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.