Foster City, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Foster City, CA Summary

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

  • There were 234 total crimes committed in Foster City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 738.6 total crimes per 100K people in Foster City.
  • The overall crime rate in Foster City is -65.15% below the national average.
  • Foster City ranks #32 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Foster City ranks #3,336 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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Foster City Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Foster City is 738.6 per 100,000 people. That's -65.15% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -71.20% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Foster City
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 234 738.6 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 7 22.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 41.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 22 69.4 486.0 359.0
Burglary 7 22.1 305.8 229.0
Larceny 176 555.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 29 91.5 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 212 669.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Foster City 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 Foster City

22
Violent Crimes
69.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Foster City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Foster City is 69.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,440.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Foster City each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.66% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.71% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Foster City

212
Property Crimes
669.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-61.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 212 property crimes in Foster City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Foster City is 669.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 149.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Foster City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -61.98% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.80% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Foster City SnackAbility

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