Photo: The original uploader was Griffin5 at English Wikipedia. · Public domainRecorded crime per resident in West Sacramento rose 42% from 2023 to 2025
Out of every 1,000 residents, 2.8 violent crimes and 14.2 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 4.9 and 21.4 in the rest of California. All told, West Sacramento grades C+ for safety (#155 of 416 graded towns in California): more crime per resident than 65% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. What’s more, violent crime here is higher than in 70% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 62%.
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 West Sacramento
West Sacramento reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 California towns on West Sacramento’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Sacramento (D). Neighbors ↓
Among California towns, closer to the middle
California’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so West Sacramento’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 63% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 35% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
A job center
West Sacramento has 34,485 jobs based in town for 56,216 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose 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 West Sacramento’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; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (14.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Sacramento property | Rest of California property | West Sacramento violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.0 | 24.8 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 12.0 | 25.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 13.7 | 20.8 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose 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 | West Sacramento | Rest of California | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Sacramento’s police reported 471 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in West Sacramento 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 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,140 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.
185 violent and 955 property, as reported to the FBI by West Sacramento’s police.
28 people died in crashes on West Sacramento’s roads in 2019–2023
West Sacramento had 26 fatal crashes in five years, in which 28 people died; 10 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 10.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for California towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.6, 231 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.
West Sacramento and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sacramento | C+ | 2.8 | 14.2 |
| Sacramento | D | 7.6 | 25.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sacramento | C+ | 2.8 | 14.2 |
| Lincoln | A− | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| Fountain Valley | C+ | 1.6 | 18.3 |
| Placentia | C | 2.9 | 15.0 |
| San Jacinto | C | 3.3 | 18.1 |
| Monterey Park | C− | 2.9 | 20.7 |
The five graded California towns closest to West Sacramento’s population (56,216), 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 West Sacramento. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against West Sacramento’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (56,549 in 2025); our figure for West Sacramento is 56,216 (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 West Sacramento
Is West Sacramento, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Sacramento reports more crime per resident than 65% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #155 of 416 in California. Its police reported 2.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in West Sacramento?
2.8 violent and 14.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.9 and 21.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in West Sacramento in 2025?
West Sacramento’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is West Sacramento safer than Sacramento?
Sacramento reports more crime per resident than West Sacramento: Sacramento grades D for safety and West Sacramento C+. Sacramento’s police reported 7.6 violent and 25.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Sacramento?
West Sacramento’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Sacramento”. 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.