Folsom, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Folsom, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,409 total crimes committed in Folsom in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,635.5 total crimes per 100K people in Folsom.
  • The overall crime rate in Folsom is -22.83% below the national average.
  • Folsom ranks #177 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Folsom ranks #6,401 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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Folsom Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Folsom is 1,635.5 per 100,000 people. That's -22.83% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -36.23% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Folsom
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,409 1,635.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 4 4.6 4.5 5.0
Robbery 25 29.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 104 120.7 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 158 183.4 486.0 359.0
Burglary 101 117.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,085 1,259.4 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 65 75.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,251 1,452.1 2,078.4 1,760.0

Folsom 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 Folsom

158
Violent Crimes
183.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 158 violent crimes in Folsom in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Folsom is 183.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 545.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Folsom each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.91% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.27% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Folsom

1,251
Property Crimes
1,452.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,251 property crimes in Folsom in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Folsom is 1,452.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Folsom each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.50% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.14% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Folsom

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Citrus Heights, CA 85,809 2,202 2,566.2 2,126.8 439.3
Rancho Cordova, CA 83,622 2,122 2,537.6 2,111.9 425.7
Rocklin, CA 74,048 791 1,068.2 903.5 164.8

Folsom SnackAbility

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