Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024

Saratoga, CA Crime Grade

How Saratoga 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.

A

National

3/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

California

1/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2024, the violent crime rate in Saratoga, CA was 89.1 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 29,185). That puts Saratoga Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 81% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Saratoga (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Saratoga vs. U.S., 2024 — 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.

Offense20192020202220232024
Violent crime52.2(16)59.7(18)40.9(12)61.2(18)89.1(26)
Murder0.0(0)3.3(1)0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)
Rape13.0(4)6.6(2)10.2(3)20.4(6)13.7(4)
Robbery6.5(2)6.6(2)17.1(5)23.8(7)24.0(7)
Aggravated assault32.6(10)43.1(13)13.6(4)17.0(5)51.4(15)
Property crime798.9(245)729.4(220)825.8(242)615.7(181)609.9(178)
Burglary339.1(104)222.1(67)371.9(109)238.1(70)191.9(56)
Larceny397.8(122)411.1(124)419.7(123)347.0(102)352.9(103)
Motor vehicle theft45.7(14)82.9(25)23.9(7)30.6(9)54.8(16)

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: Saratoga'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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