Belmont, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belmont, CA Summary

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

  • There were 411 total crimes committed in Belmont the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,564.1 total crimes per 100K people in Belmont.
  • The overall crime rate in Belmont is -32.70% below the national average.
  • Belmont ranks #105 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Belmont ranks #5,491 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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Belmont Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belmont is 1,564.1 per 100,000 people. That's -32.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.40% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belmont
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 411 1,564.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 6 22.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 95.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 40 152.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 73 277.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 265 1,008.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 125.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 371 1,411.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Belmont 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 Belmont

40
Violent Crimes
152.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Belmont in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belmont is 152.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 656.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belmont each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.56% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belmont

371
Property Crimes
1,411.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-27.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 371 property crimes in Belmont in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belmont is 1,411.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belmont each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -27.76% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.99% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belmont

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sunnyvale, CA 148,739 3,980 2,675.8 2,456.7 219.2
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
Cupertino, CA 56,950 824 1,446.9 1,331.0 115.9
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Menlo Park, CA 31,332 644 2,055.4 1,768.2 287.2
Los Altos, CA 29,847 380 1,273.2 1,206.2 67.0
Burlingame, CA 29,003 1,072 3,696.2 3,492.7 203.4
Hillsborough, CA 10,678 87 814.8 767.9 46.8
Atherton, CA 6,704 83 1,238.1 1,148.6 89.5

Belmont SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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