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Petaluma Crime Rate Report (California)

Petaluma 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 Petaluma for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Petaluma in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 30.52% and the city property crime rate in Petaluma was lower than the national property crime rate average by 22.66%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Petaluma was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 47.39% and the city property crime rate in Petaluma was lower than the property crime rate in California by 33.77%.

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

Petaluma Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault77
Arson9
Burglary66
Larceny and Theft562
Motor Vehicle Theft76
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape34
Robbery24
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)829
Property Crime704
Violent Crime135
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault111
Arson8
Burglary27
Larceny and Theft440
Motor Vehicle Theft71
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape29
Robbery29
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)664
Property Crime539
Violent Crime169

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Petaluma Property Crime

Petaluma Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Petaluma Crime 2025

Petaluma Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Petaluma Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Petaluma Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Petaluma, 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 Petaluma 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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