Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Jose, CA Crime Grade
How San Jose 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
8/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in San Jose, CA was 504.3 per 100,000 residents (5,015 incidents over a population of 994,435). That puts San Jose Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 21% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Jose (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Jose 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 424.9(4,375) | 527.4(5,046) | 634.8(6,047) | 611.6(5,852) | 504.3(5,015) |
| Murder | 3.9(40) | 3.7(35) | 3.7(35) | 2.7(26) | 2.4(24) |
| Rape | 55.0(566) | 93.4(894) | 89.7(854) | 80.2(767) | 56.1(558) |
| Robbery | 115.1(1,185) | 132.1(1,264) | 135.6(1,292) | 140.8(1,347) | 111.1(1,105) |
| Aggravated assault | 251.0(2,584) | 298.2(2,853) | 405.9(3,866) | 387.9(3,712) | 334.7(3,328) |
| Property crime | 2340.7(24,099) | 2669.2(25,539) | 2562.9(24,412) | 2636.2(25,224) | 2386.9(23,736) |
| Burglary | 392.9(4,045) | 405.9(3,884) | 379.8(3,618) | 428.3(4,098) | 336.2(3,343) |
| Larceny | 1237.2(12,737) | 1568.7(15,010) | 1396.4(13,301) | 1550.8(14,839) | 1514.9(15,065) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 686.2(7,065) | 676.1(6,469) | 768.4(7,319) | 641.6(6,139) | 518.2(5,153) |
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: San Jose'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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