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San Lorenzo, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate of 28 per one thousand residents, San Lorenzo has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 36. Within California, more than 87% of the communities have a lower crime rate than San Lorenzo.

Importantly, when you compare San Lorenzo to other communities of similar population, then San Lorenzo crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how San Lorenzo does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how San Lorenzo does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in San Lorenzo.

For San Lorenzo, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in San Lorenzo is one in 144.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that San Lorenzo's rate for property crime is 21 per one thousand population. This makes San Lorenzo a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in San Lorenzo is one in 49.

Importantly, we found that San Lorenzo has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in San Lorenzo is one in 139.

San Lorenzo Crime Data

total Crime Index

9

(100 is safest)


Safer than 9% of U.S. cities.

San Lorenzo Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

206

609

815

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

6.96

20.59

27.55

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
6.96
4.86
National Median: 4
    San Lorenzo
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 144

in San Lorenzo

1 in 206

in California

San Lorenzo Violent Crimes

Population: 29,581
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
20.59
20.78
National Median: 18
    San Lorenzo
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 49

in San Lorenzo

1 in 48

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 29,581
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

San Lorenzo Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
294
77
National Median: 24.5
    San Lorenzo
    California