Crime in Berkeley, California: How Safe is Berkeley, California? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Berkeley, California a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Berkeley? What is the crime rate in Berkeley city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Berkeley, California is 112% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Berkeley is 13% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Berkeley is 131% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 229 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 22 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

6072

Violent : 537
Property : 5535

Total Crime

112% NAT. AVG.
92% STATE AVG.
4963 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

13% NAT. AVG.
1% STATE AVG.
438.9 (per 100k)

Property Crime

131% NAT. AVG.
112% STATE AVG.
4524.1 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 229

Property crime

1 in 22

Robbery

1 in 449

Burglary

1 in 154

Assault

1 in 586

Car Theft

1 in 153

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In California	2	2	6	1	15
In USA	249	199	346	247	88

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In California	35	33	10	58	35
In USA	725	284	80	1187	1000

Crime Type	Count	Berkeley	California	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	537	438.9	442.05	387.8
Murder	6	4.9	5.6	6.5
Robbery	274	224	113.61	73.9
Assault	210	171.6	288.68	279.7
Rape	47	38.4	34.16	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Berkeley	California	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	5535	4524.1	2138.93	1,958.2
Burglary	797	651.4	369.66	314.2
Larceny	3933	3214.7	1341.7	1,398
Car Theft	805	658	427.56	246