Richmond, CA Crime


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Crime in Richmond, CA is significantly higher than the national average. The rate of violent crime in Richmond is nearly double the US average at 46 compared to 22.7. Property crime in the city is also considerably higher than the national average, with a rate of 55.1 compared to 35.4 for the US as a whole. This shows that citizens of Richmond have a much greater chance of becoming victims of a crime than do those living elsewhere in America. It is important that city officials and law enforcement make an effort to combat this alarming trend and keep residents safe from harm.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Richmond violent crime is 46.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Richmond property crime is 55.1. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Richmond, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of San Rafael, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of San Rafael, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
San Pablo, CA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20001691.210.932.7482.711656441.92050.52638.51752.9
20011085.29.726435.4614.15851.81715.62397.91738.3
2002919.43.219.2370.3526.75631.39292758.21944.1
2003705.719.231.9370.4284.26833.81034.62599.43199.7
2004694.39.619.1264.3401.35684.9917.22691.22076.5
2005860.99.616512323.25859.81011.32797.12051.4
20061269.122.454.3693.7498.75977.71185.92694.82097
20071008.319.316.1536.2436.75436.21117.42273.42045.4
20081050.922.842.3455.5530.35433.41415.31994.42023.7
2009932.32622.7435.3448.34284.8118916601435.9
2010774.46.422.5350.2395.24398.8951.11799.41648.4
2011868.310.220.4427.4410.44551.911771879.11495.8
2012926.923.423.4485.2394.94882.21254.91924.11703.3
201306.7341.2321.139141020.31712.81180.9
2014807.916.833.5305.1452.53895.31347.61528.61019.1
2015759.36.626.4373.1353.34176.31304.11505.41366.8
2016694.46.571.7293.4322.73957.7694.41877.81385.5
2017578.36.522.7334.6214.43378.7419.11777.11182.5
2018573.2044.6315.3213.43117.53631690.91063.6
2019619.16.422.3325.5264.93219.9322.31879.61018

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
San Pablo, CA619.13,219.930,78112019
Richmond, CA931.63,773.494,83912019
El Cerrito, CA587.85,027.725,70432019
Kensington, CA92.5887.75,36442019
Albany, CA199.23,410.819,97542019
Pinole, CA303.54,455.019,62242019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
San Rafael, CA3912,866.451,805102019
Alameda, CA205.33,268.479,761132019
Novato, CA263.71,585.549,380152019
Walnut Creek, CA170.13,538.165,248162019
San Leandro, CA502.84,546.175,477192019
South San Francisco, CA243.22,174.367,533202019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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I've lived in Richmond since 2014. I find that for proximity to the rest of the East Bay, Marin county, and San Francisco it's a tremendous location. We moved here from  More

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Grown up around all my life, and lived for the past 3 years. Diverse in the worst kinda way (the way that will get you robbed or assaulted). The epicenter of the  More

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I've lived here for more than half of my life, and never want to leave. The weather is nearly perfect. The population is very racially diverse and people for the most  More

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