Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Mateo, CA Crime Grade
How San Mateo 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
2/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in San Mateo, CA was 167.1 per 100,000 residents (171 incidents over a population of 102,362). That puts San Mateo Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 60% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Mateo (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Mateo 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 | 260.3(274) | 308.5(306) | 345.9(342) | 245.2(245) | 167.1(171) |
| Murder | 3.8(4) | 1.0(1) | 2.0(2) | 5.0(5) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 39.0(41) | 34.3(34) | 33.4(33) | 29.0(29) | 30.3(31) |
| Robbery | 67.5(71) | 63.5(63) | 98.1(97) | 72.1(72) | 38.1(39) |
| Aggravated assault | 150.1(158) | 209.7(208) | 212.4(210) | 139.1(139) | 98.7(101) |
| Property crime | 2195.8(2,311) | 2368.3(2,349) | 1938.7(1,917) | 1888.3(1,887) | 1497.6(1,533) |
| Burglary | 496.9(523) | 544.4(540) | 229.6(227) | 98.1(98) | 78.2(80) |
| Larceny | 1418.6(1,493) | 1469.0(1,457) | 1424.9(1,409) | 1578.1(1,577) | 1292.5(1,323) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 275.5(290) | 345.8(343) | 274.1(271) | 208.1(208) | 119.2(122) |
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: San Mateo'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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