Vallejo, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Vallejo

Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Vallejo residents.

 

Vallejo, CA Map of Violent Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
D
D
Other Crime Grade
B+

$44.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vallejo, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $961 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vallejo 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 Vallejo against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Vallejo sits in the 17th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 17% of cities and behind 83%. The grade covers only Vallejo's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Vallejo is 5.368 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 87 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 261 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Vallejo, CA report the most violent crime, about 105 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 37 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vallejo, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Vallejo is projected at $44,890,710 for 2025, about $335 per resident and $961 per household. That equals 0.8% 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:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 42.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

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

Vallejo, CA: $335
French Camp, CA: $748
Plumas Lake, CA: $105
California: $264
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $335 per resident each year in Vallejo, which is $77 more than the national average and $71 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vallejo:
  • In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $413 more than in Vallejo.
  • In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $230 less than in Vallejo

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Vallejo, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Vallejo
Cost per Vallejo Resident
Murder
$21.9 million
$163
Rape/Sexual Assault
$4.06 million
$30
Robbery
$6.49 million
$48
Assault
$12.5 million
$93
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$44,890,710
$335

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Vallejo, 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 Vallejo totals $171,196,792 ($1,278 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $216,087,501 ($1,613 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Vallejo, 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 northwest 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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Vallejo Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.242
Robbery
1.540
Rape
0.5000
Murder
0.0869
Total Violent Crime
5.368 (D)

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vallejo 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
B-
D+
D+
D+
D-
D-
A-
B-
B-
A+
A+
A+
C
C-
C-
B-
B
B
A
B+
B+
C-
D
D
F
D-
D-
C-
D+
D+

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

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