Sacramento, CA Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in the Sacramento area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Sacramento area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Sacramento, CA Safe from Burglary?

The D grade means the rate of burglary is higher than the average US city. Sacramento is in the 17th percentile for safety, meaning 83% of cities are safer and 17% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Sacramento area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in the Sacramento area is 4.063 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Sacramento area generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in the Sacramento area may be as high as 1 in 150 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 401 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the central parts of Sacramento, CA: about 2,615 per year. The northwest part of the Sacramento area has fewer cases of burglary with only 54 in a typical year.

How Sacramento's Burglary Rate Compares

The chart below compares the burglary rate in the Sacramento area to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the burglary rate, the Sacramento area is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Burglary in Sacramento, CA

Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Sacramento about $92,745,263 in 2025, or roughly $37 per resident. This is part of the Sacramento area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sacramento, including every crime type and how Sacramento compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Burglary Map

Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Sacramento's crime maps on the Sacramento overall crime page.

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Individual Sacramento Crime Maps & Stats

Burglary Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in the Sacramento area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Sacramento area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
West Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Lemon Hill, CA	D	F	D+	D
Parkway, CA	D-	F	D-	D-
Arden-Arcade, CA	F	F	F	F
La Riviera, CA	D-	F	F	F
Rosemont, CA	D+	D-	D	D-
Florin, CA	D-	F	F	F
McClellan Park, CA	F	F	F	F
Rio Linda, CA	D+	D-	D	D
Carmichael, CA	D-	D-	F	F

Burglary in City with Similar Populations

Sacramento is higher versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-	B+
Austin, TX	C-	C	C	C
Portland, OR	D-	C	C	D
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D	D
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-	D+
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+	D+
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	C+
Kansas City, MO	D	D+	D+	C-
Orlando, FL	A-	B	B	B+
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sacramento, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sacramento schools on SchoolGrade

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