SACRAMENTO

Sacramento Crime News

Across Sacramento, coverage here takes in criminal activity, law enforcement operations, the justice system and public safety. This reporting tracks ongoing investigations and the institutions that manage them.


Violence

Live Poll

Do you feel safer in your community when police increase patrols during busy holiday weekends?

Violence

Sacramento to Boost Police Presence for Halloween

Authorities are increasing patrols downtown to ensure public safety through the busy holiday weekend.

Sacramento to Boost Police Presence for Halloween

Terrorism

Terrorism

California Man Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS

A Stockton resident faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting to attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group.

California Man Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS

Financial Crime

Live Poll

Do you trust that federal agencies are adequately preventing fraud in their outsourced contracting processes?

Financial Crime

Contractor Pleads Guilty in Postal Kickback Scheme

Ilya Zagaryuk admits to conspiring to pay illegal kickbacks to secure U.S. Postal Service repair contracts.

Contractor Pleads Guilty in Postal Kickback Scheme

Property Crime

Property Crime

Sacramento Court Sentences Man to Life for Arson

A judge handed down a 25-years-to-life sentence to a Sacramento man convicted of arson and first-degree burglary.


Accidents

Accidents

Pedestrian Dies in Sacramento Hit-and-Run Crash

A pedestrian was struck and killed by two separate vehicles on Florin Road early Wednesday morning.

Pedestrian Dies in Sacramento Hit-and-Run Crash

More in Crime

Sacramento reporting spans specific incidents, law enforcement policies, court cases and broader public safety initiatives. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. Changes in law enforcement oversight and updates to criminal statutes regularly shape the focus of this coverage. Public safety metrics and case backlogs serve as the primary factors driving the volume of these reports.