The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in American Canyon, CA
American Canyon is a city of 23,800 in Napa County, about 11 miles south of downtown Napa · Updated November 2026
Is American Canyon, CA safe?
Yes, crime in American Canyon is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, American Canyon sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 41% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within American Canyon run from A to C-, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 788 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
41% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than American Canyon as a whole, and 59% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. American Canyon scores 788.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 American Canyon, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in American Canyon, 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 in American Canyon
Simple assaults are uncommon. American Canyon has simple assaults at less than half the US rate: 3.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of American Canyon
Low crime is the norm across American Canyon: 94% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Grades across American Canyon run from A to C-; 7% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
94%
A or B 94%C 5%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within American Canyon, the northwest side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in American Canyon?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in American Canyon is up 21% and property crime is down 46%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.6 to 3.2 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 22 to 12 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
American CanyonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves American Canyon. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, American Canyon
Violent, US
Property, American Canyon
Property, US
2016
+28%
+4%
-10%
+15%
2017
-8%
+4%
-9%
+12%
2018
+5%
+0%
-12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+36%
+4%
-21%
-8%
2021
+66%
+6%
-18%
-10%
2022
+52%
+5%
-18%
-6%
2023
+13%
+2%
-33%
-7%
2024
+21%
-4%
-46%
-15%
Crime rates and types in American Canyon
CrimeGrade™ estimates American Canyon has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% less than the US as a whole and 34% less than California.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 39% of crime reported in American Canyon. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does far more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The American Canyon Police Department's 2024 count of burglary fell far below its usual level, a sign of a reporting break, so CrimeGrade™ used the department's earlier years instead.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in American Canyon
American Canyon has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 35% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Car theft
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (35%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (34%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (58%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How American Canyon compares with nearby cities
American Canyon has less crime than 3 of its 6 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from American Canyon. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, American Canyon has more crime than 68% of them.
Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in American Canyon
Two things set American Canyon apart: it has 1.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 3.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 86% 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 and assault. 85% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 54% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.46% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 78% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 72% 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 crime costs American Canyon
Crime costs American Canyon about $1,244 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $29 million a year, or $1,231 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.5 million
$62
Rape
$770,000
$33
Robbery
$670,000
$28
Assault
$2.3 million
$96
Burglary
$500,000
$21
Theft
$1.3 million
$53
Vehicle theft
$1.1 million
$45
Arson
$70,000
$3
Vandalism
$490,000
$20
Total
$8.6 million
$362
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in American Canyon means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. American Canyon is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
Schools in American Canyon, CA average a SchoolGrade of C: 34% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in American Canyon on SchoolGrade
