Fairfield, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fairfield, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,634 total crimes committed in Fairfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,038.9 total crimes per 100K people in Fairfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Fairfield is 30.75% above the national average.
  • Fairfield ranks #341 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Fairfield ranks #8,169 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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Fairfield Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fairfield is 3,038.9 per 100,000 people. That's 30.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.74% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fairfield
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,634 3,038.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 11 9.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 179 149.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 339 283.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 589 492.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 359 300.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,153 1,800.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 533 445.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,045 2,546.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Fairfield 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 Fairfield

589
Violent Crimes
492.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
33.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 589 violent crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fairfield is 492.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 203.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 33.19% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 11.42% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fairfield

3,045
Property Crimes
2,546.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,045 property crimes in Fairfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fairfield is 2,546.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fairfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.29% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 19.05% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fairfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Concord, CA 122,982 4,236 3,444.4 2,800.4 644.0
Vacaville, CA 103,486 2,245 2,169.4 1,855.3 314.1
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Napa, CA 78,586 1,417 1,803.1 1,478.6 324.5
Martinez, CA 36,498 662 1,813.8 1,523.4 290.4
Benicia, CA 26,599 476 1,789.5 1,627.9 161.7
American Canyon, CA 21,412 464 2,167.0 1,816.7 350.3
Dixon, CA 19,001 357 1,878.8 1,542.0 336.8
Winters, CA 7,531 78 1,035.7 969.3 66.4

Fairfield SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
4
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