Benicia, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Benicia, CA Summary

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

  • There were 305 total crimes committed in Benicia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,163.8 total crimes per 100K people in Benicia.
  • The overall crime rate in Benicia is -45.08% below the national average.
  • Benicia ranks #94 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Benicia ranks #5,004 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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Benicia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Benicia is 1,163.8 per 100,000 people. That's -45.08% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -54.62% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Benicia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 305 1,163.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 12 45.8 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 68.7 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 35 133.6 486.0 359.0
Burglary 53 202.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 154 587.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 63 240.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 270 1,030.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Benicia 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 Benicia

35
Violent Crimes
133.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Benicia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Benicia is 133.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 748.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Benicia each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.52% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Benicia

270
Property Crimes
1,030.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 270 property crimes in Benicia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Benicia is 1,030.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 97.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Benicia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.46% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.43% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Benicia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Vallejo, CA 121,795 5,761 4,730.1 3,990.3 739.8
Mountain View, CA 81,461 2,509 3,080.0 2,773.1 306.9
Napa, CA 76,888 1,285 1,671.3 1,382.5 288.7
Martinez, CA 36,132 544 1,505.6 1,228.8 276.8
Hercules, CA 26,739 225 841.5 673.2 168.3
Lafayette, CA 24,934 336 1,347.6 1,267.3 80.2
American Canyon, CA 21,199 332 1,566.1 1,240.6 325.5
Orinda, CA 19,314 181 937.1 880.2 57.0
Clayton, CA 10,655 63 591.3 506.8 84.5
Piedmont, CA 10,435 362 3,469.1 3,402.0 67.1

Benicia SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
3
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