Bodega Bay, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$590,371

Cost of Crime™ for Bodega Bay, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $981 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bodega Bay with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Bodega Bay against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Bodega Bay sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Bodega Bay's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Bodega Bay is 6.600 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 90 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 307 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Bodega Bay, CA report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bodega Bay, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Bodega Bay is projected at $590,371 for 2025, about $474 per resident and $981 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Bodega Bay Compared to Other Cities?

Bodega Bay, CA:	$474
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $474 per resident each year in Bodega Bay, which is $215 more than the national average and $210 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bodega Bay:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $275 more than in Bodega Bay.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $369 less than in Bodega Bay

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Bodega Bay, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bodega Bay	Cost per Bodega Bay Resident
Murder	$325,553	$261
Rape/Sexual Assault	$43,104	$35
Robbery	$125,632	$101
Assault	$96,083	$77
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$590,371	$474

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Bodega Bay, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Bodega Bay totals $2,460,255 ($1,975 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,050,626 ($2,448 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Bodega Bay, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Bodega Bay Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Bodega Bay residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.685
Robbery	3.205
Rape	0.5705
Murder	0.1390
Total Violent Crime	6.600 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Salmon Creek, CA	C-	D-	C-
Carmet, CA	D+	F	C-
Bodega, CA	D+	D-	D
Valley Ford, CA	D	D-	D-
Dillon Beach, CA	D-	D-	F
Occidental, CA	C	D-	D+
Fallon, CA	D-	D-	F
Duncans Mills, CA	D+	F	D+
Monte Rio, CA	F	F	F
Tomales, CA	D-	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bodega Bay is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Richwoods, MO	B-	B-	B-
Lafayette, MN	C-	B	B
La Moille, IL	A+	C+	C+
Keystone, SD	D	D	D
Tradesville, SC	C+	B-	B-
Inverness, MS	B	A	A
Immaculata, PA	A-	A-	A-
Horrel Hill, SC	D-	D-	D-
Bertrand, MO	D+	C+	C+
Webster, MN	A	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Bodega Bay is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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