Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Redwood City, CA Crime Grade
How Redwood City 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
7/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Redwood City, CA was 363.7 per 100,000 residents (301 incidents over a population of 82,769). That puts Redwood City Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Redwood City #2,902 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 23% of them, and #229 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 24% year over year and up 69% over the last five years.
Redwood City, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- California Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 363.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,902 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #229 of 371
- Safer than
- 23% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 24%
- 5-year change
- up 69%
- Population
- 82,769
- Reporting agency
- Redwood City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Redwood City Police Department (FBI ORI CA0411300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Redwood City, CA
Also known as
- Mezesville
- Red Woods City
- Menzesville
History
First incorporated on May 11, 1867. Reincorporated as a town on May 3, 1897. (US-T121) Named because of the abundance of redwood timber in the vicinity.
Location
Located southeast of the community of San Carlos and northwest of the community of Meno Park. (US-T121)
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Redwood City (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Redwood City 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 | 215.0(187) | 395.3(313) | 493.9(389) | 478.4(383) | 363.7(301) |
| Murder | 1.1(1) | 2.5(2) | 1.3(1) | 2.5(2) | 3.6(3) |
| Rape | 43.7(38) | 54.3(43) | 67.3(53) | 56.2(45) | 49.5(41) |
| Robbery | 66.7(58) | 125.0(99) | 170.1(134) | 137.4(110) | 83.4(69) |
| Aggravated assault | 103.5(90) | 213.4(169) | 255.2(201) | 282.3(226) | 227.1(188) |
| Property crime | 1724.5(1,500) | 2018.1(1,598) | 2239.6(1,764) | 1653.8(1,324) | 1460.7(1,209) |
| Burglary | 275.9(240) | 296.8(235) | 304.7(240) | 119.9(96) | 131.7(109) |
| Larceny | 1115.2(970) | 1366.5(1,082) | 1541.3(1,214) | 1251.6(1,002) | 1149.0(951) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 320.8(279) | 335.9(266) | 377.1(297) | 254.8(204) | 167.9(139) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Redwood City, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Redwood City Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Redwood City calculated?
- Redwood City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Redwood City Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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