The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Pleasant Hill, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$18.4 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pleasant Hill, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,277 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pleasant Hill with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Pleasant Hill, CA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Pleasant Hill's combined rate is higher than the norm. Pleasant Hill sits in the 25th percentile, ahead of 25% of cities and behind 75%. The grade covers only Pleasant Hill's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Pleasant Hill is 34.30 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Pleasant Hill, CA report the most crime, about 210 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 68 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pleasant Hill, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pleasant Hill for 2025 is $18,431,782, about $515 per resident and $1,277 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Pleasant Hill Compared to Other Cities?

Pleasant Hill, CA:	$515
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pleasant Hill is $515 per year, which is $50 more than the national average and $24 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pleasant Hill:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $873 more than in Pleasant Hill.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $301 less than in Pleasant Hill

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Pleasant Hill for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Pleasant Hill	Cost per Pleasant Hill Resident
Murder	$4.71 million	$132
Rape/Sexual Assault	$970,652	$27
Robbery	$1.49 million	$42
Assault	$2.49 million	$69
Kidnapping	$294,270	$8
Vehicle Theft	$2.86 million	$80
Burglary	$1.11 million	$31
Theft	$3.10 million	$86
Arson	$274,810	$8
Vandalism	$571,728	$16
Animal Cruelty	$3,523	$0
Drug Crimes	$437,844	$12
Identity Theft	$114,048	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$18,431,782	$515

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pleasant Hill, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Pleasant Hill totals $37,342,424 ($1,043 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $55,774,206 ($1,557 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Pleasant Hill has 3, do the same, and of Pleasant Hill's 35,819 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Pleasant Hill Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Pleasant Hill residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.420
Robbery	1.327
Rape	0.4469
Murder	0.0700
Total Violent Crime	4.263 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.69
Vehicle Theft	5.160
Burglary	3.424
Arson	0.3177
Total Property Crime	25.59 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1355
Drug Crimes	1.653
Vandalism	2.234
Identity Theft	0.4114
Animal Cruelty	0.0133
Total "Other" Rate	4.447 (A-)

Individual Pleasant Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Pleasant Hill is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Pleasant Hill.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Reliez Valley, CA	B	B+	C
Martinez, CA	D	C-	D-
Concord, CA	C-	C-	D
Walnut Creek, CA	D+	C-	D-
Lafayette, CA	C-	C-	D
Castle Hill, CA	C	C+	D
Alamo, CA	C+	B-	C-
Orinda, CA	C+	B-	D+
Moraga, CA	B	B-	C
Bay Point, CA	C	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pleasant Hill is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sylvania, OH	B	B-	B-
Farmers Branch, TX	D-	D-	D-
Farmington, MN	B+	A	A
Franklin, WI	B-	B+	B+
Gaffney, SC	D-	D-	D-
Glendale Heights, IL	C+	B	B
Lewiston, ID	C-	C+	C+
Manchester, CT	C+	A-	A-
San Lorenzo, PR	F	F	F
Somerset, NJ	A-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Pleasant Hill is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pleasant Hill, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Pleasant Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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