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El Dorado Hills, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

El Dorado Hills has an overall crime rate of 10 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in El Dorado Hills is 1 in 102. How does El Dorado Hills fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? El Dorado Hills's crime rate is lower than approximately 78% of California communities.

However, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to El Dorado Hills, and we found that the crime rate in El Dorado Hills is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means El Dorado Hills is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that El Dorado Hills's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in El Dorado Hills is one in 712.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in El Dorado Hills; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

El Dorado Hills Crime Data

total Crime Index

49

(100 is safest)


Safer than 49% of U.S. cities.

El Dorado Hills Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

71

425

496

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.40

8.41

9.81

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.4
4.99
National Median: 4
    El Dorado Hills
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 712

in El Dorado Hills

1 in 200

in California

El Dorado Hills Violent Crimes

Population: 50,547
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.41
23.43
National Median: 20
    El Dorado Hills
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 119

in El Dorado Hills

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 50,547
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

El Dorado Hills Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
10
84
National Median: 27.0
    El Dorado Hills
    California