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Walnut Creek Crime Rate Report (California)

Walnut Creek crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Walnut Creek for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Walnut Creek in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 36.35% and the city property crime rate in Walnut Creek was higher than the national property crime rate average by 56.34%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Walnut Creek was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 51.81% and the city property crime rate in Walnut Creek was higher than the property crime rate in California by 33.89%.

Property and Violent Crime
Walnut Creek Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Walnut Creek Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Walnut Creek Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault94
Arson1
Burglary223
Larceny and Theft1,339
Motor Vehicle Theft141
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape16
Robbery37
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,826
Property Crime1,703
Violent Crime148
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault120
Arson2
Burglary221
Larceny and Theft1,403
Motor Vehicle Theft145
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape18
Robbery52
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,891
Property Crime1,768
Violent Crime191

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Walnut Creek Property Crime

Walnut Creek Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Walnut Creek Crime 2025

Walnut Creek Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Walnut Creek Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Walnut Creek Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 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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