,298.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Alameda 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 Alameda

232
Violent Crimes
311.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 232 violent crimes in Alameda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alameda is 311.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 320.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alameda each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -29.50% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alameda

3,200
Property Crimes
4,298.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
119.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,200 property crimes in Alameda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alameda is 4,298.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.3 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 119.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 100.98% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 428,374 34,253 7,996.1 6,474.9 1,521.1
Berkeley, CA 114,872 7,150 6,224.3 5,643.7 580.6
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
San Leandro, CA 86,465 4,753 5,497.0 4,919.9 577.1
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2
Emeryville, CA 12,781 2,070 16,195.9 15,084.9 1,111.0
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7

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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