Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
El Cerrito, CA Crime Grade
How El Cerrito 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
8/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in El Cerrito, CA was 422.2 per 100,000 residents (112 incidents over a population of 26,528). That puts El Cerrito Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 2% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. El Cerrito (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
El Cerrito 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 | 443.1(114) | 439.4(113) | 500.1(127) | 479.9(122) | 422.2(112) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.9(1) | 3.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.8(1) |
| Rape | 7.8(2) | 3.9(1) | 23.6(6) | 15.7(4) | 18.8(5) |
| Robbery | 221.6(57) | 237.2(61) | 299.3(76) | 287.1(73) | 199.8(53) |
| Aggravated assault | 213.8(55) | 194.4(50) | 173.3(44) | 177.0(45) | 199.8(53) |
| Property crime | 3685.1(948) | 4129.4(1,062) | 4036.5(1,025) | 3115.2(792) | 2755.6(731) |
| Burglary | 501.5(129) | 404.4(104) | 378.1(96) | 338.3(86) | 226.2(60) |
| Larceny | 2709.4(697) | 3095.1(796) | 2851.2(724) | 2269.5(577) | 2224.1(590) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 408.2(105) | 563.8(145) | 712.8(181) | 452.3(115) | 263.9(70) |
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: El Cerrito'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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