Fair Oaks is a neighborhood of 5,810 residents in North Fair Oaks · Updated November 2026
Is Fair Oaks in North Fair Oaks safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-, Fair Oaks has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 79% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Violent crime grades B+ and property crime C-. North Fair Oaks as a whole grades C+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Fair Oaks run from A- to C+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 567 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
21% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fair Oaks as a whole, and 79% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fair Oaks scores 567.
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 Fair Oaks, North Fair Oaks, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fair Oaks in North Fair Oaks, 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
Crime rates and types in Fair Oaks
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fair Oaks has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 26% less than the US as a whole and 28% less than North Fair Oaks as a whole.
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 is the most common crime in Fair Oaks, about 30% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does 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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Fair Oaks compares with nearby neighborhoods
Fair Oaks has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. West Atherton and Farm Hills have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Fair Oaks apart: it has a Walk Grade of B (63 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 4.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Very walkable places tend to report more theft and assault, and they run high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Fair Oaks: C- (29 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 91% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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.B (63 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 73% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 73% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.12.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 72% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 Fair Oaks
Crime costs Fair Oaks about $1,404 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 16% more than 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 $6.2 million a year, or $1,075 per resident.
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 Fair Oaks 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.
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 Fair Oaks, North Fair Oaks, CA average a SchoolGrade of C+: 38% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Fair Oaks on SchoolGrade
