Folsom, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Folsom:

  • There were 1,326 total crimes committed in Folsom the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,597.4 total crimes per 100K people in Folsom.
  • The overall crime rate in Folsom is -31.27% below the national average.
  • Folsom ranks #110 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Folsom ranks #5,589 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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Folsom Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Folsom is 1,597.4 per 100,000 people. That's -31.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.11% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Folsom
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,326 1,597.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 16 19.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 79 95.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 115 138.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 162 195.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 945 1,138.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 104 125.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,211 1,458.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Folsom 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 Folsom

115
Violent Crimes
138.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 115 violent crimes in Folsom in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Folsom is 138.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 721.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Folsom each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.66% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Folsom

1,211
Property Crimes
1,458.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,211 property crimes in Folsom in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Folsom is 1,458.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.5 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 -25.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -31.80% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 86,896 2,124 2,444.3 2,038.1 406.2
Rancho Cordova, CA 81,041 2,191 2,703.6 2,232.2 471.4
Rocklin, CA 74,168 1,032 1,391.4 1,270.1 121.3

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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