Pittsburg, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pittsburg, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,129 total crimes committed in Pittsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,783.4 total crimes per 100K people in Pittsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Pittsburg is 19.76% above the national average.
  • Pittsburg ranks #314 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Pittsburg ranks #7,868 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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Pittsburg Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pittsburg is 2,783.4 per 100,000 people. That's 19.76% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.84% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pittsburg
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,129 2,783.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 112 146.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 301 393.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 456 596.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 234 305.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 927 1,212.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 512 669.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,673 2,187.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg

456
Violent Crimes
596.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
61.21%
Above The National Average
  • There were 456 violent crimes in Pittsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pittsburg is 596.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 167.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pittsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 61.21% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.87% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pittsburg

1,673
Property Crimes
2,187.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,673 property crimes in Pittsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pittsburg is 2,187.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pittsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.92% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.26% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pittsburg

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
Antioch, CA 114,338 3,230 2,825.0 2,211.0 614.0
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Oakley, CA 44,061 606 1,375.4 1,146.1 229.2
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
Martinez, CA 36,498 662 1,813.8 1,523.4 290.4
Pleasant Hill, CA 34,060 1,734 5,091.0 4,779.8 311.2
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
Orinda, CA 19,441 136 699.6 643.0 56.6

Pittsburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
2
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