Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Berkeley, CA Crime Grade
How Berkeley grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Berkeley, CA was 641.7 per 100,000 residents (778 incidents over a population of 121,235). That puts Berkeley Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 54% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Berkeley (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Berkeley vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 438.9(537) | 580.6(667) | 681.8(795) | 644.8(757) | 641.7(778) |
| Murder | 4.9(6) | 2.6(3) | 3.4(4) | 3.4(4) | 0.8(1) |
| Rape | 38.4(47) | 78.3(90) | 88.3(103) | 50.3(59) | 68.5(83) |
| Robbery | 224.0(274) | 254.2(292) | 325.9(380) | 188.2(221) | 123.7(150) |
| Aggravated assault | 171.6(210) | 245.5(282) | 264.2(308) | 402.9(473) | 448.7(544) |
| Property crime | 4566.6(5,587) | 5688.9(6,535) | 6111.8(7,126) | 5292.2(6,213) | 4088.8(4,957) |
| Burglary | 651.4(797) | 901.9(1,036) | 983.7(1,147) | 667.8(784) | 587.3(712) |
| Larceny | 3214.7(3,933) | 4014.0(4,611) | 3893.8(4,540) | 3668.7(4,307) | 2998.3(3,635) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 658.0(805) | 727.8(836) | 1181.9(1,378) | 914.8(1,074) | 455.3(552) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Berkeley's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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