The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Livermore, CA
Livermore is a city of 87,000 in Alameda County, about 35 miles east of downtown San Francisco · Updated November 2026
Is Livermore, CA safe?
Yes, crime in Livermore is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Livermore sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 48% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Livermore run from A+ to C+, so check the map below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 829 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Livermore as a whole, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Livermore scores 829.
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 Livermore, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Livermore, 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 Livermore
Car thefts run high for an A-graded city. Livermore has 3.7 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 0.93.
The safest and least safe parts of Livermore
Low crime is the norm across Livermore: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Livermore run from A+ to C+; 35% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
98%
A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Livermore, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Is crime going up in Livermore?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Livermore is up 32%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.1 to 2.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 22 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 16%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
LivermoreUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Livermore. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Livermore
Violent, US
Property, Livermore
Property, US
2016
-8%
+4%
+49%
+15%
2017
-13%
+4%
+28%
+12%
2018
-4%
+0%
+9%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-10%
+4%
+3%
-8%
2021
+11%
+6%
+4%
-10%
2022
+8%
+5%
+12%
-6%
2023
+11%
+2%
+14%
-7%
2024
+8%
-4%
+32%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Livermore
CrimeGrade™ estimates Livermore has about 33 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 11% less than the US as a whole and 17% 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 46% of crime reported in Livermore. Assault is less common but 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 Livermore compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Livermore, 8 have less crime. Diablo and Sunol have the least.
Two things set Livermore apart: it has 2.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 67 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 90% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.67 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 84% 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. 78% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (20 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of US city residents
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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 Livermore: D (18 of 100).6 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 74% 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
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher 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 crime costs Livermore
Crime costs Livermore about $949 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 21% less 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 $80 million a year, or $920 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.9 million
$45
Rape
$1.7 million
$20
Robbery
$1.4 million
$16
Assault
$7.2 million
$83
Burglary
$2.2 million
$25
Theft
$6.8 million
$78
Vehicle theft
$4.9 million
$56
Arson
$500,000
$6
Vandalism
$1.9 million
$21
Total
$30 million
$350
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 Livermore 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 Livermore, CA average a SchoolGrade of A: 54% of students test proficient, against 52% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Livermore on SchoolGrade
