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The Sacramento crime rate is much higher than the California average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #439

Sacramento, CA	2,942.74
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Sacramento, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sacramento, CA	Count	28	78	1,000	1,862	3,238	9,443	2,397	169
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	5.8	16.2	207.1	385.7	670.7	1,956.0	496.5	35.0	1,939
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Sacramento, CA	Count	34	95	1,158	1,850	3,886	11,233	2,861	164
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	7.1	19.9	242.2	386.9	812.7	2,349.1	598.3	34.3	2,251
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Sacramento, CA	Count	34	125	1,211	2,150	4,474	12,147	3,346	130
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	7.1	26.2	254.1	451.2	938.8	2,548.9	702.1	27.3	2,530
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sacramento, CA	Count	36	134	1,162	2,022	4,141	11,087	3,335	146
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	7.6	28.4	246.2	428.4	877.4	2,349.1	706.6	30.9	2,435
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sacramento, CA	Count	33	165	1,491	2,423	5,027	11,179	3,994	202
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	7.0	34.9	315.6	512.8	1,064.0	2,366.1	845.3	42.8	2,814
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sacramento, CA	Count	30	179	1,606	2,350	5,135	11,720	4,146	168
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	6.4	38.1	341.5	499.7	1,091.8	2,492.0	881.5	35.7	2,909
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sacramento, CA	Count	49	168	1,761	2,682	5,216	12,373	4,910	210
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	10.5	36.0	377.0	574.2	1,116.8	2,649.1	1,051.2	45.0	3,226
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sacramento, CA	Count	44	194	2,009	2,881	5,422	12,904	6,073	281
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	9.6	42.1	436.2	625.6	1,177.3	2,801.9	1,318.7	61.0	3,585
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Sacramento, CA	Count	57	196	2,188	3,115	6,175	12,762	7,175	294
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	12.4	42.6	475.1	676.4	1,340.8	2,771.0	1,557.9	63.8	3,933
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Sacramento, CA	Count	52	170	2,018	3,025	5,841	13,320	6,922	352
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	11.4	37.2	441.2	661.4	1,277.1	2,912.4	1,513.5	77.0	3,807
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Sacramento, CA	37.33
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Sacramento, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sacramento, CA	Count	7	1	0	5	1	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.0	14
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Sacramento, CA	Count	16	6	2	6	2	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	3.3	1.3	0.4	1.3	0.4	0.0	33
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Sacramento, CA	Count	16	2	4	7	3	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	3.4	0.4	0.8	1.5	0.6	0.0	33
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Sacramento, CA	Count	17	2	3	10	2	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	3.6	0.4	0.6	2.1	0.4	0.0	36
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Sacramento, CA	Count	25	6	7	8	3	1
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	5.3	1.3	1.5	1.7	0.6	0.2	52
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Sacramento, CA	Count	9	2	1	5	1	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	0.4	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.0	19
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Sacramento, CA	Count	13	3	3	7	0	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	2.8	0.6	0.6	1.5	0.0	0.0	27
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Sacramento, CA	Count	20	10	2	5	3	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	4.3	2.2	0.4	1.1	0.7	0.0	43
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Sacramento, CA	Count	37	14	4	13	6	0
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	8.0	3.0	0.9	2.8	1.3	0.0	80
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sacramento, CA	1.61
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Sacramento, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sacramento, CA	Count	921	623	298
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	190.8	129.0	61.7	1.60
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Sacramento, CA	Count	880	612	268
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	184.0	128.0	56.0	1.56
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sacramento, CA	Count	861	627	234
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	180.7	131.6	49.1	1.56
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sacramento, CA	Count	947	678	269
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	200.6	143.7	57.0	1.72
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sacramento, CA	Count	1,019	696	323
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	215.7	147.3	68.4	1.81
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sacramento, CA	Count	1,027	700	327
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	218.4	148.8	69.5	1.84
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sacramento, CA	Count	1,078	713	365
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	230.8	152.7	78.1	1.92
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sacramento, CA	Count	1,026	712	314
	Sacramento, CA	Per 100,000	222.8	154.6	68.2	1.89
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sacramento, CA	Count	1,083	663	420
2005	Sacramento, CA	Count	1,013	668	345