Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the California city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Los Angeles (15,084), followed by San Jose (8,759), Oakland (6,976), San Diego (6,610), and San Francisco (5,339).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes.

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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for California cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2012
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Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2012
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Los Angeles 15084
2 San Jose 8759
3 Oakland 6976
4 San Diego 6610
5 San Francisco 5339
6 Fresno 4301
7 Sacramento 3346
8 Bakersfield 3220
9 San Bernardino 2710
10 Long Beach 2630
11 Stockton 2503
12 Richmond 1866
13 Modesto 1799
14 Santa Ana 1578
15 Riverside 1476
16 Vallejo 1475
17 Hayward 1456
18 Anaheim 1440
19 Pomona 1110
20 Antioch 1096
21 Salinas 1082
22 Fontana 1006
23 Chula Vista 1002
24 Ontario 979
25 Downey 959
26 South Gate 918
27 Moreno Valley 897
28 Rialto 875
29 Compton 819
30 San Leandro 792
31 Escondido 758
32 Jurupa Valley 664
33 Concord 659
34 Huntington Park 658
35 Victorville 647
36 Berkeley 641
37 Inglewood 638
38 Garden Grove 601
39 Fremont 581
40 El Monte 578
41 Carson 550
42 Oxnard 546
43 West Covina 543
44 Pittsburg 542
45 Norwalk 533
46 Visalia 526
47 Lynwood 520
48 Corona 516
49 San Pablo 509
49 Turlock 509
50 Redding 502
51 Bellflower 499
52 Fairfield 497
53 Indio 489
54 Hemet 479
55 Citrus Heights 475
55 Perris 475
55 Rancho Cucamonga 475
56 Hawthorne 468
57 Paramount 454
58 Santa Clara 449
59 Oceanside 445
60 Merced 435
60 Montebello 435
61 National City 407
62 Lancaster 404
63 Hesperia 400
63 Redlands 400
63 Santa Maria 400
64 El Cajon 394
65 Baldwin Park 389
66 Clovis 385
67 Manteca 383
68 Montclair 372
69 Pico Rivera 368
70 Upland 366
71 Ceres 361
71 Costa Mesa 361
72 Calexico 359
73 Colton 354
74 Madera 346
75 Coachella 343
76 Milpitas 341
77 Delano 340
78 Torrance 338
79 Lodi 337
80 Sunnyvale 335
81 Tulare 332
82 Vista 329
83 Menifee 326
84 Fullerton 323
84 Westminster 323
85 Rancho Cordova 322
86 Huntington Beach 321
87 Santa Rosa 316
88 Lakewood 310
89 Bell Gardens 309
89 Buena Park 309
89 Glendale 309
90 Gardena 308
91 Union City 307
92 Santa Clarita 304
93 Selma 300
94 Highland 298
95 Cathedral City 297
96 Watsonville 296
97 Alameda 295
97 Whittier 295
98 San Rafael 293
99 Palmdale 290
100 Orange 289
101 Tracy 287
102 Ventura 282
103 Commerce 264
103 Santa Cruz 264
104 Daly City 257
105 Alhambra 255
106 Chico 254
106 Lake Elsinore 254
107 Pasadena 250
108 Palm Springs 237
109 Chino 235
110 Roseville 233
111 Gilroy 232
112 San Marcos 229
113 Monterey Park 222
114 Napa 221
115 Rosemead 218
116 Industry 214
117 Elk Grove 212
117 Temecula 212
118 Santa Fe Springs 210
119 Apple Valley 203
120 Woodland 202
121 La Mesa 201
122 Burbank 199
123 Hanford 198
123 Porterville 198
124 San Jacinto 195
125 Martinez 189
126 Covina 188
126 South San Francisco 188
127 Atwater 187
128 Barstow 184
128 Yuba City 184
129 Eureka 179
130 Santa Monica 178
131 Cerritos 176
131 Livermore 176
132 Campbell 175
132 Emeryville 175
133 Vacaville 172
134 El Centro 171
135 West Sacramento 166
136 Azusa 161
137 La Puente 158
138 Desert Hot Springs 154
138 Dinuba 154
138 Loma Linda 154
139 Redwood City 153
140 Carlsbad 149
141 El Cerrito 148
141 Newark 148
142 Adelanto 147
143 San Bruno 143
143 San Mateo 143
144 Patterson 141
144 Walnut Creek 141
145 East Palo Alto 138
146 Irvine 135
146 Sanger 135
147 Santa Barbara 133
148 Santee 132
149 Tustin 131
150 Murrieta 130
151 Kerman 129
152 Stanton 128
153 Simi Valley 124
154 Reedley 122
155 Riverbank 120
156 Pleasant Hill 119
156 Pleasanton 119
157 Palm Desert 118
158 West Hollywood 117
159 Monrovia 114
159 Mountain View 114
159 Yucaipa 114
160 Pinole 113
161 South El Monte 111
162 Brentwood 110
162 Eastvale 110
163 Parlier 109
164 Fountain Valley 107
164 Redondo Beach 107
164 Wildomar 107
165 La Habra 106
166 La Mirada 103
167 Culver City 102
167 Oroville 102
168 Lemon Grove 101
169 Oakley 100
170 Lawndale 98
170 Oakdale 98
171 Placentia 96
172 La Quinta 95
172 Newport Beach 95
173 Anderson 94
173 Los Banos 94
174 Bell 91
174 Kingsburg 91
174 Novato 91
175 San Fernando 90
175 Thousand Oaks 90
176 Beaumont 89
177 Imperial Beach 88
178 Arvin 87
178 Davis 87
178 Shafter 87
178 Signal Hill 87
179 Marysville 86
179 Vernon 86
180 Clearlake 83
181 Maywood 81
181 San Luis Obispo 81
182 Folsom 79
183 Cudahy 78
184 Lemoore 77
185 Encinitas 76
186 Albany 75
186 Banning 75
187 Arcadia 74
187 Arcata 74
187 Morgan Hill 74
188 Diamond Bar 73
188 Glendora 73
188 Norco 73
189 Brawley 72
190 San Ramon 71
191 Suisun City 70
192 Duarte 69
193 Lompoc 67
194 Yucca Valley 66
195 Chino Hills 65
195 Santa Paula 65
196 Cypress 64
196 Hollister 64
197 Claremont 63
197 Lake Forest 63
197 Twin Cities 63
198 Rocklin 62
199 San Clemente 61
199 San Gabriel 61
200 Rohnert Park 59
201 Burlingame 56
201 Hercules 56
201 San Dimas 56
202 Galt 55
202 Lindsay 55
203 Benicia 54
203 Dublin 54
204 Cupertino 53
204 McFarland 53
204 Port Hueneme 53
205 Hawaiian Gardens 52
206 Grass Valley 51
206 Petaluma 51
207 El Segundo 50
207 Lincoln 50
208 American Canyon 49
208 Brea 49
208 Camarillo 49
209 Pacifica 48
209 Palo Alto 48
209 Piedmont 48
209 South Pasadena 48
210 Atascadero 47
210 Paso Robles 47
211 Belmont 46
211 Hermosa Beach 46
211 Lomita 46
212 Mission Viejo 45
212 Waterford 45
213 Huron 44
213 La Verne 44
214 Twentynine Palms 43
215 Grand Terrace 42
215 Los Gatos 42
216 Irwindale 41
216 King City 41
216 Manhattan Beach 41
216 Ridgecrest 41
217 Livingston 40
217 Newman 40
218 Greenfield 39
218 Soledad 39
219 Dixon 38
219 Monterey 38
219 Seaside 38
220 Coalinga 37
220 Mendota 37
220 Orland 37
220 San Juan Capistrano 37
220 Temple City 37
221 Corcoran 36
222 Laguna Niguel 35
223 Fowler 34
224 Beverly Hills 33
224 Farmersville 33
224 Laguna Hills 33
224 Poway 33
224 Rancho Mirage 33
225 Auburn 32
225 South Lake Tahoe 32
225 Ukiah 32
225 Walnut 32
225 Yorba Linda 32
226 Chowchilla 31
226 Dana Point 31
226 Marina 31
226 Red Bluff 31
227 Corning 29
227 Fortuna 29
227 Taft 29
227 Tehachapi 29
228 Artesia 28
228 La Palma 28
228 Menlo Park 28
229 Canyon Lake 27
229 Needles 27
230 Carpinteria 26
230 Exeter 26
230 Goleta 26
230 Gridley 26
230 Lafayette 26
230 Laguna Beach 26
231 Arroyo Grande 25
231 Moorpark 25
231 Rancho Palos Verdes 25
232 Los Alamitos 24
232 Paradise 24
232 Solana Beach 24
232 Woodlake 24
233 California City 23
233 Fillmore 23
233 Firebaugh 23
233 Foster City 23
233 Grover Beach 23
233 Seal Beach 23
234 Mill Valley 21
235 Capitola 20
235 Coronado 20
235 Placerville 20
236 Calimesa 19
236 Dos Palos 19
236 Malibu 19
236 Ripon 19
236 Weed 19
237 Big Bear Lake 18
237 Crescent City 18
237 Rio Vista 18
238 Cloverdale 17
238 Danville 17
238 Nevada City 17
238 Willows 17
239 Agoura Hills 16
239 Gustine 16
239 La Canada Flintridge 16
240 Brisbane 15
240 Williams 15
241 Truckee 14
242 Aliso Viejo 13
242 Del Mar 13
242 Healdsburg 13
242 Hughson 13
242 Susanville 13
243 Avalon 12
243 Avenal 12
243 Pismo Beach 12
243 Westlake Village 12
244 Broadmoor 11
244 Calabasas 11
244 Escalon 11
244 Fort Bragg 11
244 Gonzales 11
244 Moraga 11
244 Scotts Valley 11
244 Windsor 11
245 Jackson 10
245 Kensington 10
245 Lakeport 10
245 Rancho Santa Margarit 10
245 Willits 10
246 Buellton 9
246 Colma 9
246 Cotati 9
246 Guadalupe 9
246 Sausalito 9
247 Fairfax 8
247 Holtville 8
247 Los Altos 8
247 Palos Verdes Estates 8
247 Sebastopol 8
247 Winters 8
247 Yreka 8
248 Colusa 7
248 Laguna Woods 7
248 Orinda 7
248 San Anselmo 7
248 Saratoga 7
249 City of Angels 6
249 Clayton 6
249 Imperial 6
249 Sand City 6
249 Sierra Madre 6
250 Mount Shasta 5
250 Ojai 5
250 Pacific Grove 5
250 Sonora 5
250 Sutter Creek 5
250 Wheatland 5
251 Biggs 4
251 Bishop 4
251 Calistoga 4
251 Indian Wells 4
251 Ione 4
251 Morro Bay 4
251 San Marino 4
252 Blythe 3
252 Carmel 3
252 Los Altos Hills 3
252 Rolling Hills Estates 3
252 Tiburon 3
252 Villa Park 3
253 Alturas 2
253 Bear Valley 2
253 La Habra Heights 2
253 Mammoth Lakes 2
253 Monte Sereno 2
253 Rio Dell 2
253 Solvang 2
253 St. Helena 2
253 Yountville 2
254 Dorris 1
254 Ferndale 1
254 Fort Jones 1
254 Hillsborough 1
254 Rolling Hills 1
254 Stallion Springs 1
254 Westmorland 1
255 Atherton 0
255 Belvedere 0
255 Bradbury 0
255 Del Rey Oaks 0
255 Dunsmuir 0
255 Etna 0
255 Hidden Hills 0
255 Lake Shastina 0
255 Montague 0
255 Ross 0
255 Sonoma 0
255 Tulelake 0