Crime Grade · California

Most Dangerous Cities in California

371 reporting California cities ranked from highest violent crime rate down, by FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. Data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

State median violent crime rate: 308.2 per 100,000. Cities with population ≥ 10,000. Letter grade is the national decile against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities — same grade everywhere on this site.

Rank	City	Population	Violent / 100k	Grade
1	Oakland	435,042	1925.3	F10/10
2	Commerce	11,464	1448.0	F10/10
3	Barstow	24,770	1332.3	F9/10
4	Compton	89,564	1271.7	F9/10
5	Red Bluff	14,175	1157.0	F9/10
6	Stockton	325,985	1027.0	D8/10
7	Victorville	140,309	1015.6	D8/10
8	Santa Fe Springs	18,568	953.3	D8/10
9	Lynwood	62,089	910.0	D8/10
10	Parlier	14,377	897.3	D8/10
11	San Bernardino	224,283	897.1	D8/10
12	West Hollywood	33,928	884.2	D8/10
13	Oroville	19,632	876.1	D8/10
14	Lancaster	164,012	834.7	D8/10
15	Eureka	25,154	819.0	D8/10
16	Richmond	115,149	810.3	D8/10
17	Arvin	22,149	776.6	C7/10
18	Vallejo	122,870	770.7	C7/10
19	Emeryville	14,177	768.9	C7/10
20	Antioch	119,234	754.8	C7/10
21	Hawaiian Gardens	13,172	736.4	C7/10
22	Redding	93,429	723.5	C7/10
23	Clearlake	16,622	721.9	C7/10
24	Susanville	11,522	720.4	C7/10
25	Sacramento	538,389	719.4	C7/10
26	South Lake Tahoe	21,206	716.8	C7/10
27	Fresno	551,969	714.4	C7/10
28	Anderson	11,133	700.6	C7/10
29	Merced	98,482	695.6	C7/10
30	Marysville	12,680	694.0	C7/10
31	Huntington Park	51,054	691.4	C7/10
32	Mendota	12,511	687.4	C7/10
33	Inglewood	101,651	685.7	C7/10
34	Los Angeles	3,874,484	667.8	C7/10
35	Montclair	37,576	660.0	C7/10
36	Culver City	39,678	657.8	C7/10
37	Chico	102,829	656.4	C7/10
38	Cudahy	21,401	654.2	C7/10
39	Pomona	147,214	645.3	C7/10
40	Berkeley	121,235	641.7	C7/10
41	Rialto	103,164	641.7	C7/10
42	Malibu	10,164	639.5	C7/10
43	Santa Barbara	86,926	638.5	C7/10
44	National City	57,748	637.3	C7/10
45	Santa Monica	90,193	622.0	C7/10
46	Long Beach	447,317	620.8	C7/10
47	Santa Maria	111,741	620.2	C7/10
48	Gardena	58,456	615.8	C6/10
49	Bellflower	73,883	613.1	C6/10
50	Yucca Valley	21,630	605.6	C6/10
51	San Francisco	802,856	596.5	C6/10
52	Lawndale	29,647	593.7	C6/10
53	Dinuba	26,100	586.2	C6/10
54	Modesto	221,064	580.4	C6/10
55	Atwater	32,326	578.5	C6/10
56	Maywood	23,432	576.1	C6/10
57	Selma	24,399	573.8	C6/10
58	Hawthorne	82,626	568.8	C6/10
59	Adelanto	38,210	565.3	C6/10
60	Reedley	26,201	564.9	C6/10
61	Oxnard	200,296	553.7	C6/10
62	East Palo Alto	29,143	552.4	C6/10
63	Ridgecrest	28,469	551.5	C6/10
64	Palmdale	158,983	551.0	C6/10
65	San Leandro	84,200	548.7	C6/10
66	Paramount	50,265	547.1	C6/10
67	Anaheim	344,040	546.2	C6/10
68	Seaside	31,325	539.5	C6/10
69	Costa Mesa	108,414	538.7	C6/10
70	Signal Hill	11,149	538.2	C6/10
71	Greenfield	21,603	537.0	C6/10
72	Highland	55,936	534.5	C6/10
73	California City	12,745	533.5	C6/10
74	Santa Cruz	62,473	531.4	C6/10
75	Riverside	325,858	529.7	C6/10
76	Ukiah	15,949	526.7	C6/10
77	South Gate	89,223	525.6	C6/10
78	Hesperia	100,850	519.6	C6/10
79	Apple Valley	74,764	516.3	C6/10
80	Salinas	160,138	512.7	C6/10
81	Blythe	17,214	511.2	C6/10
82	Fairfield	123,346	510.8	C6/10
83	Rancho Cordova	85,272	506.6	C6/10
84	San Jose	994,435	504.3	C6/10
85	Palm Springs	45,657	499.4	C6/10
86	Bakersfield	420,589	495.7	C6/10
87	Corcoran	22,609	495.4	C6/10
88	Lodi	69,204	492.7	C6/10
89	Coalinga	17,290	491.6	C6/10
90	Seal Beach	24,079	490.1	C6/10
91	Sanger	26,245	483.9	C6/10
92	Desert Hot Springs	34,267	481.5	C6/10
93	Artesia	15,358	475.3	B5/10
94	Tulare	73,442	475.2	B5/10
95	Pico Rivera	58,318	468.1	B5/10
96	South El Monte	18,861	466.6	B5/10
97	Bell	31,562	459.4	B5/10
98	Lemoore	27,042	458.5	B5/10
99	El Cajon	102,604	454.2	B5/10
100	Lakewood	76,818	453.0	B5/10
101	Union City	65,297	450.3	B5/10
102	Port Hueneme	21,174	443.9	B5/10
103	Pittsburg	77,328	439.7	B5/10
104	Hayward	157,399	436.5	B5/10
105	Madera	69,753	431.5	B5/10
106	Oakdale	23,209	430.9	B5/10
107	King City	14,065	426.6	B5/10
108	San Luis Obispo	49,948	424.4	B5/10
109	El Cerrito	26,528	422.2	B5/10
110	Placerville	10,686	421.1	B5/10
111	Pasadena	136,663	420.7	B5/10
112	Carson	89,767	420.0	B5/10
113	Concord	123,703	418.7	B5/10
114	Twentynine Palms	28,976	417.6	B5/10
115	Watsonville	51,037	413.4	B5/10
116	Visalia	147,414	413.1	B5/10
117	Montebello	60,172	412.2	B5/10
118	Hermosa Beach	18,451	411.9	B5/10
119	Beverly Hills	30,651	411.1	B5/10
120	La Puente	36,056	410.5	B5/10
121	El Monte	103,551	410.4	B5/10
122	El Segundo	16,380	409.0	B5/10
123	Lompoc	43,455	398.1	B5/10
124	Grass Valley	14,087	397.5	B5/10
125	Gilroy	60,649	397.4	B5/10
126	La Mesa	60,686	397.1	B5/10
127	Yuba City	68,919	396.1	B5/10
128	American Canyon	21,728	395.8	B5/10
129	San Pablo	31,429	394.5	B5/10
130	Tehachapi	10,699	392.6	B5/10
131	Whittier	85,082	389.0	B5/10
132	Fullerton	139,237	381.4	B5/10
133	Oceanside	170,168	380.2	B5/10
134	Lindsay	12,716	377.5	B5/10
135	Norwalk	96,677	374.4	B5/10
136	Citrus Heights	86,751	373.5	B5/10
137	Ceres	49,144	372.4	B5/10
138	San Diego	1,409,432	372.0	B5/10
139	Hemet	93,689	371.4	B5/10
140	Chowchilla	19,258	368.7	B5/10
141	Baldwin Park	68,586	367.4	B5/10
142	San Rafael	59,670	363.7	B5/10
143	Redwood City	82,769	363.7	B5/10
144	Arcata	18,741	362.8	B5/10
145	Chula Vista	279,237	362.8	B5/10
146	San Fernando	23,173	362.5	B5/10
147	McFarland	14,413	360.8	B5/10
148	Coronado	17,532	359.3	B4/10
149	Turlock	72,919	357.9	B4/10
150	Lomita	19,433	355.1	B4/10
151	Rosemead	48,740	352.9	B4/10
152	Cerritos	45,961	350.3	B4/10
153	Yucaipa	53,735	349.9	B4/10
154	Ventura	109,633	349.3	B4/10
155	Paso Robles	31,588	348.2	B4/10
156	Alameda	78,978	348.2	B4/10
157	Monterey	28,727	348.1	B4/10
158	Hanford	60,962	346.1	B4/10
159	Marina	23,220	344.5	B4/10
160	Santa Paula	32,043	343.3	B4/10
161	Burbank	102,684	342.8	B4/10
162	Brawley	28,624	342.4	B4/10
163	Campbell	42,679	342.1	B4/10
164	Loma Linda	25,186	341.5	B4/10
165	Colton	53,417	338.8	B4/10
166	Lemon Grove	27,896	337.0	B4/10
167	Livingston	14,908	335.4	B4/10
168	Newark	45,944	335.2	B4/10
169	Cathedral City	52,742	333.7	B4/10
170	Upland	79,844	333.1	B4/10
171	Escondido	148,303	333.1	B4/10
172	Wasco	27,937	332.9	B4/10
173	Westminster	89,231	332.8	B4/10
174	Santa Ana	317,439	332.0	B4/10
175	Porterville	63,646	331.5	B4/10
176	Manteca	97,039	329.8	B4/10
177	Stanton	42,005	328.5	B4/10
178	Kerman	17,657	328.5	B4/10
179	Perris	81,203	327.6	B4/10
180	Galt	26,827	324.3	B4/10
181	Palm Desert	52,205	323.7	B4/10
182	Shafter	23,483	323.6	B4/10
183	Paradise	10,570	321.7	B4/10
184	Chino	94,769	318.7	B4/10
185	Fillmore	17,399	310.4	B4/10
186	Torrance	137,914	308.2	B4/10
187	South San Francisco	64,363	307.6	B4/10
188	Delano	54,060	305.2	B4/10
189	Bell Gardens	37,125	301.7	B4/10
190	Cypress	49,097	299.4	B4/10
191	Downey	108,251	299.3	B4/10
192	Coachella	44,131	299.1	B4/10
193	Healdsburg	11,201	294.6	B4/10
194	Farmersville	10,528	294.5	B4/10
195	Rancho Cucamonga	174,313	293.7	B4/10
196	Claremont	35,825	293.1	B4/10
197	Santa Rosa	177,414	289.7	B4/10
198	South Pasadena	25,370	287.7	B4/10
199	West Sacramento	56,549	286.5	B4/10
200	Banning	32,480	286.3	B4/10
201	Pinole	18,579	285.3	B4/10
202	Imperial Beach	25,437	283.1	B4/10
203	San Dimas	32,560	282.6	B4/10
204	Buena Park	82,300	281.9	B4/10
205	Hollister	45,859	281.3	B4/10
206	Patterson	25,491	274.6	B4/10
207	Covina	48,777	272.7	B4/10
208	Moreno Valley	213,581	272.5	B4/10
209	Ontario	184,763	272.2	B4/10
210	Azusa	47,939	271.2	B4/10
211	Redlands	74,542	271.0	B4/10
212	Exeter	10,152	266.0	B4/10
213	Monterey Park	57,293	265.3	B4/10
214	Indio	95,514	264.9	B4/10
215	Grand Terrace	12,868	264.2	B4/10
216	Vacaville	104,462	263.3	B4/10
217	Los Alamitos	11,864	261.3	B4/10
218	Suisun City	29,650	259.7	A3/10
219	Clovis	129,862	259.5	A3/10
220	La Habra	60,994	257.4	A3/10
221	Martinez	36,962	254.3	A3/10
222	San Jacinto	55,863	254.2	A3/10
223	Daly City	100,564	249.6	A3/10
224	Duarte	23,654	249.4	A3/10
225	Los Banos	49,457	248.7	A3/10
226	Newport Beach	82,431	248.7	A3/10
227	Placentia	53,580	244.5	A3/10
228	El Centro	44,178	244.5	A3/10
229	Soledad	26,261	243.7	A3/10
230	Fontana	220,837	243.2	A3/10
231	Redondo Beach	67,280	239.3	A3/10
232	Dixon	20,540	238.6	A3/10
233	Corona	162,606	238.0	A3/10
234	Rohnert Park	45,002	237.8	A3/10
235	San Gabriel	37,551	237.0	A3/10
236	Milpitas	79,749	235.7	A3/10
237	Glendale	185,849	234.6	A3/10
238	Garden Grove	172,490	231.9	A3/10
239	Petaluma	59,305	227.6	A3/10
240	Temple City	34,359	221.2	A3/10
241	Morgan Hill	46,021	219.5	A3/10
242	Napa	76,328	217.5	A3/10
243	Beaumont	61,160	215.8	A3/10
244	Sierra Madre	10,663	215.7	A3/10
245	Laguna Hills	30,150	215.6	A3/10
246	West Covina	106,374	213.4	A3/10
247	Scotts Valley	11,731	213.1	A3/10
248	Walnut Creek	70,970	211.4	A3/10
249	Tustin	78,611	209.9	A3/10
250	Novato	52,105	209.2	A3/10
251	Pleasant Hill	34,065	208.4	A3/10
252	Huntington Beach	190,081	207.3	A3/10
253	Carlsbad	113,239	206.6	A3/10
254	Mountain View	88,504	205.6	A3/10
255	Goleta	32,632	205.3	A3/10
256	Calexico	38,785	203.7	A3/10
257	Vista	99,445	203.1	A3/10
258	Avenal	14,286	203.0	A3/10
259	Lathrop	44,482	202.3	A3/10
260	Grover Beach	12,501	200.0	A3/10
261	Brentwood	66,753	197.7	A3/10
262	Arcadia	53,974	196.4	A3/10
263	Orange	137,561	195.5	A3/10
264	Alhambra	79,699	194.5	A3/10
265	Tracy	101,835	193.5	A3/10
266	San Bruno	41,622	192.2	A3/10
267	Monrovia	37,736	190.8	A3/10
268	Roseville	167,225	190.8	A3/10
269	Morro Bay	10,549	189.6	A3/10
270	Carpinteria	12,692	189.1	A3/10
271	Davis	67,181	189.0	A3/10
272	Rancho Mirage	18,056	188.3	A3/10
273	Murrieta	112,892	187.8	A3/10
274	Glendora	49,541	187.7	A3/10
275	Laguna Beach	22,455	187.0	A3/10
276	Sunnyvale	157,191	185.1	A3/10
277	Truckee	17,361	184.3	A3/10
278	Jurupa Valley	107,986	184.3	A3/10
279	Menlo Park	32,887	182.4	A3/10
280	Brea	47,997	181.3	A3/10
281	Woodland	63,498	181.1	A3/10
282	Fountain Valley	55,805	177.4	A2/10
283	La Quinta	39,536	177.1	A2/10
284	Albany	19,258	176.6	A2/10
285	Livermore	84,137	174.7	A2/10
286	Fortuna	12,021	174.7	A2/10
287	Lake Elsinore	73,871	173.3	A2/10
288	Dana Point	32,466	172.5	A2/10
289	La Mirada	44,755	172.0	A2/10
290	La Verne	29,879	170.7	A2/10
291	Santa Clara	134,290	170.5	A2/10
292	Menifee	120,777	167.3	A2/10
293	San Mateo	102,362	167.1	A2/10
294	Kingsburg	13,218	166.4	A2/10
295	San Juan Capistrano	35,548	166.0	A2/10
296	San Clemente	62,236	165.5	A2/10
297	Hercules	26,595	165.4	A2/10
298	Santa Clarita	221,303	165.4	A2/10
299	Rio Vista	10,309	164.9	A2/10
300	Lake Forest	87,471	164.6	A2/10
301	Riverbank	25,043	163.7	A2/10
302	Windsor	25,723	163.3	A2/10
303	Elk Grove	184,388	161.1	A2/10
304	La Palma	14,977	160.2	A2/10
305	Folsom	89,999	160.0	A2/10
306	Calabasas	21,897	159.8	A2/10
307	Auburn	13,777	159.7	A2/10
308	Burlingame	30,794	159.1	A2/10
309	Palo Alto	67,491	158.5	A2/10
310	Santee	58,918	157.8	A2/10
311	Newman	12,267	154.9	A2/10
312	Ripon	16,285	153.5	A2/10
313	Temecula	110,880	151.5	A2/10
314	Norco	25,405	145.6	A2/10
315	Dublin	70,120	145.5	A2/10
316	Camarillo	69,673	143.5	A2/10
317	Atascadero	29,742	141.2	A2/10
318	Oakley	48,125	139.2	A2/10
319	Pacifica	36,699	139.0	A2/10
320	Chino Hills	76,802	138.0	A2/10
321	Belmont	26,859	137.8	A2/10
322	Simi Valley	125,637	133.7	A2/10
323	Walnut	26,702	127.3	A2/10
324	Arroyo Grande	18,203	126.4	A2/10
325	Thousand Oaks	123,592	125.4	A2/10
326	Agoura Hills	19,229	124.8	A2/10
327	Sonoma	10,576	122.9	A2/10
328	Manhattan Beach	32,989	121.3	A2/10
329	Pleasanton	74,698	120.5	A2/10
330	Aliso Viejo	50,060	119.9	A1/10
331	Mission Viejo	91,142	117.4	A1/10
332	Rocklin	75,993	117.1	A1/10
333	Calimesa	11,503	113.0	A1/10
334	Laguna Niguel	64,098	112.3	A1/10
335	Cupertino	56,375	111.8	A1/10
336	Rancho Santa Margarita	45,982	108.7	A1/10
337	Encinitas	60,923	105.1	A1/10
338	Wildomar	37,145	102.3	A1/10
339	San Marcos	97,052	102.0	A1/10
340	Pacific Grove	14,792	101.4	A1/10
341	Moorpark	35,466	98.7	A1/10
342	Imperial	22,531	97.6	A1/10
343	Mill Valley	13,658	95.2	A1/10
344	Fremont	227,635	94.9	A1/10
345	Los Gatos	32,840	94.4	A1/10
346	Eastvale	70,669	93.4	A1/10
347	San Ramon	85,810	92.1	A1/10
348	Rancho Palos Verdes	39,289	91.6	A1/10
349	Central Marin	35,311	90.6	A1/10
350	Saratoga	29,185	89.1	A1/10
351	La Canada Flintridge	19,229	88.4	A1/10
352	Benicia	26,322	87.4	A1/10
353	Poway	49,601	86.7	A1/10
354	Piedmont	10,709	84.0	A1/10
355	Lincoln	57,962	82.8	A1/10
356	Diamond Bar	51,126	78.2	A1/10
357	Irvine	321,339	78.1	A1/10
358	Orinda	19,588	76.6	A1/10
359	Foster City	32,395	71.0	A1/10
360	Laguna Woods	16,922	70.9	A1/10
361	Moraga	16,651	60.1	A1/10
362	San Marino	12,015	58.3	A1/10
363	Danville	43,372	55.3	A1/10
364	Lafayette	25,368	55.2	A1/10
365	Yorba Linda	66,061	46.9	A1/10
366	Canyon Lake	11,100	45.0	A1/10
367	Hillsborough	11,126	44.9	A1/10
368	Clayton	10,901	36.7	A1/10
369	Los Altos	30,747	32.5	A1/10
370	Palos Verdes Estates	12,512	32.0	A1/10
371	Solana Beach	12,854	31.1	A1/10

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About this ranking

Cities are ranked by the FBI's reported violent crime rate per 100,000 residents for the most recent fully-reported year (see individual city pages for the year shown). The list is restricted to cities with population ≥ 10,000 that report to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Refreshed every six months.