Burglary Cases in Napa, CA Rose in 2020
Burglary – defined as the unlawful entry of a structure, such as a home or business, to commit a theft or felony – is the most serious nonviolent offense tracked by the FBI. There were just over 1 million burglaries reported in the United States in 2020, a 7% decline from the previous year.
Most burglaries in the U.S. are committed in residential properties, and more often during the day than at night. These crimes are typically committed for monetary gain and result in billions of dollars in stolen property each year. Not only do victims of burglaries typically suffer material loss, but they can also be impacted psychologically. Many burglary victims have reported heightened anxiety, difficulty sleeping, feelings of vulnerability, and even post-traumatic stress disorder in some cases.
While burglary rates have been declining in most of the country, some major metropolitan areas are bucking the national trend, reporting a year-over-year uptick in break-ins.
In the Napa metro area, located in California, the total number of burglaries climbed by 32.2% – from 395 in 2019 to 522 in 2020. The resulting increase in the area’s population-adjusted burglary rate was one of the largest of any U.S. metro areas.
The reported burglary rate in Napa rose by 97.4 incidents for every 100,000 people from 2019 to 2020. Due in part to the increase, the metro area’s burglary rate of 383 reported incidents per 100,000 people is higher than the national rate of 314 burglaries per 100,000 people.
All crime data used in this story is from the FBI’s 2019 and 2020 Uniform Crime Reports. We considered all U.S. metropolitan areas for which the boundaries defined by the FBI match the boundaries as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
RankMetro area1-yr. increase in burglary rate (burglaries per 100k people)Burglaries per 100k people, 2020Total burglaries, 2020Total burglaries, 20191Bismarck, ND206.6470.46103402Fargo, ND-MN178.8648.61,6111,1643Decatur, IL156.5658.96775204Rapid City, SD124.1616.58876935Grand Junction, CO121.0487.37515626Kennewick-Richland, WA121.0435.31,3239457Yakima, WA112.9566.21,4201,1408Boulder, CO101.3405.21,3289999Napa, CA97.4382.552239510Dubuque, IA87.6273.726718011Danville, IL87.0880.465860212Longview, WA78.8392.143634313Eau Claire, WI78.4328.255842314Billings, MT75.3472.586872115Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL73.8493.91,8661,59616Cedar Rapids, IA65.9465.91,2781,09117Bowling Green, KY60.5420.576364518Pocatello, ID60.3360.834928819San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA59.243920,76118,00420Idaho Falls, ID52.834553444321Niles, MI43.3371.156650322El Centro, CA39.9484.787380623Syracuse, NY39.6291.51,8741,62624Owensboro, KY38.8449.853949025Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT37.9234.72,3811,99926Greeley, CO34.925383870127Waco, TX31.1483.81,3321,23428Madison, WI30.8290.71,9511,73329Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA28.2572.13,2773,06630Ithaca, NY28.0220.522419731Enid, OK27.6703.943041132Sioux Falls, SD26.1395.61,08099333Bangor, ME24.5170.626022134Hanford-Corcoran, CA24.3297.745141035Tyler, TX23.5423.799492636San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA23.4369.17,3386,92337Lewiston, ID-WA23.2400.425423938Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX22.8336.67,6876,95839Bend, OR22.7196.839734140Appleton, WI22.0133.431926641Bellingham, WA21.9381.888582142Pueblo, CO18.7660.41,1121,07743Fairbanks, AK17.0546.718017844Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN16.7320.36,3075,89645St. Joseph, MO-KS16.1558.769868546Oshkosh-Neenah, WI15.7213.636833947Green Bay, WI15.5146.447542348Colorado Springs, CO15.3412.83,1062,97249Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA12.6259.41,2721,22850Wenatchee, WA7.2197239229
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