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

Crime per Capita in Vista Santa Rosa

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Vista Santa Rosa. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Vista Santa Rosa, CA Map of Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

D+
D
Other Crime Grade
A-

$427,108

Cost of Crime™ for Vista Santa Rosa, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,726 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vista 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 Vista 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 Vista Santa Rosa's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Vista Santa Rosa sits in the 36th percentile, ahead of 36% of cities and behind 64%. The grade covers only Vista Santa Rosa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vista Santa Rosa is 29.36 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Vista Santa Rosa, CA report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vista Santa Rosa, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vista Santa Rosa for 2025 is $427,108, about $520 per resident and $1,726 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.5%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

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

Vista Santa Rosa, CA: $520
Lodi, CA: $1387
Rescue, CA: $213
California: $491
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vista Santa Rosa is $520 per year, which is $56 more than the national average and $30 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vista Santa Rosa:
  • In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $867 more than in Vista Santa Rosa.
  • In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $307 less than in Vista Santa Rosa

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Vista Santa Rosa for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Vista Santa Rosa
Cost per Vista Santa Rosa Resident
Murder
$156,485
$191
Rape/Sexual Assault
$18,163
$22
Robbery
$20,699
$25
Assault
$63,569
$77
Kidnapping
$7,623
$9
Vehicle Theft
$45,744
$56
Burglary
$28,461
$35
Theft
$56,625
$69
Arson
$3,916
$5
Vandalism
$11,538
$14
Animal Cruelty
$184
$0
Drug Crimes
$12,168
$15
Identity Theft
$1,933
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$427,108
$520

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vista 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 Vista Santa Rosa totals $1,149,807 ($1,400 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,576,914 ($1,921 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Vista Santa Rosa's 821 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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Vista 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 Vista Santa Rosa residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.696
Robbery
0.8015
Rape
0.3649
Murder
0.1014
Total Violent Crime
3.964 (D+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
13.32
Vehicle Theft
3.598
Burglary
3.822
Arson
0.1975
Total Property Crime
20.94 (D)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1531
Drug Crimes
2.004
Vandalism
1.967
Identity Theft
0.3041
Animal Cruelty
0.0303
Total "Other" Rate
4.458 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
C
D
D-
F
D-
C
C-
D+
D+
D+
D
D-
D-
F
D-
F
F
F
F
F
D
D-
D
D-
D-
F
D+
C
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vista Santa Rosa 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
A-
A
A
A+
A
A
D-
D
D
C
C-
C-
B+
D-
D-
B
B+
B+
C
C-
C-
A
A-
A-
F
D
D
A
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Vista Santa Rosa 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 Vista Santa Rosa, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Vista Santa Rosa schools on SchoolGrade

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