Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Riverside, CA Crime Grade
How Riverside 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Riverside, CA was 529.7 per 100,000 residents (1,726 incidents over a population of 325,858). That puts Riverside Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Riverside (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Riverside 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 | 0.9(3) | 516.4(1,652) | 550.6(1,781) | 591.0(1,892) | 529.7(1,726) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.3(17) | 3.1(10) | 3.1(10) | 3.7(12) |
| Rape | 0.6(2) | 43.1(138) | 55.0(178) | 54.0(173) | 39.0(127) |
| Robbery | 0.3(1) | 135.7(434) | 141.0(456) | 120.3(385) | 95.7(312) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 332.3(1,063) | 351.5(1,137) | 413.6(1,324) | 391.3(1,275) |
| Property crime | 3.6(12) | 3294.0(10,537) | 3409.9(11,030) | 2886.5(9,241) | 2168.7(7,067) |
| Burglary | 0.6(2) | 488.6(1,563) | 571.6(1,849) | 397.6(1,273) | 270.7(882) |
| Larceny | 1.2(4) | 2206.4(7,058) | 2237.3(7,237) | 2007.8(6,428) | 1563.6(5,095) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1.8(6) | 545.5(1,745) | 585.5(1,894) | 452.0(1,447) | 313.6(1,022) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Riverside's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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