Santa Rosa, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Santa Rosa, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,912 total crimes committed in Santa Rosa in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,662.6 total crimes per 100K people in Santa Rosa.
  • The overall crime rate in Santa Rosa is -21.55% below the national average.
  • Santa Rosa ranks #183 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Santa Rosa ranks #6,473 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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Santa Rosa Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Santa Rosa is 1,662.6 per 100,000 people. That's -21.55% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -35.17% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Santa Rosa
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,912 1,662.6 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 1.1 4.5 5.0
Robbery 117 66.8 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 363 207.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 600 342.6 486.0 359.0
Burglary 405 231.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,610 919.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 297 169.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 2,312 1,320.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa

600
Violent Crimes
342.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-4.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 600 violent crimes in Santa Rosa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Santa Rosa is 342.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 291.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Santa Rosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -4.58% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.51% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Santa Rosa

2,312
Property Crimes
1,320.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,312 property crimes in Santa Rosa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Santa Rosa is 1,320.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Santa Rosa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.00% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.49% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Santa Rosa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Petaluma, CA 58,493 845 1,444.6 1,172.8 271.8
Rohnert Park, CA 44,573 678 1,521.1 1,263.1 258.0
Windsor, CA 25,660 248 966.5 732.7 233.8
Healdsburg, CA 11,068 193 1,743.8 1,391.4 352.4
Cotati, CA 7,377 92 1,247.1 1,043.8 203.3
Sebastopol, CA 7,336 147 2,003.8 1,581.2 422.6
St. Helena, CA 5,224 48 918.8 746.6 172.3

Santa Rosa SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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