The crime rate in Petaluma is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Petaluma is 1 in 65. Based on FBI crime data, Petaluma is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to California, Petaluma has a crime rate that is higher than 48% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Petaluma has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Petaluma is actually safer than most according to 蘑菇视频's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data. The crime data that 蘑菇视频 used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 18,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined. Now let us turn to take a look at how Petaluma 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 Petaluma. From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Petaluma occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Petaluma; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 361. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants. 蘑菇视频's analysis also reveals that Petaluma's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Petaluma 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 Petaluma is one in 79.