Sonoma County Crime Map

California · October 2026 · updated 2026-11-12

October 2026	271 incidents
2026 YTD	3,150 incidents through October
2025 (full year)	4,186 incidents
Full archive	161,515 incidents (2002–2026)

Source: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office open data.

About crime in Sonoma County

Latest available snapshot. Sonoma County has 271 incidents for October 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.

Year-over-year context

Sonoma County recorded 4,205 incidents in 2024 and 4,186 in 2025, a 0.5% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

2025 category breakdown

Other	1,793
Assault	693
Theft	612
Fraud	397
Burglary	314
Vandalism	238
Sexual assault	90
Robbery	23

Across 2002–2026, the current archive contains 161,515 incidents for Sonoma County. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

Sonoma County crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-04 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. Sonoma County recorded 4,186 police-reported incidents in 2025, with data through November 2026. Other was the most common category at 1,793 incidents, 42.8% of the total, followed by Assault with 693 and Theft with 612. Santa Rosa led neighborhoods with 1,116 incidents. The 2025 total was down 0.5% from 4,205 in 2024, while January–October 2026 was down 10.3% from the same months in 2025.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps shows police-reported incidents in Sonoma County, California, mapped from open data published by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. The current display covers calendar year 2025, with 4,186 police-reported incidents in that 12-month period. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault plus robbery plus shooting plus homicide, totaled 811 in 2025, or 19.4% of the period total.

Across 55 named neighborhoods, Santa Rosa recorded 1,116 incidents in 2025, followed by Sonoma with 609 and Windsor with 578. The archive behind the map holds 161,515 incidents from 2002 to 2026 combined, while the display data is current through November 2026. Users can explore the 2025 breakdown by category and neighborhood in detail to see where reports were filed during the complete year.

Recent trend

Sonoma County's annual total was essentially flat between two complete years, slipping 0.5% from 4,205 incidents in 2024 to 4,186 in 2025. That steadiness follows a recent rebound from 3,158 in 2021 to 3,567 in 2022, 4,118 in 2023 and 4,205 in 2024. For the current partial year, January–October 2026 recorded 3,150 incidents, down 10.3% from 3,513 in the same months of 2025. Data is current through November 2026, with 2026 still incomplete and shown separately from the complete-year series. The 2020 total of 4,278 provides earlier complete-year context.

Category breakdown

In 2025, Other was the largest category in Sonoma County with 1,793 incidents, or 42.8% of the 4,186 total. The source groups many incident types under Other, including Other crime with 1,022 reports, or 24.4% of the total, and Drugs with 582 reports, or 13.9%. Weapons offenses accounted for 101 reports, or 2.4%, and Impaired & dangerous driving for 88, or 2.1%. The next largest specific categories were Assault with 693 incidents, or 16.6%, and Theft with 612 incidents, or 14.6%. Fraud followed with 397 reports, Burglary with 314 and Vandalism with 238, completing the 2025 distribution shown on the map.

Where incidents concentrate

In 2025, Santa Rosa led neighborhood counts with 1,116 incidents, or 26.7% of the Sonoma County total, followed by Sonoma with 609 incidents, or 14.5%, and Windsor with 578 incidents, or 13.8%. Bellevue ranked fourth with 355 incidents, or 8.5%, and Guerneville fifth with 214 incidents, or 5.1%. These totals are reported across 55 named neighborhoods and reflect where incidents were recorded. Counts follow where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score and do not adjust for daily population or foot traffic.

What this means

Sonoma County's 2025 picture is shaped by 4,186 incidents concentrated in a few places and categories. Other accounted for 1,793 reports, or 42.8%, outpacing Assault with 693, or 16.6%, and Theft with 612, or 14.6%. Santa Rosa alone recorded 1,116 incidents, or 26.7%, while Sonoma added 609, or 14.5%, and Windsor 578, or 13.8%. Against the long series, 2025's 4,186 sits close to 4,205 in 2024 and 4,118 in 2023, well below 9,608 in 2003 and 9,493 in 2004.

FAQ

How many crimes were reported in Sonoma County in 2025?
Sonoma County had 4,186 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That includes 811 violent-category incidents, or 19.4% of the total, covering assault, sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide in 2025. The full archive from 2002 to 2026 holds 161,515 incidents.

What was the most common crime type in Sonoma County in 2025?
Other was the most reported category in 2025 with 1,793 incidents, or 42.8% of the total. The source groups several types under Other, led by other crime with 1,022 incidents and drugs with 582 incidents, plus weapons offenses with 101 and impaired and dangerous driving with 88. Assault was next at 693 incidents.

Did reported crime go up or down between 2024 and 2025?
Reported incidents eased from 4,205 in 2024 to 4,186 in 2025, a change of -0.5% across two consecutive complete calendar years. For context, the series shows 3,567 in 2022, 4,118 in 2023 and 4,205 in 2024, all complete years with 12 months of data. January–October 2026 recorded 3,150 incidents versus 3,513 in the same months of 2025.

Which neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
Of 55 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025, Santa Rosa led with 1,116 incidents, or 26.7% of the total, followed by Sonoma with 609 incidents and Windsor with 578 incidents. Bellevue recorded 355 incidents and Guerneville recorded 214 incidents. Petaluma had 139 incidents, while El Verano and Forestville added 99 and 91 incidents.

Where does the Sonoma County crime data come from?
The figures for Sonoma County come from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. Its 2025 release accounts for 4,186 police-reported incidents across 12 months with data, including 612 theft incidents and 397 fraud incidents. The combined archive from 2002 to 2026 holds 161,515 incidents with 0 undated incidents.

How current is the Sonoma County crime data?
The dataset is current through November 2026. The headline total uses complete calendar year 2025 with 4,186 incidents over 12 months. More recent data are partial: 2026 shows 3,175 incidents across 11 months, and January–October 2026 recorded 3,150 incidents compared with 3,513 in the same months of 2025.

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