San Rafael, CA Crime

San Rafael, CA is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. The violent crime rate in San Rafael is 17.1, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate of 42.8 in San Rafael is quite a bit lower than the US average of 35.4, making for a secure environment in this part of California. Residents of this city can rest assured that they are living in an area with low levels of both violent and property crime.

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

San Rafael violent crime is 17.1. (The US average is 22.7)

San Rafael property crime is 42.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

San Rafael, CA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	483.1	0	36.4	99.7	347	3034.6	542.5	2070.4	421.7
2001	360.7	3.5	35	127.8	194.4	3206.4	621.7	2017.3	567.4
2002	242.6	3.4	17.2	115.3	106.7	2997.1	538.5	1896	562.6
2003	365.7	0	44	116	205.7	3533.8	574.9	2167.8	791.2
2004	349	1.8	35.4	108.1	203.7	3495.2	586.4	2288.8	620
2005	307.5	3.6	39.3	116.2	148.4	3668.9	763.5	2229.6	675.9
2006	421.6	3.6	28.5	144.1	245.5	3427.7	581.7	2225.3	620.8
2007	500.1	0	50	142.9	307.2	3148.9	607.3	1970.1	571.6
2008	363.4	3.6	23.4	140.3	196.1	2829.7	534.3	1802.5	492.9
2009	367.3	1.8	25.2	138.6	201.6	3069.6	599.5	1955.2	514.9
2010	422.7	5.4	60.9	146.9	209.6	2871.1	558.8	1844.8	467.5
2011	342.5	3.4	34.3	111.3	193.5	2522.6	529.2	1731.4	262
2012	324.5	0	23.8	142.7	158	3032.9	611.7	1923.4	497.8
2013		0	44.3	131.1	175.4	3085.6	623.2	1897	565.3
2014	325.5	0	33.7	92.8	199	2806.4	484	1909.2	413.2
2015	396	0	45.3	142.6	208.1	3166.2	448	2127.6	590.6
2016	418.9	0	47.1	186.8	185.1	2882.1	429	1995.5	457.6
2017	328	0	35.5	150.5	142	2750.9	458.2	1844.7	448.1
2018	433.7	3.4	54	180.6	195.8	2860.6	467.5	1772	621.1
2019	391	0	39.1	147.9	204	2866.4	508.3	1994.3	363.8

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
San Anselmo, CA	103.3	1,366.8	12,381	2	2012
Ross, CA	81.0	1,012.1	2,443	2	2019
Larkspur, CA	92.0	3,144.3	35,060	3	2019
Fairfax town (Marin County), CA	118.9	1,215.5	7,662	4	2019
Mill Valley, CA	139.4	1,554.8	14,491	5	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Novato, CA	263.7	1,585.5	49,380	7	2019
Petaluma, CA	304.4	1,263.9	60,957	19	2019
Alameda, CA	205.3	3,268.4	79,761	20	2019
South San Francisco, CA	243.2	2,174.3	67,533	24	2019
Napa, CA	352.1	1,549.2	80,958	25	2019

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Monica · San Rafael, CA

Moderation is always good

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city More

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Jonathan · San Rafael, CA

Crime

Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can More

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David · San Rafael, CA

San Rafael

Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly More

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