Berkeley, CA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Berkeley

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Berkeley_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	6,022	n/a (estimate)	4,910	2,998	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Berkeley_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	2	n/a	1.6	4.9	5.3
Rape	54	n/a	44.0	34.9	40.4
Robbery	361	n/a	294.3	139.6	102.8
Assault	185	n/a	150.8	265.9	248.5
Violent crime	602	n/a (estimate)	491	445	386
Burglary	805	n/a	656.3	479.8	468.9
Theft	3,965	n/a	3,232.8	1,623.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	650	n/a	530.0	450.3	236.9
Property crime	5,420	n/a (estimate)	4,419	2,553	2,451

A comprehensive overview of any and all yearly reported crimes in Berkeley, CA is shown in the table above. In order to provide more clarity, the total number of crimes is shown as well as the amount of crimes committed per 100,000 people. The crimes indicated in the table are separated into two different categories. These categories are property crimes and violent crimes. According to the table, the overall crime rate is 64% higher than the average of crimes committed in California. It is also 73% higher than the national average. When it comes to violent crimes, Berkeley, CA shows a crime rate that is 10% higher than the California average. The crime rate is also 27% higher than the national average. When it comes to property crimes, Berkeley, CA is shown to be 73% higher than the California average and 80% higher than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Berkeley is 73% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 13.45 daily crimes that occur in Berkeley.
Berkeley is safer than 16% of the cities in the United States.
In Berkeley you have a 1 in 21 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Berkeley has decreased by 8%.

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Compare Berkeley, CA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Berkeley (per 100,000 people)

The illustration above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Berkeley, CA on a daily bases (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of California. A comparison to the average number of daily national crimes is displayed as well. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Berkeley, CA (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to California state wide, are 1.64 times more than the state average and 1.73 times more than than national statistics. Violent crimes committed in Berkeley, CA on a daily bases are 1.10 times more than than California average and 1.27 times more than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Berkeley, CA are 1.73 times more than the daily state average and 1.80 times more than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Berkeley (higher is better)

How safe is Berkeley, CA compared to other cities in California and the rest of the cities across the United States? The graphs above show that Berkeley, CA is safer than 18% of the cities in California and 16% of the cities in the United States. These results are determined by analyzing all cities in California and across the US as a whole and determining how many total cities have a lower crime rate than Berkeley, CA. Overall, Berkeley, CA is ranked below average compared to all other cities across the United States.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Berkeley

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Berkeley is 1 in 204

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Berkeley is 1 in 23

The chance of being a victim of crime in Berkeley is 1 in 21

Have you ever worried about your odds of becoming a crime victim in Berkeley, CA? The above illustrations display your chances being the victim of property crimes, violent crimes, or either crime. In Berkeley, CA your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 204. Types of violent crimes may include assault, robbery, rape, or murder. You also have a 1 in 23 chance of being the victim of a property crime such as vehicle theft, personal property theft, and burglary. Your overall risk of becoming a crime victim in Berkeley, CA is 1 in 21.

Year Over Year Crime In Berkeley (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Berkeley, CA is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Berkeley, CA has increased by 12% and the rate of property crime in Berkeley, CA has decreased by 10%. The total crime rate in Berkeley, CA has decreased by 8% year to year.

Berkeley police department

Item	Berkeley	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	265	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.3	3.6	3.3

There are a total of 265 Berkeley police officers. This results in 2.3 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 36.2% less than the California average and 29.1% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	68,119	197	222

There are a total of 68,119 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 197 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 11% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Acalanes Ridge, CA	1,000	62	358	421
Shell Ridge, CA	1,123	62	358	421
Castle Hill, CA	1,202	62	358	421
Reliez Valley, CA	3,595	85	486	571
San Miguel, CA	3,214	85	486	571
Orinda, CA	18,936	51	797	848
Moraga, CA	16,977	57	817	874
Berkeley, CA	118,585	491	4,419	4,910

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Norman, OK	118,974	269	3,232	3,502
Ann Arbor, MI	118,087	181	1,743	1,924
Beaumont, TX	117,729	1,113	4,282	5,395
Allentown, PA	119,624	458	2,767	3,224
Vallejo, CA	119,644	861	3,933	4,794
Berkeley, CA	118,585	491	4,419	4,910

Source: The Berkeley, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.