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Novato Crime Rate Report (California)

Novato crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Novato for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Novato in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 36.15% and the city property crime rate in Novato was lower than the national property crime rate average by 15.72%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Novato was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 51.66% and the city property crime rate in Novato was lower than the property crime rate in California by 27.83%.

Property and Violent Crime
Novato Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Novato Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Novato Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault78
Arson15
Burglary31
Larceny and Theft557
Motor Vehicle Theft86
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape10
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)828
Property Crime674
Violent Crime109
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault120
Arson17
Burglary9
Larceny and Theft550
Motor Vehicle Theft120
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape14
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)833
Property Crime679
Violent Crime156

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Novato Property Crime

Novato Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Novato Crime 2025

Novato Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Novato Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Novato Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Novato, California crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Novato crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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