Richmond, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richmond, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,180 total crimes committed in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,685.5 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond is 73.91% above the national average.
  • Richmond ranks #414 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Richmond ranks #9,115 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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Richmond Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond is 3,685.5 per 100,000 people. That's 73.91% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 43.71% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,180 3,685.5 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 9 7.9 4.5 5.0
Robbery 262 231.0 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 752 663.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 1,047 923.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 146 128.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,875 1,653.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 1,112 980.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 3,133 2,762.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Richmond 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 Richmond

1,047
Violent Crimes
923.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
157.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,047 violent crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond is 923.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 108.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 157.14% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 89.94% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond

3,133
Property Crimes
2,762.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,133 property crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond is 2,762.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.90% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mountain View, CA 81,461 2,509 3,080.0 2,773.1 306.9
San Pablo, CA 30,974 971 3,134.9 2,508.6 626.3
Hercules, CA 26,739 225 841.5 673.2 168.3
El Cerrito, CA 25,424 896 3,524.2 3,044.4 479.9
Lafayette, CA 24,934 336 1,347.6 1,267.3 80.2
American Canyon, CA 21,199 332 1,566.1 1,240.6 325.5
Orinda, CA 19,314 181 937.1 880.2 57.0
Pinole, CA 18,310 450 2,457.7 2,053.5 404.2
Piedmont, CA 10,435 362 3,469.1 3,402.0 67.1
Fairfax, CA 7,362 79 1,073.1 964.4 108.7

Richmond SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
3
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