Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Fresno, CA Crime Grade
How Fresno grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Fresno, CA was 714.4 per 100,000 residents (3,943 incidents over a population of 551,969). That puts Fresno Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 72% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Fresno #3,532 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #345 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 4% year over year and down 23% over the last five years.
Fresno, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 714.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,532 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #345 of 371
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 4%
- 5-year change
- down 23%
- Population
- 551,969
- Reporting agency
- Fresno Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Fresno Police Department (FBI ORI CA0100500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Fresno (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Fresno vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 930.6(4,966) | 871.3(4,765) | 749.0(4,098) | 741.9(4,056) | 714.4(3,943) |
| Murder | 13.7(73) | 11.3(62) | 6.9(38) | 5.9(32) | 4.2(23) |
| Rape | 57.3(306) | 50.7(277) | 52.5(287) | 47.7(261) | 48.2(266) |
| Robbery | 154.8(826) | 178.8(978) | 166.1(909) | 168.3(920) | 155.6(859) |
| Aggravated assault | 704.8(3,761) | 630.5(3,448) | 523.5(2,864) | 520.0(2,843) | 506.4(2,795) |
| Property crime | 3210.4(17,132) | 3488.6(19,078) | 3127.8(17,113) | 3333.7(18,226) | 2572.4(14,199) |
| Burglary | 791.6(4,224) | 729.8(3,991) | 453.3(2,480) | 399.8(2,186) | 348.6(1,924) |
| Larceny | 1733.8(9,252) | 2159.6(11,810) | 2027.5(11,093) | 2220.7(12,141) | 1766.2(9,749) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 660.9(3,527) | 576.6(3,153) | 615.0(3,365) | 673.3(3,681) | 434.3(2,397) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Fresno, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Fresno Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Fresno calculated?
- Fresno's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Fresno Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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