East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

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

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$1.31 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $788 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Petaluma 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 East Petaluma against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. East Petaluma sits in the 12th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 12% of neighborhoods and behind 88%. The grade covers only East Petaluma's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in East Petaluma is 9.453 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 55 in the east areas to 1 in 228 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in East Petaluma is projected at $1,314,794 for 2025, about $335 per resident and $788 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): 49.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in East Petaluma Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

East Petaluma, Petaluma, CA:	$335
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $335 per resident each year in East Petaluma, which is $77 more than the national average and $71 more than Petaluma's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to East Petaluma:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $489 more than in East Petaluma.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $253 less than in East Petaluma

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to East Petaluma	Cost per East Petaluma Resident
Murder	$155,479	$40
Rape/Sexual Assault	$135,126	$34
Robbery	$293,909	$75
Assault	$730,280	$186
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,314,794	$335

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in East Petaluma, Petaluma, 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 East Petaluma totals $2,046,585 ($522 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,361,379 ($857 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in East Petaluma, Petaluma, 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 southwest part of the neighborhood 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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East Petaluma Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.482
Robbery	2.382
Rape	0.5681
Murder	0.0211
Total Violent Crime	9.453 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in East Petaluma is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to East Petaluma.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
SouthWest Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C+	B
Wright Area, Santa Rosa, CA	A	B-	A
Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C	B+
Marinwood, San Rafael, CA	A	B	A
Terra Linda, San Rafael, CA	A-	B-	B+
Browns Valley, Napa, CA	B+	C+	B
Northgate, San Rafael, CA	D+	D	D-
Coffey Park, Santa Rosa, CA	B+	C+	B
Linda Vista-San Francisco, Napa, CA	B+	C+	B+
Westwood-San Francisco, Napa, CA	C+	D+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

East Petaluma is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arlington Heights, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	F
Westcott, Syracuse, NY	C+	D-	D-
Wrightsboro, Wilmington, NC	B-	B-	B-
Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA	B-	B	B
Baldwin District, Manassas, VA	B	A	A
Avalon Park Village, Alafaya, FL	A+	A+	A+
Park City, Knoxville, TN	D-	F	F
Yorkwood, Mobile, AL	B+	A	A
Assumption Parish, San Leandro, CA	A-	C+	C+
Bayou Oaks, Sarasota, FL	B+	A	A

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

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