The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in San Leandro, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$52.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for San Leandro, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,672 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of San Leandro 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 San Leandro, CA Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where San Leandro's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. San Leandro sits in the 33rd percentile, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only San Leandro's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in San Leandro is 30.54 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 43 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of San Leandro, CA report the most crime, about 473 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 204 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in San Leandro, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in San Leandro for 2025 is $52,760,777, about $575 per resident and $1,672 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in San Leandro Compared to Other Cities?

San Leandro, CA:	$575
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in San Leandro is $575 per year, which is $111 more than the national average and $84 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to San Leandro:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $813 more than in San Leandro.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $362 less than in San Leandro

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to San Leandro	Cost per San Leandro Resident
Murder	$16.4 million	$179
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.06 million	$33
Robbery	$4.49 million	$49
Assault	$6.87 million	$75
Kidnapping	$667,612	$7
Vehicle Theft	$10.2 million	$111
Burglary	$2.07 million	$23
Theft	$5.08 million	$55
Arson	$508,985	$6
Vandalism	$1.56 million	$17
Animal Cruelty	$8,210	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.49 million	$16
Identity Theft	$318,533	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$52,760,777	$575

The Intangible Cost of Crime in San Leandro, 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 San Leandro totals $127,848,362 ($1,393 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $180,609,139 ($1,968 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 north 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 San Leandro has 8, do the same, and of San Leandro's 91,789 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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San Leandro 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 San Leandro residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.605
Robbery	1.554
Rape	0.5491
Murder	0.0953
Total Violent Crime	4.803 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.70
Vehicle Theft	7.174
Burglary	2.491
Arson	0.2296
Total Property Crime	20.59 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1200
Drug Crimes	2.195
Vandalism	2.375
Identity Theft	0.4484
Animal Cruelty	0.0121
Total "Other" Rate	5.150 (B+)

Individual San Leandro Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in San Leandro is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Leandro.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ashland, CA	C-	D	D+
San Lorenzo, CA	C	D+	D+
Cherryland, CA	D+	D	D
Castro Valley, CA	C	D+	D+
Fairview, CA	C+	C	C-
Hayward, CA	C-	D+	D+
Oakland, CA	D-	F	D-
Alameda, CA	D	D-	D-
Canyon, CA	B-	B-	C
Piedmont, CA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

San Leandro is similar 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
Fishers, IN	A-	A+	A+
Napa, CA	D	D-	D-
Auburn, WA	D-	D+	D+
St. Augustine, FL	A+	A-	A-
Santa Monica, CA	D-	D-	D-
Sanford, FL	B+	B-	B-
Redwood City, CA	C-	D+	D+
Norwalk, CT	C	A	A
Nashua, NH	C	A	A
Mount Pleasant, SC	D	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, San Leandro is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Leandro, CA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools N/A. See San Leandro schools on SchoolGrade

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