The 10 Safest Sacramento, CA Neighborhoods For 2024


The safest Sacramento neighborhoods are River Park and South East for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Safest Neighborhoods In Sacramento
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Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhhods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Sacramento are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Sacramento. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What Sacramento neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list.

The Safest Neighborhoods In Sacramento For 2024

  1. River Park
  2. South East
  3. Village 9
  4. Village 11
  5. Pocket
  6. Willowcreek
  7. Village 12
  8. Natomas Park
  9. Raley Industrial Park
  10. Colonial Village

Which neighborhood is the safest in Sacramento in 2024? That would be River Park. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top , scroll down to the bottom, where we have all Sacramento neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous.

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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Sacramento For 2024

Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 3,920
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 194
Property Crime Per 100k: 572
More on River Park: Data | Real Estate

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8
/10

Population: 5,004
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 127
Property Crime Per 100k: 844
More on South East: Data | Real Estate

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9
/10

Population: 4,647
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 246
Property Crime Per 100k: 544
More on Village 9: Data | Real Estate

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8
/10

Population: 4,767
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 184
Property Crime Per 100k: 813
More on Village 11: Data | Real Estate

Pocket Sacramento, CA

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 26,316
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 199
Property Crime Per 100k: 935
More on Pocket: Data | Real Estate

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9
/10

Population: 4,780
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 144
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,065
More on Willowcreek: Data | Real Estate

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8.5
/10

Population: 2,896
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 97
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,139
More on Village 12: Data | Real Estate

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8.5
/10

Population: 9,282
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 358
Property Crime Per 100k: 587
More on Natomas Park: Data | Real Estate

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5
/10

Population: 2,962
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 382
Property Crime Per 100k: 750
More on Raley Industrial Park: Data | Real Estate

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8
/10

Population: 3,258
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 290
Property Crime Per 100k: 999
More on Colonial Village: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Safest Sacramento Hoods In 2024

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Sacramento.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 109 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Sacramento.” We’re lookin’ at you, River Park.

We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the safest neighborhoods in Sacramento.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In Sacramento

Looking at the data, you can tell that River Park is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in Sacramento are River Park, South East, Village 9, Village 11, Pocket, Willowcreek, Village 12, Natomas Park, Raley Industrial Park, and Colonial Village.

But as most California residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

The most dangerous neighborhoods in Sacramento are Midtown, Gardenland, Richmond Grove, Village 5, and South Hagginwood.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Sacramento For 2024

Rank Neighborhood Crime Per 100K
1 River Park 766
2 South East 971
3 Village 9 790
4 Village 11 997
5 Pocket 1,134
6 Willowcreek 1,209
7 Village 12 1,236
8 Natomas Park 945
9 Raley Industrial Park 1,132
10 Colonial Village 1,289
11 Greenhaven 1,299
12 Richardson Village 1,542
13 Johnson Business Park 1,371
14 Scc 1,371
15 Westlake 1,371
16 Fairgrounds 1,173
17 Village 2 1,776
18 Glen Elder 993
19 Gateway West 1,588
20 Sierra Oaks 1,546
21 Colonial Manor 1,716
22 East Sacramento 2,169
23 Creekside 1,832
24 Freeport Manor 1,964
25 South Land Park 2,011
26 Csus 1,857
27 Norwood I-80 1,814
28 Downtown 2,158
29 American River Parkway 2,264
30 Tahoe Park 2,648
31 Brentwood 1,816
32 Elmhurst 2,183
33 Campus Commons 2,175
34 Northgate 2,482
35 Mansion Flats 2,355
36 Glenwood Meadows 2,706
37 Village 7 2,463
38 Medical Center 1,970
39 Erikson Industrial Park 2,972
40 Lawrence Park 3,957
41 Cannon Industrial Park 2,868
42 College Glen 3,971
43 Tahoe Park East 3,272
44 Carelton Tract 2,915
45 Robla 3,354
46 Curtis Park 3,789
47 Natomas Creek 3,494
48 Meadowview 3,245
49 Parkway 3,303
50 Hollywood Park 3,536
51 New Era Park 4,149
52 Valley High-North Laguna 2,993
53 Tahoe Park South 3,728
54 South Natomas 3,307
55 Fruitridge Manor 4,052
56 West Tahoe Park 4,022
57 Del Paso Heights 4,191
58 Tallac Village 4,409
59 Colonial Heights 4,567
60 North Pointe 4,500
61 North Oak Park 4,659
62 Avondale 4,711
63 Strawberry Manor 4,423
64 Little Pocket 4,423
65 Woodlake 4,575
66 Land Park 5,294
67 Airport 4,889
68 Newton Booth 5,816
69 Central Oak Park 5,006
70 Golf Course Terrace 4,516
71 Johnson Heights 4,713
72 Woodbine 4,714
73 South City Farms 5,106
74 Swanston Estates 4,735
75 South Oak Park 4,819
76 Oak Knoll 5,124
77 Norwood Tech 5,124
78 East Del Paso Heights 5,250
79 Natomas Crossing 4,931
80 Packard Bell 5,148
81 Southside Park 7,204
82 Parker Homes 7,166
83 Gateway Center 5,014
84 Pell-Main Industrial Park 5,271
85 North City Farms 5,394
86 Granite Regional Park 5,436
87 Village Green 5,485
88 Old North Sacramento 5,485
89 Noralto 5,740
90 Mangan Park 7,212
91 Rp Sports Complex 8,305
92 Upper Land Park 5,861
93 Poverty Ridge 8,294
94 Boulevard Park 7,797
95 River Gardens 7,046
96 Marshall School 7,883
97 Metro Center 6,203
98 West Del Paso Heights 7,965
99 Hagginwood 6,253
100 Old Sacramento 7,534
101 Arden Fair 12,657
102 Wills Acres 8,725
103 Ben Ali 8,847
104 Del Paso Park 8,795
105 South Hagginwood 9,066
106 Village 5 13,359
107 Richmond Grove 11,206
108 Gardenland 10,246
109 Midtown 10,933
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