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.
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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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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 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 |