Crime Rates and Safety in California

California's crime landscape varies dramatically, from some of the safest suburbs in the country to cities with violent crime rates well above the national average. Coastal cities and inland communities often tell very different stories.

376 cities tracked. 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Report data.

Avg Violent Crime Rate

334per 100K (below national avg of 363.8)

Avg Property Crime Rate

2099per 100K (above national avg of 1,832.3)

All 376 Cities in California

City	Grade	Population	Percentile
Los Angeles	D	3,869,089	16%
San Diego	D	1,406,106	15%
San Jose	D-	989,814	12%
San Francisco	F	826,079	7%
Fresno	D+	555,549	21%
Sacramento	D+	536,449	22%
Long Beach	D+	450,469	22%
Oakland	F	440,838	9%
Bakersfield	D	422,165	18%
Anaheim	C-	341,008	30%
Stockton	D+	324,597	20%
Riverside	C-	323,057	29%
Irvine	D-	318,764	14%
Santa Ana	D-	315,586	10%
Chula Vista	C-	275,533	27%
Santa Clarita	D+	228,430	21%
Fremont	D-	226,442	12%
San Bernardino	D+	222,044	23%
Fontana	D	221,223	16%
Modesto	D	219,652	16%
Moreno Valley	D-	214,263	13%
Oxnard	F	199,651	9%
Huntington Beach	D	191,451	16%
Glendale	D-	187,160	12%
Ontario	D+	187,013	21%
Elk Grove	C-	185,007	29%
Santa Rosa	D+	179,437	20%
Rancho Cucamonga	D	177,856	18%
Oceanside	D	170,483	19%
Garden Grove	D+	170,455	22%
Lancaster	C-	170,084	26%
Roseville	D	167,302	20%
Palmdale	D+	161,845	22%
Corona	C	161,734	33%
Salinas	D+	159,134	21%
Hayward	D	157,113	17%
Sunnyvale	D	156,577	19%
Pomona	D	147,807	17%
Visalia	D	146,541	20%
Escondido	D-	146,030	14%
Victorville	C	141,395	37%
Fullerton	D+	138,675	25%
Torrance	C	138,391	35%
Orange	D+	138,365	20%
Pasadena	D+	135,804	22%
Santa Clara	D+	133,446	21%
Clovis	D	129,347	16%
Simi Valley	C-	124,861	28%
Vallejo	C	123,287	36%
Concord	D-	123,261	14%
Fairfield	C	122,489	30%
Thousand Oaks	D	122,230	18%
Berkeley	C	121,911	36%
Antioch	D-	118,958	13%
Menifee	D-	118,592	15%
Temecula	D-	114,865	14%
Richmond	C-	114,861	28%
Murrieta	D+	114,124	25%
Carlsbad	D+	112,260	21%
Santa Maria	D+	111,390	24%
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	C-	109,914	28%
Costa Mesa	D-	108,881	12%
Downey	D-	108,468	14%
Jurupa Valley	C-	107,311	29%
Rialto	D	106,554	18%
West Covina	D	105,301	15%
Chico	C	105,081	33%
El Monte	D-	105,075	14%
Vacaville	C	103,850	33%
San Mateo	C	103,337	30%
Burbank	C-	102,988	26%
Hesperia	D	102,605	19%
Tracy	C	101,901	34%
El Cajon	C	101,755	31%
Inglewood	C	101,662	34%
Daly City	D-	101,261	15%
Merced	C-	99,724	28%
Vista	C	98,274	35%
Norwalk	D-	97,104	13%
Chino	D	96,957	20%
Manteca	D+	96,693	22%
San Marcos	D+	94,908	24%
Indio	D-	94,269	13%
Redding	D+	94,092	22%
Hemet	D-	93,649	14%
Folsom	C-	91,983	26%
Carson	C-	90,808	29%
Compton	D	90,500	16%
Mission Viejo	D	90,484	19%
Santa Monica	D	90,082	19%
South Gate	D-	90,071	13%
Westminster	D+	88,966	23%
Rancho Cordova	D	87,554	17%
Santa Barbara	D-	86,422	13%
Citrus Heights	D+	86,348	24%
Lake Forest	D-	86,333	15%
San Ramon	D	86,209	16%
Whittier	D-	85,815	14%
Mountain View	D-	85,438	15%
San Leandro	D+	85,353	23%
Livermore	D	83,457	16%
Perris	C-	83,237	30%
Hawthorne	D+	82,741	20%
Redwood City	C	82,178	32%
Newport Beach	D-	81,977	15%
Buena Park	D	81,741	18%
Alhambra	D-	79,820	14%
Upland	C-	79,446	28%
Milpitas	C	78,596	38%
Lakewood	C-	78,010	28%
Tustin	C-	77,843	29%
Pittsburg	C	77,542	33%
Chino Hills	D+	77,519	24%
Alameda	C	76,876	34%
Rocklin	D	76,821	17%
Napa	C	76,562	31%
Apple Valley	C-	75,247	29%
Lake Elsinore	C	75,067	32%
Bellflower	C-	74,719	29%
Pleasanton	D	74,556	18%
Redlands	C	74,128	32%
Tulare	C	73,907	33%
Turlock	C	72,864	37%
Dublin	D-	71,602	13%
Eastvale	D	70,594	17%
Walnut Creek	D	70,012	17%
Yuba City	C	69,485	35%
Lodi	C-	69,100	28%
Madera	D+	69,017	23%
Baldwin Park	C-	68,880	27%
Camarillo	C	68,652	37%
Palo Alto	D-	67,609	15%
Redondo Beach	D+	67,281	23%
Brentwood	D	66,607	16%
Davis	C	66,110	36%
Yorba Linda	D	65,632	19%
Union City	C-	65,282	27%
South San Francisco	D	64,941	18%
Laguna Niguel	D	64,107	18%
Lynwood	D	63,512	17%
Porterville	D	63,088	18%
Woodland	D-	62,513	15%
Hanford	D+	62,229	24%
San Clemente	D	62,226	16%
Santa Cruz	D+	61,797	25%
La Habra	D+	60,908	23%
Beaumont	D	60,835	18%
Gilroy	D-	60,764	12%
Encinitas	D+	60,736	25%
Montebello	D-	60,693	15%
La Mesa	C	59,914	33%
Petaluma	D	59,688	16%
San Rafael	D+	59,410	24%
Pico Rivera	C-	58,915	27%
Gardena	C-	58,460	28%
Cupertino	D-	58,333	13%
Santee	C-	58,205	27%
National City	C	57,807	32%
Highland	C-	57,614	30%
Monterey Park	C-	57,457	26%
Lincoln	C	57,367	32%
West Sacramento	D-	56,216	15%
San Jacinto	D	56,014	19%
Fountain Valley	C-	55,508	28%
Yucaipa	D+	54,953	24%
Placentia	C	54,911	34%
Arcadia	C	54,117	33%
Colton	D+	53,383	22%
Palm Desert	C-	53,259	30%
Cathedral City	D-	52,375	13%
Delano	D+	52,334	23%
Novato	D-	51,947	14%
Diamond Bar	C-	51,884	26%
Huntington Park	D+	51,544	22%
Paramount	D+	50,755	20%
Watsonville	D-	50,716	14%
San Luis Obispo	D+	50,636	22%
Aliso Viejo	C	49,844	39%
Glendora	D	49,671	18%
Los Banos	D	49,614	19%
Rosemead	D	49,410	19%
Covina	C-	49,404	26%
Poway	D	49,180	17%
Ceres	D+	48,982	20%
Cypress	C-	48,781	27%
Newark	D	47,895	19%
Oakley	D-	47,583	14%
Azusa	C	47,447	32%
Brea	D-	47,260	12%
Cerritos	D+	46,367	24%
La Mirada	D-	45,952	14%
Rancho Santa Margarita	C	45,779	37%
Hollister	C	45,695	37%
Morgan Hill	D-	45,625	14%
Coachella	C-	45,411	27%
Palm Springs	C-	45,315	27%
Rohnert Park	D+	44,811	25%
El Centro	C+	44,382	41%
Lompoc	D	43,315	18%
Danville	C	43,302	38%
Lathrop	C	42,783	31%
Campbell	D+	42,490	23%
San Bruno	D	42,305	18%
Stanton	C	40,161	34%
Rancho Palos Verdes	D	39,654	19%
Culver City	D+	39,452	22%
La Quinta	C	39,440	37%
Adelanto	C+	38,798	41%
Calexico	D+	38,623	24%
Monrovia	D-	38,264	15%
San Gabriel	C	38,186	35%
Wildomar	D+	37,889	23%
Montclair	C-	37,563	28%
Bell Gardens	C+	37,367	41%
Pacifica	D+	36,890	24%
Martinez	D	36,849	17%
La Puente	D+	36,423	24%
Claremont	C+	35,838	43%
Temple City	C	35,125	31%
San Juan Capistrano	C-	35,119	28%
Moorpark	D-	35,023	13%
West Hollywood	D	34,231	18%
Pleasant Hill	C-	34,017	27%
Desert Hot Springs	D-	34,009	15%
Manhattan Beach	D	33,122	19%
San Dimas	D	32,978	20%
Menlo Park	D	32,713	15%
Los Gatos	D+	32,576	20%
Foster City	C-	32,411	26%
Goleta	C	32,401	33%
Dana Point	D+	32,232	20%
Atwater	D-	32,133	14%
Burlingame	D	31,929	18%
Banning	D	31,852	19%
Santa Paula	D	31,774	19%
San Pablo	D	31,678	19%
Seaside	C-	31,636	26%
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	C	31,626	31%
Bell	C-	31,625	30%
Los Altos	C	30,965	37%
Beverly Hills	D-	30,764	13%
Saratoga	C-	30,418	28%
La Verne	C+	30,178	43%
Laguna Hills	D	30,020	17%
Lawndale	C+	29,892	41%
Atascadero	D	29,464	18%
Suisun City	D+	29,454	22%
San Carlos	C+	29,261	44%
Monterey	D	28,953	19%
East Palo Alto	D+	28,872	22%
Belmont	C-	28,752	26%
Ridgecrest	C-	28,333	26%
Brawley	C-	28,008	29%
Lemon Grove	C	27,936	36%
Walnut	C+	27,316	40%
Lemoore	D	27,291	16%
Sanger	C-	27,228	28%
Reedley	D	26,982	19%
Galt	D	26,964	18%
Patterson	D	26,587	18%
Riverbank	C-	26,557	28%
Wasco	C	26,525	36%
Benicia	C	26,401	34%
Soledad	D+	26,357	21%
Hercules	D	26,326	17%
El Cerrito	C+	26,121	43%
Dinuba	C-	25,949	25%
Twentynine Palms	C+	25,939	43%
Windsor	C-	25,864	25%
South Pasadena	C-	25,503	29%
Mountain House	D	25,315	17%
Lafayette	D+	25,313	22%
Eureka	C	25,304	39%
Loma Linda	C	25,221	39%
Imperial Beach	C	25,206	38%
Norco	C-	25,081	26%
Barstow	C-	24,804	29%
Selma	C	24,702	36%
Seal Beach	D	24,075	19%
Shafter	C	23,871	39%
Maywood	D+	23,600	24%
San Fernando	D	23,449	18%
Marina	D+	23,256	23%
Oakdale	C+	23,246	41%
Millbrae	C+	22,869	45%
Duarte	D	22,866	15%
American Canyon	D+	22,773	24%
Laguna Beach	D+	22,391	21%
Corcoran	C-	22,358	28%
Imperial	C	22,330	39%
Calabasas	C	22,027	32%
Yucca Valley	C	21,887	40%
Cudahy	C	21,445	32%
Greenfield	C	21,138	34%
Dixon	C	21,116	32%
South Lake Tahoe	D+	21,115	22%
Coronado	D	21,094	18%
Port Hueneme	C	20,987	38%
Oroville	D	20,451	18%
Arvin	C	19,820	31%
Lomita	D-	19,724	15%
Orinda	D+	19,507	25%
La Cañada Flintridge	C+	19,480	42%
Agoura Hills	D	19,243	18%
Albany	D	19,195	16%
Arcata	C+	19,047	42%
South El Monte	D	18,963	19%
Santa Fe Springs	C-	18,793	29%
Chowchilla	C	18,730	34%
Pinole	C-	18,543	27%
Hermosa Beach	C-	18,513	26%
Arroyo Grande	C	18,123	39%
Rancho Mirage	D+	17,876	21%
Kerman	D	17,553	17%
Coalinga	D+	17,281	22%
Truckee	C	17,278	35%
Fillmore	D	16,937	16%
Clearlake	C	16,893	32%
Laguna Woods	D	16,844	17%
El Segundo	C+	16,379	44%
Moraga	C	16,322	31%
Ripon	D	16,140	18%
Ukiah	D	16,068	17%
Artesia	D	15,789	19%
Blythe	C	15,042	32%
La Palma	C	14,907	37%
McFarland	D	14,709	19%
Livingston	C+	14,690	46%
Pacific Grove	C+	14,659	45%
Parlier	C	14,622	32%
Red Bluff	C	14,404	33%
Grass Valley	C+	14,035	40%
King City	C	14,002	31%
Auburn	C	13,847	39%
Mill Valley	D	13,799	17%
Avenal	C	13,479	31%
Hawaiian Gardens	C	13,373	31%
California City	D	13,300	20%
Emeryville	D+	13,251	22%
Kingsburg	C-	13,249	25%
Grand Terrace	D+	12,936	21%
Susanville	C	12,816	30%
Mendota	C	12,778	36%
Marysville	D	12,738	16%
Carpinteria	C	12,734	39%
Larkspur	D+	12,620	22%
Solana Beach	D+	12,602	25%
Lindsay	D	12,578	19%
Palos Verdes Estates	C+	12,559	43%
San Anselmo	D+	12,555	20%
Grover Beach	C+	12,456	43%
Newman	D+	12,453	21%
Fortuna	C	12,003	37%
San Marino	C	11,964	37%
Tehachapi	C+	11,852	43%
Los Alamitos	C+	11,702	43%
Commerce	D+	11,688	23%
Scotts Valley	D	11,652	19%
Half Moon Bay	C-	11,287	26%
Hillsborough	C	11,206	34%
Healdsburg	C-	11,172	30%
Signal Hill	C	11,153	38%
Anderson	C-	11,131	28%
Canyon Lake	D+	11,113	25%
Calimesa	D+	11,111	23%
Clayton	D	10,842	18%
Placerville	C-	10,685	26%
Piedmont	C-	10,642	28%
Sierra Madre	C-	10,620	28%
Morro Bay	C	10,613	37%
Sonoma	D	10,537	18%
Rio Vista	C+	10,523	41%
Farmersville	D+	10,326	23%
Shasta Lake	D+	10,208	25%
Exeter	C+	10,122	43%
Paradise	D+	10,023	21%

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Frequently Asked Questions About California Safety

What is the safest city in California?

Livingston, with a C+ grade and a crime rate of 188.1 per 1,000 residents. It ranks above 46% of all US cities.

How does California compare to the national average for crime?

California runs below the national average for violent crime, at 334 per 100K vs. the national 363.8. Property crime averages 2099 per 100K (national: 1,832.3).

Which city in California has the most crime?

San Francisco has the highest crime rate among tracked California cities, with a F grade and 314.6 crimes per 1,000 residents.

How many cities are tracked in California?

376 cities with available FBI UCR crime data.

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