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Crime Rate in Alameda, CA (2025)

The FBI-based Crime Index for Alameda, built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for 2025. Scores run 0–100 (higher = safer).

57/100
DElevated risk

Crime Index

Population: 78,978
Data year: 2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
#41 most dangerous of 175 cities in California
100% of population covered by reporting agencies · updated July 8, 2026

Is Alameda safe?

For 2025, Alameda scores 57/100 on our FBI-based Crime Index — a grade D (elevated risk), which means it reports more crime than the typical US city. Its violent-crime rate of 347 per 100k is +10% vs the US average, and motor vehicle theft stands out most: 518 reported in 2025, 3.4× the national rate. It ranks #41 most dangerous of 175 cities in California.

Violent crime
347/100k
+10% vs US avg
-20% vs CA avg
Property crime
3,553/100k
2.4× US avg
2.0× CA avg
Homicide
0/100k
0.0× US avg
0.0× CA avg
Total reported
3,900/100k
2.2× US avg
1.7× CA avg
23%

Safer than 23% of the 759 US cities we track

1 in 288

Annual odds of a reported violent crime per resident

1 in 28

Annual odds of a reported property crime per resident

Odds are the reported 2025 rate expressed per resident, city-wide — your actual risk varies by neighborhood, time, and situation.

Crime trend in Alameda

7,5513,7750202120222023202420257253,900
Reported crime per 100,000 residents · hover a year for detail

Reported crime by offense

Each bar is scaled to the US average for that offense — the dashed line marks 1×. Bars past it run above the national norm; hover a row for detail.

Violent crime

Homicideanchor
0.0× US
0
0 total
Rape
-25% US
26.6
21 total
Robbery
2.4× US
113
89 total
Aggravated assault
-9% US
208
164 total

Property crime

Burglary
+25% US
234
185 total
Larceny-theft
2.4× US
2,650
2,093 total
Motor vehicle theft
›
3.4× US
656
518 total
Arson
+34% US
12.7
10 total

Rates shown are per 100,000 residents.

Homicide rate

0per 100k

Homicide anchors the Crime Index — see methodology.

-100% lower than the national homicide rate of 4.12 per 100k.

How Alameda compares

Alameda against the California and US averages for 2025.

MetricAlamedaCaliforniaUnited States
Crime Index (higher = safer)57D64C73C
Violent crime /100k347434315
Property crime /100k3,5531,8181,487
Homicide /100k03.54.1
Total reported /100k3,9002,2531,802

Grade shown per index band (88–100 = A … 0–29 = F). Rates are reported offenses per 100,000 residents.

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No area has zero risk

A high Crime Index score means lower reported crime relative to other US cities — it is not a guarantee of safety. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.

Scores on this page reflect FBI-reported data for 2025. See the full methodology →

Compare Alameda to other California cities

Ranked by Crime Index — closest to Alameda.

Lodi59 DCarson58 DConcord58 DBakersfield57 DCosta Mesa57 DHawthorne57 D

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Frequently asked questions

Is Alameda safe?
Alameda has a Crime Index of 57 out of 100 (grade D — elevated risk) for 2025, based on FBI-reported violent and property crime rates relative to other US cities. That ranks it #135 of 175 cities in California by reported crime. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.
What does a "D" grade mean?
A "Elevated risk" grade means Alameda's severity-weighted crime rate falls in the 45–59 range on the Crime Index, out of a national distribution of every city we track for 2025. Grades are calibrated against the national distribution of every area we track for the same data year — they describe an area's relative standing, not an absolute promise. A "Very safe" grade means an area sits among the lowest-crime places in the country with usable data, not that nothing ever happens there.
What is the most common crime in Alameda?
The most frequently reported offense in Alameda for 2025 was larceny-theft, with 2,093 reported incidents. See the full breakdown by offense above for how violent and property crime compare to the US average.
Is crime in Alameda getting better or worse?
There isn't enough multi-year data to state a reliable trend for Alameda.
What are the odds of being a victim of crime in Alameda?
Based on 2025 reported rates, Alameda residents face roughly a 1 in 288 annual chance of a violent crime and about 1 in 28 for a property crime, calculated city-wide. Your individual risk varies widely by neighborhood, time of day, and circumstances.
How does Alameda compare to other US cities?
Alameda is safer than 23% of the 759 US cities we track for 2025, ranked by Crime Index. Its violent-crime rate is -20% vs the California average and its property-crime rate is 2.0× the California average.
Does reported crime equal real crime?
No. National research on the dark figure of crime estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime are never reported to police, so any index built on official statistics — including this one — measures a floor on real crime, not a ceiling. That's part of why the index leans most heavily on homicide, the category with the smallest reporting gap.
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