Ranking of California Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, Emeryville had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (18,537.2), followed by Commerce (8,638.28), Oakland (8,634.32), Santa Fe Springs (8,319.19), and Eureka (7,794.24).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in California, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Total crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of California Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Emeryville 18537.20
2 Commerce 8638.28
3 Oakland 8634.32
4 Santa Fe Springs 8319.19
5 Eureka 7794.24
6 Oroville 7041.45
7 Anderson 6901.35
8 Stockton 6671.91
9 Santa Cruz 6631.97
10 Red Bluff 6511.66
11 Modesto 6313.80
12 Merced 6148.74
13 El Centro 6076.58
14 Selma 6020.29
15 San Bernardino 5851.52
16 Capitola 5850.27
17 Richmond 5833.18
18 San Pablo 5819.17
19 Vallejo 5755.99
20 West Hollywood 5687.57
21 Fresno 5655.81
22 Clearlake 5636.47
23 Antioch 5595.71
24 Redding 5595.01
25 Bakersfield 5592.14
26 Palm Springs 5548.31
27 Grass Valley 5501.97
28 Atwater 5496.52
29 San Francisco 5470.99
30 Berkeley 5391.39
31 Desert Hot Springs 5385.08
32 Sanger 5288.60
33 Signal Hill 5188.43
34 Montclair 5072.43
35 Coalinga 5062.55
36 Dinuba 5022.96
37 Pleasant Hill 4996.91
38 Sacramento 4955.76
39 Culver City 4905.38
40 Marysville 4904.52
41 Palm Desert 4859.96
42 Brawley 4853.34
43 Hemet 4797.26
44 Visalia 4768.66
45 El Cerrito 4764.86
46 Oakdale 4716.85
47 Kerman 4713.44
48 La Quinta 4704.06
49 Arcata 4681.76
50 San Luis Obispo 4653.19
51 San Leandro 4646.08
52 Ceres 4622.35
53 Redlands 4592.40
54 Tulare 4583.55
55 Barstow 4549.77
56 Lodi 4535.61
57 Campbell 4355.59
58 Victorville 4352.63
59 Clovis 4349.47
60 Arvin 4336.83
61 Coachella 4334.59
62 Manteca 4304.15
63 Turlock 4253.55
64 Rancho Mirage 4224.32
65 California City 4197.79
66 Calexico 4169.30
67 Santa Monica 4169.27
68 Indio 4137.53
69 Monterey 4128.67
70 Fortuna 4082.99
71 Pinole 4071.25
72 Citrus Heights 4055.83
73 Kingsburg 4053.59
74 Rialto 4032.68
75 Pomona 4022.81
76 Cerritos 4011.55
77 Blythe 3962.86
78 Colton 3937.79
79 Riverside 3914.11
80 Huntington Park 3904.94
81 Gilroy 3904.72
82 Santa Barbara 3883.34
83 Ventura 3879.79
84 Costa Mesa 3868.25
85 Salinas 3861.07
86 Lake Elsinore 3830.32
87 Beaumont 3813.83
88 Patterson 3798.93
89 Rancho Cordova 3780.17
90 National City 3778.37
91 El Segundo 3768.24
92 Parlier 3763.15
93 Compton 3729.46
94 Covina 3725.20
95 Hanford 3708.91
96 Hermosa Beach 3691.38
97 Hayward 3689.36
98 Los Banos 3677.81
99 Concord 3674.77
100 Ukiah 3666.83
101 Shafter 3662.81
102 Mendota 3655.72
103 Porterville 3615.87
104 Long Beach 3605.08
105 Tehachapi 3596.10
106 Jurupa Valley 3581.79
107 Riverbank 3550.07
108 Moreno Valley 3548.30
109 San Jacinto 3547.56
110 Watsonville 3545.64
111 Fairfield 3533.75
112 Highland 3532.89
113 Adelanto 3499.39
114 Newark 3498.01
115 Woodland 3490.58
116 Pittsburg 3487.44
117 Carson 3476.24
118 Downey 3451.61
119 Westminster 3444.75
120 American Canyon 3426.76
121 Yuba City 3416.45
122 Brea 3396.02
123 San Rafael 3389.74
124 Cathedral City 3385.86
125 Beverly Hills 3379.76
126 West Sacramento 3375.76
127 Lemoore 3372.95
128 La Mesa 3362.19
129 Ontario 3346.57
130 Madera 3323.46
131 Anaheim 3301.93
132 Hawthorne 3299.02
133 San Jose 3296.20
134 Perris 3286.79
135 Upland 3286.07
136 Los Alamitos 3274.22
137 Paramount 3252.91
138 West Covina 3251.41
139 Lompoc 3251.39
140 Walnut Creek 3249.97
141 South Gate 3238.65
142 Delano 3212.56
143 South Lake Tahoe 3205.78
144 East Palo Alto 3198.22
145 Pico Rivera 3197.48
146 Whittier 3180.77
147 Fullerton 3178.65
148 Piedmont 3171.69
149 Exeter 3161.57
150 Hesperia 3160.76
151 Inglewood 3118.72
152 Lindsay 3107.39
153 Montebello 3098.93
154 Yucca Valley 3093.76
155 Santa Maria 3091.68
156 Milpitas 3083.31
157 Escondido 3072.88
158 Albany 3037.98
159 Azusa 3031.14
160 Chino 3022.86
161 Chico 3010.68
162 Reedley 3010.47
163 Huntington Beach 2990.60
164 Apple Valley 2986.32
165 Atascadero 2980.05
166 Santa Clara 2969.17
167 Oceanside 2942.60
168 King City 2936.28
169 Chowchilla 2934.29
170 Roseville 2924.42
171 Scotts Valley 2895.97
172 Union City 2882.30
173 Paso Robles 2877.01
174 Livingston 2866.96
175 Norwalk 2849.15
176 Lakewood 2820.03
177 Loma Linda 2817.08
178 Banning 2802.79
179 San Diego 2795.12
180 Fountain Valley 2786.11
181 Corona 2785.65
182 Los Angeles 2782.97
183 Lancaster 2777.80
184 La Verne 2774.35
185 Monrovia 2774.27
186 Rancho Cucamonga 2774.17
187 Pasadena 2772.24
188 Buena Park 2763.47
189 Alameda 2742.92
190 El Cajon 2742.87
191 Tracy 2729.08
192 Palmdale 2726.44
193 Coronado 2724.22
194 Martinez 2722.64
195 Bellflower 2719.36
196 Lynwood 2710.56
197 Gardena 2700.58
198 Malibu 2676.21
199 Claremont 2672.76
200 Glendora 2669.78
201 Duarte 2666.91
202 Fontana 2666.35
203 Marina 2664.76
204 Redondo Beach 2636.47
205 Santa Ana 2634.43
206 Burlingame 2626.84
207 Santa Rosa 2619.66
208 Laguna Beach 2615.64
209 Burbank 2613.82
210 Newport Beach 2586.90
211 Redwood City 2570.54
212 Manhattan Beach 2570.06
213 Greenfield 2564.87
214 Garden Grove 2557.13
215 Solana Beach 2556.71
216 Livermore 2554.35
217 Ridgecrest 2553.67
218 Grover Beach 2552.62
219 Grand Terrace 2546.02
220 Menifee 2534.76
221 Arcadia 2523.78
222 Healdsburg 2522.26
223 Hollister 2510.76
224 San Bruno 2490.36
225 Bell 2459.65
226 Alhambra 2458.89
227 Temecula 2455.18
228 Brentwood 2452.14
229 Vista 2450.90
230 Elk Grove 2449.73
231 Vacaville 2435.31
232 Carpinteria 2428.91
233 Arroyo Grande 2413.48
234 Baldwin Park 2412.45
235 Port Hueneme 2411.71
236 Placerville 2404.81
237 Farmersville 2403.32
238 South El Monte 2395.85
239 Davis 2383.38
240 Encinitas 2376.97
241 Napa 2375.65
242 Lomita 2360.25
243 Susanville 2353.07
244 Oxnard 2336.01
245 Rohnert Park 2330.04
246 Santee 2308.96
247 Norco 2298.03
248 Tustin 2294.57
249 Imperial Beach 2292.63
250 El Monte 2287.70
250 Santa Paula 2287.70
251 Wildomar 2287.30
252 Chula Vista 2276.75
253 Seal Beach 2273.46
254 La Palma 2250.22
255 Los Gatos 2241.30
256 South San Francisco 2238.26
257 McFarland 2236.74
258 Galt 2234.82
259 Palo Alto 2232.69
260 Lemon Grove 2209.63
261 Carlsbad 2207.10
262 Cypress 2199.04
263 Twentynine Palms 2178.67
264 Suisun City 2171.86
265 San Mateo 2158.04
266 Orange 2143.29
267 Auburn 2132.44
268 San Dimas 2128.35
269 La Habra 2105.91
270 Newman 2105.36
271 Fremont 2092.48
272 Laguna Hills 2090.70
273 Mountain View 2082.10
274 Ripon 2080.21
275 Menlo Park 2078.68
276 Cudahy 2074.29
277 Paradise 2057.23
278 Yucaipa 2040.97
279 Sonoma 2038.56
280 San Marcos 2018.41
281 Canyon Lake 2017.42
282 Novato 2011.64
283 Bell Gardens 2001.45
284 Daly City 1974.62
285 Dixon 1972.42
286 Morgan Hill 1964.77
287 Dana Point 1963.60
288 Placentia 1960.29
289 Torrance 1951.29
290 Rosemead 1932.08
291 Artesia 1923.42
292 Sunnyvale 1912.87
293 San Fernando 1905.24
294 Eastvale 1895.78
295 Stanton 1888.87
296 Goleta 1885.86
297 Folsom 1866.23
298 Pleasanton 1854.61
299 South Pasadena 1827.61
300 Hawaiian Gardens 1814.67
301 Seaside 1808.95
302 Lafayette 1795.19
303 Pacific Grove 1794.39
304 Monterey Park 1793.70
305 Diamond Bar 1790.33
306 La Mirada 1780.50
307 Dublin 1748.79
308 Santa Clarita 1730.56
309 Lawndale 1702.09
310 Petaluma 1691.67
311 Glendale 1687.52
312 Murrieta 1684.78
313 Maywood 1680.43
314 Corcoran 1668.06
315 Rocklin 1656.33
316 San Juan Capistrano 1653.08
317 Belmont 1644.63
318 La Canada Flintridge 1642.05
319 Pacifica 1637.71
320 Simi Valley 1633.96
321 La Puente 1595.89
322 Benicia 1584.18
323 San Gabriel 1582.62
324 Irvine 1579.57
325 Truckee 1564.03
326 Morro Bay 1563.85
327 Thousand Oaks 1559.95
328 Oakley 1557.17
329 Camarillo 1538.21
330 Lake Forest 1514.54
331 San Anselmo 1493.96
332 San Marino 1466.63
333 Fillmore 1451.17
334 Cupertino 1450.59
335 Walnut 1433.00
336 Windsor 1414.28
337 San Clemente 1408.84
338 Soledad 1401.75
339 Hercules 1389.68
340 Poway 1339.65
341 Chino Hills 1334.95
342 Mission Viejo 1334.74
343 Mill Valley 1318.67
344 Yorba Linda 1280.77
345 Rancho Palos Verdes 1268.45
346 Laguna Niguel 1259.82
347 Orinda 1232.18
348 San Ramon 1222.76
349 Agoura Hills 1204.82
350 Avenal 1184.41
351 Lincoln 1171.75
352 Foster City 1165.55
353 Temple City 1095.50
354 Calabasas 1070.73
355 Danville 1062.13
356 Moorpark 1056.92
357 Palos Verdes Estates 1046.78
358 Sierra Madre 1045.23
359 Los Altos 1036.90
360 Clayton 1019.77
361 Moraga 969.45
362 Aliso Viejo 934.71
363 Laguna Woods 916.22
364 Hillsborough 795.66
365 Saratoga 788.71
366 Rancho Santa Margarit 707.62
367 Imperial 528.89
368 Twin Cities 472.09