Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Petaluma, CA Crime Grade
How Petaluma 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 Petaluma, CA was 227.6 per 100,000 residents (135 incidents over a population of 59,305). That puts Petaluma Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 45% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Petaluma (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Petaluma 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 | 419.4(255) | 509.1(301) | 280.6(163) | 273.5(160) | 227.6(135) |
| Murder | 3.3(2) | 3.4(2) | 1.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 41.1(25) | 62.6(37) | 48.2(28) | 46.2(27) | 57.3(34) |
| Robbery | 54.3(33) | 79.5(47) | 51.6(30) | 44.4(26) | 40.5(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 320.7(195) | 363.6(215) | 179.0(104) | 182.9(107) | 129.8(77) |
| Property crime | 1256.5(764) | 1229.5(727) | 1258.2(731) | 1198.4(701) | 1202.3(713) |
| Burglary | 148.0(90) | 150.5(89) | 123.9(72) | 95.7(56) | 111.3(66) |
| Larceny | 981.8(597) | 884.5(523) | 1005.2(584) | 977.9(572) | 947.6(562) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 113.5(69) | 174.2(103) | 113.6(66) | 100.9(59) | 128.2(76) |
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: Petaluma'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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