Vista Santa Rosa, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Violent Crime per Capita in Vista Santa Rosa

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 Vista Santa Rosa residents.

 

Vista Santa Rosa, CA Map of Violent Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade
D+
D
Other Crime Grade
A-

$258,915

Cost of Crime™ for Vista Santa Rosa, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,046 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vista Santa Rosa 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 Vista Santa Rosa against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Vista Santa Rosa sits in the 31st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 31% of cities and behind 69%. The grade covers only Vista Santa Rosa's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Vista Santa Rosa is 3.964 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 125 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 310 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Vista Santa Rosa, CA report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vista Santa Rosa, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Vista Santa Rosa is projected at $258,915 for 2025, about $315 per resident and $1,046 per household. That equals 0.9% 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): 39.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

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

Vista Santa Rosa, CA: $315
French Camp, CA: $748
Plumas Lake, CA: $105
California: $264
USA: $258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $315 per resident each year in Vista Santa Rosa, which is $57 more than the national average and $51 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vista Santa Rosa:
  • In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $433 more than in Vista Santa Rosa.
  • In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $210 less than in Vista Santa Rosa

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Vista Santa Rosa, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime
$258,915
$315

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Vista Santa Rosa, 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 Vista Santa Rosa totals $1,149,807 ($1,400 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,408,722 ($1,716 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Vista Santa Rosa, 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 city has few 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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Vista Santa Rosa Violent Crime Breakdown

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent 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 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
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 violent crime rate, Vista Santa Rosa is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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