Brentwood, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Brentwood, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,720 total crimes committed in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,631.9 total crimes per 100K people in Brentwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Brentwood is 24.19% above the national average.
  • Brentwood ranks #344 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Brentwood ranks #8,213 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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Brentwood Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brentwood is 2,631.9 per 100,000 people. That's 24.19% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 2.63% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brentwood
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,720 2,631.9 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 59 90.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 79 120.9 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 158 241.8 486.0 359.0
Burglary 144 220.3 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,250 1,912.7 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 168 257.1 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,562 2,390.1 2,078.4 1,760.0

Brentwood 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 Brentwood

158
Violent Crimes
241.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 158 violent crimes in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brentwood is 241.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 413.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.66% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.25% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brentwood

1,562
Property Crimes
2,390.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,562 property crimes in Brentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brentwood is 2,390.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.80% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 15.00% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brentwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Antioch, CA 117,675 4,472 3,800.3 3,193.5 606.8
San Ramon, CA 84,452 1,013 1,199.5 1,113.1 86.4
Livermore, CA 81,316 2,082 2,560.4 2,325.5 234.9
Pittsburg, CA 75,621 1,973 2,609.1 2,148.9 460.2
Dublin, CA 68,099 1,411 2,072.0 1,917.8 154.2
Oakley, CA 46,548 518 1,112.8 966.7 146.1
Danville, CA 42,814 277 647.0 583.9 63.1
Pleasant Hill, CA 33,539 1,429 4,260.7 4,025.2 235.5
Clayton, CA 10,655 63 591.3 506.8 84.5

Brentwood SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
2
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