Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Walnut Creek, CA Crime Grade
How Walnut Creek 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
4/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Walnut Creek, CA was 211.4 per 100,000 residents (150 incidents over a population of 70,970). That puts Walnut Creek Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 49% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Walnut Creek (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Walnut Creek 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 | 128.4(91) | 227.6(158) | 299.5(205) | 289.2(199) | 211.4(150) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(3) |
| Rape | 4.2(3) | 21.6(15) | 26.3(18) | 24.7(17) | 22.5(16) |
| Robbery | 38.1(27) | 67.7(47) | 76.0(52) | 88.7(61) | 52.1(37) |
| Aggravated assault | 86.1(61) | 138.3(96) | 195.8(134) | 175.9(121) | 132.5(94) |
| Property crime | 2916.1(2,066) | 3067.0(2,129) | 2760.0(1,889) | 3017.1(2,076) | 2398.2(1,702) |
| Burglary | 372.6(264) | 489.8(340) | 412.0(282) | 399.7(275) | 312.8(222) |
| Larceny | 2232.9(1,582) | 2286.2(1,587) | 2092.3(1,432) | 2363.1(1,626) | 1885.3(1,338) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 306.3(217) | 288.1(200) | 252.8(173) | 251.4(173) | 198.7(141) |
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: Walnut Creek'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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