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.
That ranks San Jose #3,284 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 13% of them, and #288 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 18% year over year and up 19% over the last five years.
San Jose, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- California Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 504.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,284 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #288 of 371
- Safer than
- 13% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 18%
- 5-year change
- up 19%
- Population
- 994,435
- Reporting agency
- San Jose Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Jose Police Department (FBI ORI CA0431300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About San Jose, CA
Also known as
- San Jose De Guadalupe *
- Pueblo De Alvarado
- San Jose De Alvarado
- Pueblo De San Jose De Guadalupe
Location
an incorporated city and count seat in Santa Clara Valley 43 mi southeast of San Francisco
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
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
- What is the source of the San Jose, 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 San Jose 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 San Jose calculated?
- San Jose'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 San Jose 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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