Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Rafael, CA Crime Grade
How San Rafael 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 San Rafael, CA was 363.7 per 100,000 residents (217 incidents over a population of 59,670). That puts San Rafael Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks San Rafael #2,903 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 23% of them, and #230 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 36% year over year and down 7% over the last five years.
San Rafael, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- California Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 363.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,903 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #230 of 371
- Safer than
- 23% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 36%
- 5-year change
- down 7%
- Population
- 59,670
- Reporting agency
- San Rafael Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Rafael Police Department (FBI ORI CA0210900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Rafael (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Rafael 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 | 391.4(229) | 541.5(327) | 526.9(313) | 565.7(334) | 363.7(217) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 1.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 1.7(1) | 1.7(1) |
| Rape | 44.4(26) | 81.1(49) | 77.4(46) | 55.9(33) | 55.3(33) |
| Robbery | 114.5(67) | 129.2(78) | 131.3(78) | 149.1(88) | 93.8(56) |
| Aggravated assault | 232.4(136) | 329.5(199) | 318.2(189) | 359.1(212) | 212.8(127) |
| Property crime | 3313.9(1,939) | 3068.6(1,853) | 2814.8(1,672) | 2490.0(1,470) | 2029.5(1,211) |
| Burglary | 444.4(260) | 303.1(183) | 257.6(153) | 264.2(156) | 181.0(108) |
| Larceny | 1968.8(1,152) | 1808.4(1,092) | 1792.9(1,065) | 1775.2(1,048) | 1494.9(892) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 854.5(500) | 917.4(554) | 740.7(440) | 423.5(250) | 308.4(184) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the San Rafael, 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 San Rafael 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 San Rafael calculated?
- San Rafael'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 San Rafael 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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