Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.0Rio Linda is policed by the county: what that means
A 10-mile radius takes in 3 places that are graded. Rio Linda has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Sacramento County. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Rio Linda alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Citrus Heights (C−), 8 miles away.
What stands out about safety in Rio Linda
Policed by the county
Rio Linda is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Rio Linda. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest California towns with their own police figures are Citrus Heights (C−, 8 mi), Sacramento (D, 8 mi), Roseville (C+, 9 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Rio Linda. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Sacramento County without police of their own, which include Rio Linda.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest California towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Heights | C− | 8 mi | 4.1 | 20.2 |
| Sacramento | D | 8 mi | 7.6 | 25.6 |
| Roseville | C+ | 9 mi | 2.2 | 13.7 |
| West Sacramento | C+ | 11 mi | 2.8 | 14.2 |
| Rocklin | B | 13 mi | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| Rancho Cordova | C− | 13 mi | 4.6 | 19.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Rio Linda. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Rio Linda.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
15 people died in crashes on Rio Linda’s roads in 2019–2023
Rio Linda had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 18.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for California towns of 5,000–25,000 people (5.6, 355 towns).
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.
Rio Linda and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClellan Park | — | — | — |
| Elverta | — | — | — |
| Sacramento | D | 7.6 | 25.6 |
| North Highlands | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. McClellan Park, Elverta and North Highlands are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Rio Linda
Is Rio Linda, CA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Rio Linda. The nearest California towns with a grade are Citrus Heights (C−, 8 mi), Sacramento (D, 8 mi), Roseville (C+, 9 mi).
Who polices Rio Linda?
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Rio Linda is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Sacramento County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Rio Linda.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.