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Sacramento County, CA Arrest Records

Sacramento County, CA is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.85 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Fresno, Riverside, Alameda, Sonoma, Merced counties in California.
Sacramento County, CA property crime rate is 6.70 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 6,943 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 5.51% compared to 2015.

Sacramento County, CA Crime Rate

Total arrests in Sacramento County in 2016 decreased by 9.4% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 3,117 to 2,797 while non-violent crime decreased by 9.15% from 11,164 to 10,142.

5 Crimes In Sacramento County, CA in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 6,943
Burglary 3,062
Aggravated assault 1,720
Robbery 880
Revised rape 155

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Sacramento County decreased by 10.27% from 2015 and increased by 2.87% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 2,719 to 2,797. In 2016 violent crime rate in Sacramento County was 60.64% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.185%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Sacramento County decreased by 9.15% from 2015 and decreased by 14.03% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 11,797 to 10,142. In 2016 property crime rate in Sacramento County was 76.44% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.67%.

How Sacramento stands up against other counties

Sacramento vs. Alameda

You’ll be in more risk in Sacramento compared to Alameda county that had 80.22% lower crime rate compared to Sacramento county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0277 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0049 in Alameda county.
Arson rates of 0.0449 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0121 in Alameda county.

Sacramento vs. Fresno

You’ll be in more risk in Sacramento compared to Fresno county that had 40.58% lower crime rate compared to Sacramento county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0277 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0122 in Fresno county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.0905 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.7195 in Fresno county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Sacramento County is 0.74% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 2.34 daily crimes that occur in Sacramento County.
  • Sacramento, CA is more violent than Alameda.
  • In Sacramento County you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Sacramento, CA have decreased by 9.4%.

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