West Sacramento, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Sacramento, CA Summary

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

  • There were 630 total crimes committed in West Sacramento the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,174.4 total crimes per 100K people in West Sacramento.
  • The overall crime rate in West Sacramento is -49.47% below the national average.
  • West Sacramento ranks #59 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • West Sacramento ranks #4,317 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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West Sacramento Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Sacramento is 1,174.4 per 100,000 people. That's -49.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.50% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Sacramento
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 630 1,174.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 28 52.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 55 102.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 93 173.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 58 108.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 404 753.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 75 139.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 537 1,001.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

West Sacramento 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 West Sacramento

93
Violent Crimes
173.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 violent crimes in West Sacramento in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Sacramento is 173.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 576.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Sacramento each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.78% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Sacramento

537
Property Crimes
1,001.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 537 property crimes in West Sacramento in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Sacramento is 1,001.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 99.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Sacramento each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.20% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Sacramento

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sacramento, CA 526,671 21,430 4,069.0 3,167.3 901.7
Elk Grove, CA 180,372 2,730 1,513.5 1,311.7 201.8
Citrus Heights, CA 86,896 2,124 2,444.3 2,038.1 406.2
Davis, CA 66,939 2,054 3,068.5 2,814.5 254.0

West Sacramento SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
7
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