Data through Aug 2026 (Fresno) and Jul 2026 (Sacramento), FBI
Fresno vs Sacramento crime rates
Fresno and Sacramento had about the same violent crime rate over each one’s latest 12 months (to Aug 2026 for Fresno and Jul 2026 for Sacramento): 652 and 668 per 100,000 residents a year. Fresno’s property crime rate was 20% higher than Sacramento’s over the same period: 2,471 against 2,055 per 100,000 residents a year. Fresno recorded 26 homicides (4.7 per 100,000 residents) and Sacramento 22 (4.1). Over the same period violent crime was down 12% in Fresno and down 9% in Sacramento, each against its own previous 12 months.
Side by side
per 100k, per year| Measure | Fresno, CAcity, California | Sacramento, CAcity, California |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 652 | 668 |
| Property crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 2,471 | 2,055 |
| Homicidescount in the period | 264.7 per 100k | 224.1 per 100k |
| Violent crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −12% | −9% |
| Property crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −10% | −16% |
| Residents | 551,969 | 538,389 |
| Period | 12 months to Aug 2026 | 12 months to Jul 2026 |
| Source | Fresno Police Departmentas reported to the FBI | Sacramento Police Departmentas reported to the FBI |
Violent crime, month by month
Each line has its own scale, so read the direction, not the height; the table above has the rates.
Robbery and theft
| Offense | Fresno | Sacramento |
|---|---|---|
| Robberytaken by force or threat | 828150 per 100k | 785146 per 100k |
| Burglaryentering a home or business to steal | 1,588288 per 100k | 2,073385 per 100k |
| Theft from vehiclesitems or parts taken from a vehicle | 3,633658 per 100k | 2,294426 per 100k |
| Other theftshoplifting, pickpocketing and the rest | 6,2221,127 per 100k | 4,565848 per 100k |
Counts over each period.
The FBI cautions against ranking or comparing places on these numbers alone: how dense a place is, its economy, how often residents report crime and how each agency records it all shape them. How to read crime numbers
What this comparison does not measure
read before deciding- These are crimes reported to the police. In the federal victim survey for 2024, about half of violent crime (47.9%, homicide aside) and under a third of property crime (30.5%) was reported, and that share can differ from one city to another.
- The two periods are not the same months: Fresno’s figures run to Aug 2026 and Sacramento’s to Jul 2026, the latest each agency has reported in full.
- City limits are drawn differently: one city may take in suburbs and open land that another leaves to its neighbors, and that alone moves a citywide rate. A citywide figure says little about any one neighborhood.
More on each place
full pagesSource and dates
FBI Crime Data Explorer- Fresno, CA
- Fresno Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Aug 2026; 551,969 residents.
- Sacramento, CA
- Sacramento Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Jul 2026; 538,389 residents.
- How we count
- Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson, the FBI’s definitions for every agency. Methodology