Remar Bakery · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime per resident in Emeryville runs higher than in almost every U.S. town
Out of every 1,000 residents, 11.6 violent crimes and 132.7 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 4.8 and 21.3 in the rest of California. The rate the grade counts dropped 46% from 2023 to 2025. Its Safety Grade is D−, on crimes Emeryville’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #414 of 416 graded towns in California. Violent crime here is higher than in 99% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 100%.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CA” is every other California city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Emeryville
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 California towns on Emeryville’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Berkeley (D−), Oakland (D−). Neighbors ↓
A job center
Emeryville has 20,628 jobs based in town for 13,251 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Emeryville’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Emeryville property | Rest of California property | Emeryville violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 150.8 | 24.8 | 11.1 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 172.9 | 24.9 | 15.1 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 134.9 | 20.8 | 12.3 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 94.3 | 18.4 | 7.7 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of California.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Emeryville | Rest of California | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Emeryville’s police reported 460 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.8 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Emeryville per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 8 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,446 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
109 violent and 1,337 property, as reported to the FBI by Emeryville’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Emeryville’s roads in 2019–2023
Emeryville had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 1 was a pedestrian. Most of these deaths (6 of 6) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for California towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Emeryville’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Emeryville’s own rate (9.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Emeryville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeryville | D− | 11.6 | 132.7 |
| Oakland | D− | 23.3 | 74.9 |
| Berkeley | D− | 6.5 | 50.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emeryville | D− | 11.6 | 132.7 |
| Avenal | B− | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Kingsburg | B− | 1.6 | 12.5 |
| Susanville | C− | 6.6 | 10.8 |
| California City | C− | 5.7 | 15.8 |
| Hawaiian Gardens | D | 6.3 | 19.9 |
The five graded California towns closest to Emeryville’s population (13,251), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Emeryville. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Emeryville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (14,177 in 2025); our figure for Emeryville is 13,251 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Emeryville
Is Emeryville, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Emeryville reports more crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #414 of 416 in California. Its police reported 11.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.8 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Emeryville?
11.6 violent and 132.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.8 and 21.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Emeryville safer than Oakland?
Oakland reports more crime per resident than Emeryville: Oakland grades D− for safety and Emeryville D−. Oakland’s police reported 23.3 violent and 74.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Emeryville?
Emeryville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Emeryville”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.