The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Santa Rosa, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$75.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Santa Rosa, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $953 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa, 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 Santa Rosa's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Santa Rosa sits in the 48th percentile, ahead of 48% of cities and behind 52%. The grade covers only Santa Rosa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Santa Rosa is 24.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Santa Rosa, CA report the most crime, about 865 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 311 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Santa Rosa, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Santa Rosa for 2025 is $75,767,536, about $358 per resident and $953 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Santa Rosa Compared to Other Cities?

Santa Rosa, CA:	$358
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Santa Rosa is $358 per year, which is $106 less than the national average and $132 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Santa Rosa:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,029 more than in Santa Rosa.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $145 less than in Santa Rosa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Santa Rosa	Cost per Santa Rosa Resident
Murder	$7.07 million	$33
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.93 million	$33
Robbery	$8.27 million	$39
Assault	$15.9 million	$75
Kidnapping	$3.00 million	$14
Vehicle Theft	$12.0 million	$57
Burglary	$4.84 million	$23
Theft	$11.4 million	$54
Arson	$1.30 million	$6
Vandalism	$1.77 million	$8
Animal Cruelty	$28,198	$0
Drug Crimes	$2.40 million	$11
Identity Theft	$846,486	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$75,767,536	$358

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Santa Rosa, 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 Santa Rosa totals $89,273,801 ($422 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $165,041,337 ($781 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 central 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 Santa Rosa has 37, do the same, and of Santa Rosa's 211,357 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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Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.621
Robbery	1.244
Rape	0.5411
Murder	0.0178
Total Violent Crime	4.423 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.40
Vehicle Theft	3.674
Burglary	2.526
Arson	0.2543
Total Property Crime	16.85 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2342
Drug Crimes	1.533
Vandalism	1.170
Identity Theft	0.5174
Animal Cruelty	0.0180
Total "Other" Rate	3.472 (A)

Individual Santa Rosa Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Santa Rosa is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Rosa.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fulton, CA	F	D	F
Rohnert Park, CA	C+	D	C-
Sebastopol, CA	C	D+	D+
Cotati, CA	B-	D	C
Windsor, CA	C+	D+	C-
Kenwood, CA	C+	D-	C
Graton, CA	B-	D	C
Penngrove, CA	C-	D	D
Forestville, CA	C-	D	D
Glen Ellen, CA	C	D	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Santa Rosa is lower 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
West Palm Beach, FL	B-	C-	C-
West Des Moines, IA	C+	B-	B-
West Chester, PA	B+	A-	A-
Wesley Chapel, FL	A+	A+	A+
Tustin, CA	D+	C-	C-
Waterbury, CT	D	B	B
Van Nuys, CA	D	D	D
Valdosta, GA	C-	D+	D+
Victorville, CA	D+	D+	D+
Tuscaloosa, AL	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Santa Rosa is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Rosa, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Santa Rosa schools on SchoolGrade

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