Davis, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Davis, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,570 total crimes committed in Davis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,397.6 total crimes per 100K people in Davis.
  • The overall crime rate in Davis is 13.13% above the national average.
  • Davis ranks #309 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Davis ranks #7,898 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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Davis Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Davis is 2,397.6 per 100,000 people. That's 13.13% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -6.51% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Davis
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,570 2,397.6 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.5 4.5 5.0
Robbery 21 32.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 81 123.7 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 122 186.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 93 142.0 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,260 1,924.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 95 145.1 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,448 2,211.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Davis 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 Davis

122
Violent Crimes
186.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 violent crimes in Davis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Davis is 186.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 536.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Davis each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.10% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.67% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Davis

1,448
Property Crimes
2,211.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
25.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,448 property crimes in Davis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Davis is 2,211.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Davis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 25.64% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.39% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Davis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sacramento, CA 526,670 17,392 3,302.3 2,547.3 754.9
Vacaville, CA 102,672 2,087 2,032.7 1,739.5 293.2
Woodland, CA 61,177 1,036 1,693.4 1,418.8 274.6
West Sacramento, CA 56,536 940 1,662.7 1,369.0 293.6
Dixon, CA 19,402 303 1,561.7 1,278.2 283.5
Winters, CA 7,869 49 622.7 533.7 89.0

Davis SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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