Sacramento, California – The Sacramento Police Department’s latest statistics reveal that crime rates fell in every major category in 2025 compared to the year before. This means that both property and violent crimes fell across the city from one year to the next.
The data looks at crimes reported from 2024 and 2025 and shows that there were fewer crimes overall, even in categories that usually get the most calls. Property offenses are still the most common type of crime in Sacramento, although they saw some of the biggest declines.
The number of larceny-theft cases dropped from 8,673 in 2024 to 7,699 in 2025, which is an 11.2% drop. The number of stolen cars went down even more, from 2,721 to 2,257, a decline of 17.1%. Burglary also went down, by 12.5% from 2,363 cases to 2,068 cases.
Police officials said the drops are the result of sustained success rather than a single factor. They pointed to a combination of enforcement techniques, investigation effort, and community collaboration.
Officer Allison Smith of the Sacramento Police Department said that the department is always looking for methods to make the public safer while still working efficiently.
“We’re always looking for the next innovative option that will help us keep our city safer and in a more efficient way,” said Sacramento Police Officer Allison Smith.
“Reduction in crime is multifaceted. It comes from the work that we do as a police department, but also how we continue to build trust and work with our community.”
There were also steady drops in the number of violent crimes. There were 2,750 aggravated assaults in 2024, but only 2,448 in 2025, a drop of 11.0%. Reports of robbery went down by 12.4%, from 1,015 cases to 889. These crimes happen less often than property crimes, but the drops signal that there are fewer confrontational situations in the city as a whole compared to the previous year.
The most serious and least prevalent crimes also went down a little. There were 115 reported rapes in 2024 and 109 in 2025, a drop of 5.2%. There were 45 homicides, which is a 6.7% drop. The police noted that even slight drops in these categories are important because of how serious the crimes are and how they affect families and neighborhoods.
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The Sacramento Police Department said that part of the overall drop was due to more use of technology and data-driven policing. The City’s Public Safety Camera Network and ShotSpotter, a technology that can find gunfire, were mentioned as tools that help cops respond faster and support investigations. Officials noted that these technologies don’t replace traditional police; instead, they work with it to let cops focus on preventive and follow-up work.
The comparison at the end of the year reveals that crime rates fell in more than one area, including both high-volume property crimes and more serious violent crimes. The police pointed out that improvement can only continue if they keep working with people, businesses, and community groups, as well as doing proactive patrols and targeted enforcement.
Officials warned that crime rates can change over time, but the numbers for 2025 show that crime is generally going down in Sacramento. The department said it will keep looking at techniques and using data to make decisions in order to keep the downward trend going in the years to come.