Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Novato, CA Crime Grade
How Novato 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
4/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Novato, CA was 209.2 per 100,000 residents (109 incidents over a population of 52,105). That puts Novato 36% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 50% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Novato (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Novato 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 13.1(7) | 305.3(160) | 328.6(170) | 259.5(133) | 209.2(109) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.8(2) | 1.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 5.6(3) | 26.7(14) | 34.8(18) | 35.1(18) | 19.2(10) |
| Robbery | 1.9(1) | 32.4(17) | 44.5(23) | 46.8(24) | 40.3(21) |
| Aggravated assault | 5.6(3) | 242.3(127) | 247.4(128) | 177.5(91) | 149.7(78) |
| Property crime | 147.7(79) | 1715.3(899) | 1730.0(895) | 1426.1(731) | 1322.3(689) |
| Burglary | 13.1(7) | 192.7(101) | 141.1(73) | 81.9(42) | 59.5(31) |
| Larceny | 121.5(65) | 1106.6(580) | 1239.1(641) | 1143.2(586) | 1069.0(557) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 13.1(7) | 391.1(205) | 318.9(165) | 161.9(83) | 165.1(86) |
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: Novato'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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