Rancho Cordova is a city of 86,300 in Sacramento County, about 11 miles east of downtown Sacramento · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Rancho Cordova?
Property crime in Rancho Cordova runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 65% of Americans live. Theft makes up 55% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 711 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
35% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Rancho Cordova as a whole, and 65% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Rancho Cordova scores 711.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Rancho Cordova, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Rancho Cordova, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Rancho Cordova
One part of Rancho Cordova stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Villages of Zinfandel, in central Rancho Cordova, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Rancho Cordova
Low property crime is the norm across Rancho Cordova: 56% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 2% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Rancho Cordova run from A to D+.
56%42%
A or B 56%C 42%D or F 2%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Anatolia Village & Anatolia Commons, southeastCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Rancho Cordova.A855
2Villages of Zinfandel, centralCar thefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Rancho Cordova.B673
3Natomas Corporate Center, northwestCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Rancho Cordova.B649
Neighborhood areas of Rancho Cordova, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Rancho Cordova?
Reported property crime in Rancho Cordova has risen 12% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 19 to 21 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
Rancho CordovaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Rancho Cordova. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Rancho Cordova
Property, US
2016
+6%
+15%
2017
+2%
+12%
2018
-1%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+4%
-8%
2021
-0%
-10%
2022
+17%
-6%
2023
+17%
-7%
2024
+12%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Rancho Cordova
CrimeGrade™ estimates Rancho Cordova has about 26 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% more than the US as a whole and close to California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Rancho Cordova, about 55% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Rancho Cordova and nearby cities
Rancho Cordova has less property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Rancho Cordova. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Rancho Cordova has more property crime than 73% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Rancho Cordova apart: it has 68 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 46% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.68 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 85% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.46% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 78% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Rancho Cordova: D+ (24 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 77% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 68% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Rancho Cordova
Property crime costs Rancho Cordova about $16 million a year, or $191 per resident and about $553 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$2.6 million
$30
Theft
$6.2 million
$72
Vehicle theft
$4.4 million
$51
Arson
$380,000
$4
Vandalism
$2.9 million
$33
Total
$16 million
$191
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
