Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, Oakland had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,993.31), followed by Emeryville (1,697.55), Stockton (1,547.95), Coalinga (1,375.38), and Compton (1,242.14).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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| 1 | Oakland | 1993.31 |
| 2 | Emeryville | 1697.55 |
| 3 | Stockton | 1547.95 |
| 4 | Coalinga | 1375.38 |
| 5 | Compton | 1242.14 |
| 6 | Desert Hot Springs | 1231.70 |
| 7 | East Palo Alto | 1157.62 |
| 8 | Clearlake | 1110.31 |
| 9 | Richmond | 1092.55 |
| 10 | Sanger | 1083.50 |
| 11 | Antioch | 1017.06 |
| 12 | Merced | 1000.30 |
| 13 | West Hollywood | 966.52 |
| 14 | San Bernardino | 940.52 |
| 15 | San Pablo | 926.92 |
| 16 | Barstow | 892.70 |
| 17 | Selma | 875.68 |
| 18 | Anderson | 865.16 |
| 19 | Commerce | 859.23 |
| 20 | Arvin | 834.98 |
| 21 | Dinuba | 822.77 |
| 22 | Parlier | 802.54 |
| 23 | Red Bluff | 786.74 |
| 24 | Modesto | 777.01 |
| 25 | Redding | 774.95 |
| 26 | Lynwood | 762.96 |
| 27 | Vallejo | 744.62 |
| 28 | Hawthorne | 743.36 |
| 29 | Madera | 742.09 |
| 30 | Sacramento | 738.63 |
| 31 | Marysville | 718.13 |
| 32 | Greenfield | 715.78 |
| 33 | Santa Cruz | 710.98 |
| 34 | San Francisco | 704.20 |
| 35 | Inglewood | 699.63 |
| 36 | Reedley | 699.08 |
| 37 | South Lake Tahoe | 685.63 |
| 38 | Santa Maria | 681.77 |
| 39 | Oroville | 681.23 |
| 40 | Pomona | 673.88 |
| 41 | Ukiah | 667.82 |
| 42 | Atascadero | 666.09 |
| 43 | Salinas | 665.10 |
| 44 | Palm Springs | 656.58 |
| 45 | Turlock | 638.18 |
| 46 | Huntington Park | 631.36 |
| 47 | Coachella | 630.44 |
| 48 | Maywood | 628.37 |
| 49 | Cudahy | 623.94 |
| 50 | Bell | 623.92 |
| 51 | Atwater | 623.03 |
| 52 | California City | 622.41 |
| 53 | National City | 619.16 |
| 54 | Tulare | 617.93 |
| 55 | Adelanto | 611.93 |
| 56 | Santa Fe Springs | 600.29 |
| 57 | Chowchilla | 598.30 |
| 58 | Rancho Cordova | 593.53 |
| 59 | Eureka | 578.83 |
| 60 | South Gate | 576.25 |
| 61 | Long Beach | 575.66 |
| 62 | Indio | 573.24 |
| 63 | Victorville | 569.57 |
| 64 | Hanford | 564.00 |
| 65 | Carson | 557.74 |
| 66 | Livingston | 552.49 |
| 67 | Imperial Beach | 545.33 |
| 68 | Highland | 544.09 |
| 69 | Fresno | 543.07 |
| 70 | Bakersfield | 542.32 |
| 71 | Lancaster | 539.73 |
| 72 | Susanville | 537.85 |
| 73 | Monterey | 536.69 |
| 74 | El Cerrito | 529.89 |
| 75 | Lemon Grove | 528.30 |
| 76 | Lemoore | 526.02 |
| 77 | Placerville | 524.86 |
| 78 | Montclair | 524.55 |
| 79 | Palmdale | 522.88 |
| 80 | Lompoc | 514.84 |
| 81 | Delano | 504.44 |
| 82 | San Leandro | 503.06 |
| 83 | Grass Valley | 501.58 |
| 84 | Lawndale | 501.32 |
| 85 | Rialto | 501.01 |
| 86 | Hemet | 499.92 |
| 87 | Banning | 484.59 |
| 88 | Watsonville | 484.02 |
| 89 | Vista | 483.94 |
| 90 | Pinole | 482.40 |
| 91 | Los Angeles | 481.10 |
| 92 | Gardena | 479.92 |
| 93 | Hawaiian Gardens | 476.09 |
| 94 | Mendota | 470.28 |
| 95 | Azusa | 466.98 |
| 96 | Capitola | 466.04 |
| 97 | Lomita | 461.37 |
| 98 | Rohnert Park | 460.26 |
| 99 | Hollister | 452.94 |
| 100 | Culver City | 452.84 |
| 101 | Paramount | 443.66 |
| 102 | Riverside | 443.02 |
| 103 | Lodi | 439.44 |
| 104 | McFarland | 438.13 |
| 105 | Hesperia | 435.15 |
| 106 | Santa Monica | 433.04 |
| 107 | South El Monte | 430.28 |
| 108 | Visalia | 426.32 |
| 109 | Escondido | 426.09 |
| 110 | Oceanside | 425.38 |
| 111 | Yucca Valley | 424.45 |
| 112 | Fairfield | 423.86 |
| 113 | Berkeley | 423.62 |
| 114 | Fontana | 423.15 |
| 115 | Hayward | 415.81 |
| 116 | San Diego | 413.08 |
| 117 | King City | 408.66 |
| 118 | Pico Rivera | 407.89 |
| 119 | Lindsay | 406.03 |
| 120 | Santa Barbara | 403.91 |
| 121 | Norwalk | 403.56 |
| 122 | Santa Ana | 401.23 |
| 123 | Tehachapi | 399.57 |
| 124 | Ceres | 396.39 |
| 125 | Bellflower | 390.31 |
| 126 | Newark | 388.16 |
| 127 | La Quinta | 387.70 |
| 128 | Citrus Heights | 386.55 |
| 129 | Cathedral City | 385.87 |
| 130 | Los Banos | 384.86 |
| 131 | Manteca | 384.69 |
| 132 | Signal Hill | 384.00 |
| 133 | West Sacramento | 383.84 |
| 134 | La Mesa | 383.27 |
| 135 | Ridgecrest | 381.99 |
| 136 | Fortuna | 381.74 |
| 137 | El Centro | 380.36 |
| 138 | Yuba City | 376.22 |
| 139 | Santa Rosa | 372.23 |
| 140 | Anaheim | 371.24 |
| 141 | Chino | 364.70 |
| 142 | Livermore | 363.53 |
| 143 | San Jose | 363.25 |
| 144 | Porterville | 360.15 |
| 145 | El Cajon | 358.32 |
| 146 | Artesia | 357.29 |
| 147 | Corcoran | 354.31 |
| 148 | Colton | 353.73 |
| 149 | Moreno Valley | 353.58 |
| 150 | El Monte | 342.42 |
| 151 | Blythe | 342.35 |
| 152 | Arroyo Grande | 341.53 |
| 153 | Baldwin Park | 340.54 |
| 154 | Perris | 339.87 |
| 155 | Avenal | 337.49 |
| 156 | Downey | 335.31 |
| 157 | Union City | 330.57 |
| 158 | Duarte | 327.60 |
| 159 | Elk Grove | 327.48 |
| 160 | Fullerton | 326.46 |
| 161 | Kingsburg | 326.35 |
| 162 | San Rafael | 324.53 |
| 163 | Chico | 323.80 |
| 164 | American Canyon | 322.05 |
| 165 | Seaside | 321.66 |
| 166 | Concord | 321.07 |
| 167 | San Fernando | 320.31 |
| 168 | Jurupa Valley | 319.75 |
| 169 | Auburn | 319.14 |
| 170 | Ontario | 317.98 |
| 171 | Gilroy | 317.73 |
| 172 | Twentynine Palms | 316.26 |
| 173 | Woodland | 314.26 |
| 174 | Redlands | 313.93 |
| 175 | Farmersville | 313.08 |
| 176 | Apple Valley | 312.05 |
| 177 | Covina | 310.78 |
| 178 | Pasadena | 310.66 |
| 179 | Arcata | 310.20 |
| 180 | Westminster | 309.01 |
| 181 | Soledad | 304.73 |
| 182 | Santa Paula | 304.36 |
| 183 | Kerman | 303.16 |
| 184 | San Jacinto | 300.20 |
| 185 | Paso Robles | 299.90 |
| 186 | La Puente | 298.92 |
| 187 | Oxnard | 298.82 |
| 188 | Port Hueneme | 293.56 |
| 189 | Bell Gardens | 292.27 |
| 190 | Ventura | 285.69 |
| 191 | Whittier | 284.76 |
| 192 | Dixon | 283.30 |
| 193 | Petaluma | 283.08 |
| 194 | Shafter | 281.76 |
| 195 | Santee | 281.54 |
| 196 | Redondo Beach | 280.01 |
| 197 | Lakewood | 278.93 |
| 198 | Oakdale | 275.78 |
| 199 | Napa | 274.85 |
| 200 | Calexico | 273.23 |
| 201 | Hermosa Beach | 272.32 |
| 202 | Beaumont | 270.54 |
| 203 | Stanton | 265.82 |
| 204 | Redwood City | 265.08 |
| 205 | San Marcos | 264.54 |
| 206 | Exeter | 264.25 |
| 207 | San Mateo | 262.83 |
| 208 | Vacaville | 261.84 |
| 209 | Rosemead | 261.64 |
| 210 | West Covina | 260.52 |
| 211 | San Luis Obispo | 258.99 |
| 212 | Beverly Hills | 256.65 |
| 213 | Patterson | 255.19 |
| 214 | Garden Grove | 250.74 |
| 215 | Buena Park | 249.68 |
| 216 | Paradise | 249.13 |
| 217 | Sonoma | 249.06 |
| 218 | Riverbank | 247.07 |
| 219 | Encinitas | 246.06 |
| 220 | Carlsbad | 245.65 |
| 221 | Windsor | 245.48 |
| 222 | Laguna Beach | 244.81 |
| 223 | Galt | 244.18 |
| 224 | Lake Elsinore | 241.13 |
| 225 | Cerritos | 240.69 |
| 226 | Newman | 240.34 |
| 227 | Grover Beach | 238.84 |
| 228 | Roseville | 238.41 |
| 229 | La Habra | 238.13 |
| 230 | Grand Terrace | 235.14 |
| 231 | Pittsburg | 234.24 |
| 232 | Oakley | 233.85 |
| 233 | Chula Vista | 232.56 |
| 234 | Burbank | 231.30 |
| 235 | Brawley | 230.74 |
| 236 | Los Alamitos | 230.22 |
| 237 | Montebello | 229.78 |
| 238 | Yucaipa | 226.14 |
| 239 | Costa Mesa | 225.51 |
| 240 | El Segundo | 224.44 |
| 241 | Clovis | 223.86 |
| 242 | Campbell | 223.11 |
| 243 | San Gabriel | 217.95 |
| 244 | Monrovia | 217.75 |
| 245 | Pleasant Hill | 214.70 |
| 246 | Alameda | 212.01 |
| 247 | Daly City | 209.08 |
| 248 | Palm Desert | 207.91 |
| 249 | Burlingame | 207.29 |
| 250 | Placentia | 206.65 |
| 251 | Mountain View | 204.13 |
| 252 | Marina | 202.70 |
| 253 | San Bruno | 202.37 |
| 254 | Morro Bay | 201.48 |
| 255 | Norco | 201.08 |
| 256 | Suisun City | 199.35 |
| 257 | La Mirada | 198.74 |
| 258 | Upland | 195.95 |
| 259 | Poway | 191.96 |
| 260 | Santa Clarita | 190.80 |
| 261 | Martinez | 190.59 |
| 262 | Dana Point | 190.21 |
| 263 | Rancho Cucamonga | 189.63 |
| 264 | Brentwood | 187.46 |
| 265 | Fountain Valley | 187.04 |
| 266 | Santa Clara | 185.15 |
| 267 | Albany | 184.60 |
| 268 | Brea | 183.84 |
| 269 | Solana Beach | 182.08 |
| 270 | Novato | 181.33 |
| 271 | Loma Linda | 180.53 |
| 272 | Dublin | 178.71 |
| 273 | Alhambra | 176.40 |
| 274 | Pacific Grove | 174.90 |
| 275 | Hercules | 174.22 |
| 276 | Manhattan Beach | 173.58 |
| 277 | Twin Cities | 171.25 |
| 278 | South San Francisco | 170.75 |
| 279 | Tracy | 170.49 |
| 280 | San Juan Capistrano | 166.44 |
| 281 | Goleta | 164.56 |
| 282 | Menlo Park | 162.01 |
| 283 | Huntington Beach | 160.78 |
| 284 | Wildomar | 159.51 |
| 285 | La Verne | 158.35 |
| 286 | Healdsburg | 157.10 |
| 287 | Fillmore | 156.88 |
| 288 | San Dimas | 150.34 |
| 289 | Tustin | 147.29 |
| 290 | Davis | 142.58 |
| 291 | Fremont | 139.77 |
| 292 | Scotts Valley | 135.88 |
| 293 | Lake Forest | 135.16 |
| 294 | Truckee | 134.94 |
| 295 | Benicia | 134.75 |
| 296 | Corona | 133.47 |
| 297 | Rancho Mirage | 129.37 |
| 298 | Morgan Hill | 128.75 |
| 299 | Torrance | 128.51 |
| 300 | Carpinteria | 128.23 |
| 301 | Walnut Creek | 127.63 |
| 302 | Los Gatos | 125.99 |
| 303 | Walnut | 124.76 |
| 304 | Monterey Park | 122.41 |
| 305 | Thousand Oaks | 121.54 |
| 306 | Glendale | 119.55 |
| 307 | Piedmont | 119.17 |
| 308 | Sunnyvale | 118.38 |
| 309 | Milpitas | 118.36 |
| 310 | Moorpark | 116.80 |
| 311 | Malibu | 116.70 |
| 312 | Glendora | 115.91 |
| 313 | Newport Beach | 115.71 |
| 314 | Folsom | 115.37 |
| 315 | San Clemente | 115.23 |
| 316 | Cypress | 114.34 |
| 317 | La Palma | 112.82 |
| 318 | Claremont | 112.78 |
| 319 | Simi Valley | 111.30 |
| 320 | Pacifica | 110.41 |
| 321 | Menifee | 108.69 |
| 322 | Temple City | 105.12 |
| 323 | South Pasadena | 103.67 |
| 324 | Coronado | 103.39 |
| 325 | San Anselmo | 103.31 |
| 326 | Canyon Lake | 100.87 |
| 327 | Arcadia | 99.49 |
| 328 | Diamond Bar | 97.40 |
| 329 | San Marino | 97.28 |
| 330 | Cupertino | 97.04 |
| 331 | Orange | 96.64 |
| 332 | Temecula | 93.80 |
| 333 | Laguna Hills | 93.28 |
| 334 | Camarillo | 91.72 |
| 335 | Belmont | 90.95 |
| 336 | Aliso Viejo | 87.76 |
| 337 | Lafayette | 85.68 |
| 338 | Mill Valley | 84.62 |
| 339 | Chino Hills | 83.52 |
| 340 | Rocklin | 83.24 |
| 341 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 82.67 |
| 342 | Yorba Linda | 80.52 |
| 343 | Clayton | 80.51 |
| 344 | Palo Alto | 80.28 |
| 345 | Mission Viejo | 76.36 |
| 346 | Eastvale | 73.96 |
| 347 | Laguna Niguel | 72.83 |
| 348 | Seal Beach | 68.65 |
| 349 | Pleasanton | 68.17 |
| 350 | Murrieta | 65.52 |
| 351 | San Ramon | 60.80 |
| 352 | La Canada Flintridge | 58.30 |
| 353 | Agoura Hills | 58.06 |
| 354 | Foster City | 57.64 |
| 355 | Calabasas | 55.46 |
| 356 | Rancho Santa Margarit | 55.06 |
| 357 | Irvine | 50.57 |
| 358 | Imperial | 46.28 |
| 359 | Palos Verdes Estates | 43.92 |
| 360 | Ripon | 40.92 |
| 361 | Orinda | 38.68 |
| 362 | Danville | 37.10 |
| 363 | Moraga | 36.58 |
| 364 | Sierra Madre | 36.04 |
| 365 | Lincoln | 31.55 |
| 366 | Saratoga | 29.33 |
| 367 | Laguna Woods | 24.11 |
| 368 | Los Altos | 20.20 |
| 369 | Hillsborough | 9.04 |