Is Sacramento Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Sacramento

It honestly depends on where in Sacramento you’ll be. West/central Sacramento is pretty dangerous overall, and you’ll typically see weird stuff on the light rails (buses are def better than light rails if you can manage that). North east part is a lot better, but you definitely still get a bit of crime and break ins. I like to have the citizen app so that I know what’s going on in the area. I would recommend not being in downtown at night, or if you are stay to the main roads. And 99% of the time if there’s someone trying to talk to you or anything they’ll stop if you just don’t look at or say anytning to them and carry on with whatever you’re doing (only had like two people that didn’t just move on when they realized I would look or talk to them.) It’s when you acknowledge them that things can go south I’ve noticed. Basically plan day stuff, and if you want to do stuff in downtown at night make sure you take a bus that’s in a public area if you don’t have a car. Light rails work and are fast, but they rarely have security, so it’s a gamble.

I dont believe you’ll be likely to run into any problems, likely some catcalling, unfortunately sometimes men get handsy. I believe for the most part as long as you are aware of you’re surroundings and careful you are pretty unlikely to run into any serious issues. Sacramento is fun and lively! especially downtown there lots of food bars and clubs and much amazing food! I recommend hanging out in midtown.

Sacramento is fairly safe during the day but is a hotspot for sexual trafficking which makes it feel unsafe. Generally, in the downtown area, you’ll be safe but would want to be mindful of being alone at night.

I think it is very safe overall! It depends on the exact part of town, of course downtown may have more homeless and sketchy people but I never feel unsafe out in public or that I will have my possessions tampered with.

Sacramento has changed in the past 10 years.. as a teen I used to travel via the light rail , by foot and by bike at all hours of the night and I felt safe. I think when you see someone that wants to talk, being non-approachable makes for less interactions (walk with confidence, keep your shoulders and head up, do not have music in your ears loud enough to not be situationally aware) don’t entertain any side remarks someone might make passing by them, do not stop until you get to your destination. I am saying all this from my experience downtown. Now in the past 3 years I have probably been downtown maybe 10 times. I love love love the American and Sacramento Rivers that pass through the city. There is so much culture and community here and you can most likely find your hub of people when you come here as there are people from every corner of the Earth here in Sacramento.

Definitely some issues as most industrial California cities go. Downtown isn’t safe after dark, but a lot of the suburbs are safe after dark. Depends greatly on the neighbourhood. Public transport isn’t good

Downton and Midtown have a lot of theft but I feel safe from violent crimes. Watch your surroundings as I've had a few instances where men say/ do derogatory things in front of me but luckily there was no physical interaction.

In general, it is a safe city. I would take precautions and keep valuables in front pockets and to be vigilant. There are some areas that are safer than others. Some downtown areas can feel a little sketchy, whereas Midtown feels almost residential. There is a very high homeless population and have camps around the city. Some are agitated and combative but are harmless for the most part. The biggest issue they pose is drugs and theft from yards (bikes). There have been multiple women reporting roofying at some of the nightclubs- Faces, I think? Be extra vigilant with drivers and cyclists. Neither truly abide by traffic laws – especially at stop signs. They run a lot of red lights- so look both ways twice. And if you are driving, it’s best to wait a few seconds even after YOU get the green light.

I feel like you have to be paying attention, not walking around with AirPods and staring at your phone. 95% of the time you’ll be fine especially during the day. But the frequency of harassment has gone up. I am always ready to cross the street, walk into a store, etc. I don’t use public transportation so I can’t comment on that.

Sacramento is moderately safe, depending on where you go. If you are visiting Midtown, you’ll be fine for the most part because there’s a lot of hip happening places, restaurants, bars, etc. but I would be careful in Downtown and even in Old Sac (which is one of our most touristy areas) because there’s a lot of sketchy people there