Redwood City, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Redwood City, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,675 total crimes committed in Redwood City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,092.2 total crimes per 100K people in Redwood City.
  • The overall crime rate in Redwood City is -1.28% below the national average.
  • Redwood City ranks #263 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Redwood City ranks #7,415 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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Redwood City Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Redwood City is 2,092.2 per 100,000 people. That's -1.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -18.42% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Redwood City
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,675 2,092.2 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.5 4.5 5.0
Robbery 110 137.4 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 223 278.5 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 378 472.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 95 118.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 998 1,246.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 204 254.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,297 1,620.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Redwood 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 Redwood City

378
Violent Crimes
472.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
31.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 378 violent crimes in Redwood City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Redwood City is 472.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 211.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Redwood City each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 31.52% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.85% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Redwood City

1,297
Property Crimes
1,620.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,297 property crimes in Redwood City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Redwood City is 1,620.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Redwood City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.95% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.06% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Redwood City SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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