Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sonoma, CA Crime Grade
How Sonoma 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 Sonoma, CA was 122.9 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 10,576). That puts Sonoma 62% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 70% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sonoma (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sonoma 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 335.6(38) | 198.8(22) | 154.7(16) | 179.5(19) | 122.9(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.0(6) | 36.2(4) | 29.0(3) | 9.4(1) | 9.5(1) |
| Robbery | 8.8(1) | 9.0(1) | 29.0(3) | 37.8(4) | 9.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 273.8(31) | 153.6(17) | 96.7(10) | 132.3(14) | 104.0(11) |
| Property crime | 1086.3(123) | 930.9(103) | 1054.0(109) | 1171.7(124) | 888.8(94) |
| Burglary | 185.5(21) | 225.9(25) | 116.0(12) | 217.3(23) | 151.3(16) |
| Larceny | 839.0(95) | 605.5(67) | 831.6(86) | 869.3(92) | 690.2(73) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 53.0(6) | 72.3(8) | 96.7(10) | 75.6(8) | 37.8(4) |
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: Sonoma'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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