Ranking of California Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the California city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Los Angeles (18,547), followed by Oakland (7,963), San Francisco (5,777), San Diego (5,529), and Stockton (4,630).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with high number of Violent 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 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 18547 |
| 2 | Oakland | 7963 |
| 3 | San Francisco | 5777 |
| 4 | San Diego | 5529 |
| 5 | Stockton | 4630 |
| 6 | San Jose | 3547 |
| 7 | Sacramento | 3520 |
| 8 | Fresno | 2748 |
| 9 | Long Beach | 2705 |
| 10 | San Bernardino | 2022 |
| 11 | Bakersfield | 1929 |
| 12 | Modesto | 1590 |
| 13 | Riverside | 1389 |
| 14 | Santa Ana | 1334 |
| 15 | Anaheim | 1279 |
| 16 | Compton | 1218 |
| 17 | Richmond | 1162 |
| 18 | Antioch | 1068 |
| 19 | Salinas | 1027 |
| 20 | Pomona | 1021 |
| 21 | Vallejo | 878 |
| 22 | Lancaster | 859 |
| 23 | Fontana | 850 |
| 24 | Palmdale | 812 |
| 25 | Merced | 810 |
| 26 | Inglewood | 780 |
| 27 | Oceanside | 728 |
| 28 | Moreno Valley | 706 |
| 29 | Redding | 705 |
| 30 | Santa Maria | 690 |
| 31 | Victorville | 676 |
| 32 | Hawthorne | 637 |
| 33 | Santa Rosa | 636 |
| 34 | Escondido | 628 |
| 35 | Hayward | 613 |
| 36 | Oxnard | 603 |
| 37 | Chula Vista | 581 |
| 38 | South Gate | 553 |
| 39 | Visalia | 544 |
| 40 | Lynwood | 541 |
| 41 | Ontario | 534 |
| 42 | Carson | 520 |
| 43 | Elk Grove | 512 |
| 44 | Rialto | 509 |
| 45 | Berkeley | 487 |
| 46 | Madera | 466 |
| 47 | Vista | 465 |
| 48 | Fairfield | 454 |
| 49 | Fullerton | 452 |
| 50 | Indio | 450 |
| 51 | Turlock | 445 |
| 52 | Garden Grove | 439 |
| 53 | San Leandro | 437 |
| 54 | Norwalk | 433 |
| 54 | Pasadena | 433 |
| 54 | Santa Cruz | 433 |
| 55 | Hemet | 406 |
| 56 | Concord | 402 |
| 56 | Hesperia | 402 |
| 57 | El Monte | 395 |
| 57 | Santa Monica | 395 |
| 58 | Rancho Cordova | 393 |
| 59 | Downey | 381 |
| 60 | Tulare | 376 |
| 61 | Huntington Park | 373 |
| 62 | National City | 371 |
| 63 | El Cajon | 365 |
| 64 | Santa Barbara | 363 |
| 65 | Desert Hot Springs | 344 |
| 66 | Santa Clarita | 342 |
| 67 | West Hollywood | 338 |
| 68 | East Palo Alto | 333 |
| 69 | Citrus Heights | 329 |
| 70 | Rancho Cucamonga | 321 |
| 71 | Huntington Beach | 313 |
| 72 | Jurupa Valley | 312 |
| 73 | Ventura | 310 |
| 74 | Hanford | 309 |
| 75 | Fremont | 306 |
| 76 | Bellflower | 304 |
| 77 | Palm Springs | 302 |
| 78 | Livermore | 301 |
| 79 | Highland | 296 |
| 80 | Roseville | 293 |
| 81 | Chino | 291 |
| 82 | Gardena | 287 |
| 83 | Westminster | 284 |
| 84 | Chico | 282 |
| 85 | West Covina | 281 |
| 86 | Lodi | 280 |
| 87 | San Pablo | 277 |
| 88 | Delano | 274 |
| 89 | Sanger | 269 |
| 90 | Carlsbad | 265 |
| 90 | Coachella | 265 |
| 90 | Manteca | 265 |
| 91 | Baldwin Park | 261 |
| 91 | Pico Rivera | 261 |
| 91 | San Mateo | 261 |
| 92 | Costa Mesa | 254 |
| 93 | Watsonville | 252 |
| 94 | Whittier | 247 |
| 94 | Yuba City | 247 |
| 95 | Vacaville | 246 |
| 96 | Paramount | 244 |
| 97 | Burbank | 243 |
| 98 | Perris | 240 |
| 99 | Union City | 235 |
| 100 | Glendale | 233 |
| 101 | Lakewood | 227 |
| 101 | San Marcos | 227 |
| 102 | Bell | 225 |
| 103 | La Mesa | 224 |
| 104 | Lompoc | 222 |
| 105 | Apple Valley | 221 |
| 105 | Redlands | 221 |
| 105 | Santa Clara | 221 |
| 106 | Azusa | 220 |
| 107 | Clovis | 219 |
| 108 | Daly City | 216 |
| 108 | Napa | 216 |
| 109 | Corona | 210 |
| 110 | Redwood City | 208 |
| 110 | Selma | 208 |
| 111 | Barstow | 207 |
| 112 | Buena Park | 206 |
| 113 | Cathedral City | 204 |
| 114 | Porterville | 200 |
| 115 | Adelanto | 199 |
| 116 | Montclair | 197 |
| 117 | Atascadero | 192 |
| 117 | Rohnert Park | 192 |
| 118 | San Rafael | 191 |
| 119 | Redondo Beach | 190 |
| 119 | Torrance | 190 |
| 119 | West Sacramento | 190 |
| 120 | Colton | 189 |
| 121 | Coalinga | 188 |
| 122 | Ceres | 183 |
| 123 | Dinuba | 181 |
| 124 | Atwater | 180 |
| 125 | Culver City | 179 |
| 126 | Woodland | 177 |
| 127 | Emeryville | 175 |
| 127 | Maywood | 175 |
| 128 | Reedley | 173 |
| 129 | Clearlake | 170 |
| 129 | Sunnyvale | 170 |
| 130 | Newark | 169 |
| 131 | Lawndale | 167 |
| 131 | Petaluma | 167 |
| 132 | El Centro | 166 |
| 133 | Arvin | 165 |
| 134 | Hollister | 162 |
| 135 | Alameda | 160 |
| 136 | Eureka | 159 |
| 136 | Gilroy | 159 |
| 137 | Thousand Oaks | 157 |
| 138 | Mountain View | 155 |
| 139 | Santee | 154 |
| 140 | Monterey | 153 |
| 141 | Pittsburg | 152 |
| 142 | Covina | 151 |
| 142 | Cudahy | 151 |
| 143 | Encinitas | 150 |
| 143 | La Quinta | 150 |
| 144 | Alhambra | 149 |
| 145 | Banning | 148 |
| 145 | South Lake Tahoe | 148 |
| 145 | Upland | 148 |
| 146 | Imperial Beach | 147 |
| 146 | La Habra | 147 |
| 147 | Montebello | 146 |
| 148 | Tracy | 145 |
| 149 | Rosemead | 143 |
| 150 | Los Banos | 142 |
| 151 | Simi Valley | 141 |
| 152 | Lemon Grove | 137 |
| 152 | San Jacinto | 137 |
| 153 | Orange | 135 |
| 154 | Lemoore | 131 |
| 155 | Lake Elsinore | 130 |
| 156 | El Cerrito | 128 |
| 157 | Bell Gardens | 125 |
| 158 | La Puente | 121 |
| 159 | Cerritos | 120 |
| 159 | Greenfield | 120 |
| 160 | Parlier | 119 |
| 160 | San Luis Obispo | 119 |
| 160 | Yucaipa | 119 |
| 161 | Chowchilla | 115 |
| 162 | Tustin | 114 |
| 163 | Commerce | 112 |
| 163 | Red Bluff | 112 |
| 164 | South San Francisco | 111 |
| 165 | Irvine | 110 |
| 166 | Seaside | 109 |
| 167 | Calexico | 108 |
| 167 | Ridgecrest | 108 |
| 167 | Ukiah | 108 |
| 168 | Lake Forest | 107 |
| 168 | Oroville | 107 |
| 168 | Placentia | 107 |
| 169 | Fountain Valley | 106 |
| 170 | Palm Desert | 104 |
| 170 | Stanton | 104 |
| 171 | Beaumont | 103 |
| 172 | Newport Beach | 101 |
| 173 | Brentwood | 99 |
| 173 | Santa Fe Springs | 99 |
| 174 | La Mirada | 98 |
| 175 | Temecula | 97 |
| 176 | Novato | 96 |
| 176 | Susanville | 96 |
| 177 | Davis | 95 |
| 177 | Lomita | 95 |
| 178 | Poway | 94 |
| 179 | Paso Robles | 91 |
| 179 | Pinole | 91 |
| 179 | Santa Paula | 91 |
| 180 | California City | 90 |
| 180 | Campbell | 90 |
| 180 | Yucca Valley | 90 |
| 181 | Beverly Hills | 89 |
| 181 | Corcoran | 89 |
| 182 | Marysville | 88 |
| 182 | San Gabriel | 88 |
| 182 | South El Monte | 88 |
| 183 | Anderson | 87 |
| 183 | Menifee | 87 |
| 184 | Folsom | 85 |
| 184 | Oakley | 85 |
| 184 | San Bruno | 85 |
| 185 | Dublin | 84 |
| 185 | Walnut Creek | 84 |
| 186 | Milpitas | 81 |
| 186 | Monrovia | 81 |
| 186 | Twentynine Palms | 81 |
| 187 | Soledad | 80 |
| 188 | Gridley | 78 |
| 189 | San Fernando | 77 |
| 190 | Monterey Park | 75 |
| 190 | San Clemente | 75 |
| 191 | Brea | 74 |
| 191 | Livingston | 74 |
| 192 | Blythe | 73 |
| 192 | Mission Viejo | 73 |
| 192 | Pleasant Hill | 73 |
| 193 | Duarte | 71 |
| 194 | Martinez | 70 |
| 194 | Murrieta | 70 |
| 195 | Hawaiian Gardens | 69 |
| 195 | Huron | 69 |
| 196 | Industry | 68 |
| 197 | Windsor | 67 |
| 198 | Paradise | 66 |
| 199 | Dana Point | 65 |
| 199 | Grass Valley | 65 |
| 199 | Port Hueneme | 65 |
| 200 | American Canyon | 64 |
| 200 | Chino Hills | 64 |
| 201 | Manhattan Beach | 62 |
| 202 | Burlingame | 61 |
| 202 | Camarillo | 61 |
| 203 | Arroyo Grande | 60 |
| 203 | Artesia | 60 |
| 204 | Brawley | 59 |
| 204 | Dos Palos | 59 |
| 204 | Galt | 59 |
| 204 | Glendora | 59 |
| 204 | San Juan Capistrano | 59 |
| 204 | Tehachapi | 59 |
| 205 | Cupertino | 58 |
| 205 | Oakdale | 58 |
| 206 | Arcadia | 57 |
| 206 | Laguna Beach | 57 |
| 206 | McFarland | 57 |
| 206 | Riverbank | 57 |
| 206 | Suisun City | 57 |
| 207 | Cypress | 56 |
| 207 | Norco | 56 |
| 208 | Diamond Bar | 55 |
| 208 | Placerville | 55 |
| 209 | Arcata | 54 |
| 209 | Cotati | 54 |
| 209 | Hermosa Beach | 54 |
| 209 | King City | 54 |
| 209 | Taft | 54 |
| 210 | Avenal | 53 |
| 210 | Dixon | 53 |
| 210 | Mendota | 53 |
| 210 | Menlo Park | 53 |
| 210 | Palo Alto | 53 |
| 210 | Patterson | 53 |
| 210 | Wildomar | 53 |
| 210 | Yorba Linda | 53 |
| 211 | Corning | 51 |
| 211 | Crescent City | 51 |
| 211 | San Dimas | 51 |
| 212 | Goleta | 50 |
| 212 | La Verne | 50 |
| 212 | Morgan Hill | 50 |
| 213 | Lindsay | 49 |
| 213 | Pleasanton | 49 |
| 213 | Rocklin | 49 |
| 213 | Shafter | 49 |
| 214 | Fowler | 48 |
| 214 | Woodlake | 48 |
| 215 | Capitola | 47 |
| 215 | Laguna Niguel | 47 |
| 216 | Fortuna | 46 |
| 217 | San Ramon | 45 |
| 218 | Auburn | 44 |
| 219 | Aliso Viejo | 43 |
| 219 | Hercules | 43 |
| 219 | Loma Linda | 43 |
| 219 | Signal Hill | 43 |
| 220 | Big Bear Lake | 42 |
| 220 | Kerman | 42 |
| 220 | Pacifica | 42 |
| 220 | Yreka | 42 |
| 221 | Eastvale | 41 |
| 221 | Marina | 41 |
| 221 | Moorpark | 41 |
| 222 | Claremont | 40 |
| 223 | Rio Vista | 39 |
| 224 | El Segundo | 38 |
| 224 | Jackson | 38 |
| 224 | Kingsburg | 38 |
| 224 | Los Gatos | 38 |
| 224 | Mammoth Lakes | 38 |
| 224 | Temple City | 38 |
| 225 | Benicia | 37 |
| 225 | Twin Cities | 37 |
| 225 | Walnut | 37 |
| 226 | Alturas | 36 |
| 226 | Gonzales | 36 |
| 226 | Pismo Beach | 36 |
| 227 | Albany | 35 |
| 227 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 35 |
| 228 | Farmersville | 34 |
| 228 | Fort Bragg | 34 |
| 229 | Grover Beach | 32 |
| 229 | Willits | 32 |
| 230 | Waterford | 31 |
| 231 | Firebaugh | 29 |
| 231 | Grand Terrace | 29 |
| 231 | Laguna Hills | 29 |
| 232 | Exeter | 28 |
| 233 | Los Alamitos | 27 |
| 233 | Orland | 27 |
| 233 | Pacific Grove | 27 |
| 233 | Rancho Santa Margarit | 27 |
| 233 | Sonoma | 27 |
| 233 | South Pasadena | 27 |
| 233 | Vernon | 27 |
| 234 | Willows | 26 |
| 235 | Newman | 25 |
| 236 | Belmont | 24 |
| 236 | Escalon | 24 |
| 236 | Fillmore | 24 |
| 236 | Gustine | 24 |
| 236 | Solana Beach | 24 |
| 237 | Needles | 23 |
| 237 | Rancho Mirage | 23 |
| 238 | Truckee | 22 |
| 239 | Lafayette | 21 |
| 239 | Morro Bay | 21 |
| 240 | Coronado | 20 |
| 240 | Sonora | 20 |
| 241 | Biggs | 19 |
| 242 | Foster City | 18 |
| 242 | Healdsburg | 18 |
| 242 | La Palma | 18 |
| 242 | Weed | 18 |
| 243 | Carpinteria | 17 |
| 243 | Seal Beach | 17 |
| 244 | Bishop | 16 |
| 244 | Danville | 16 |
| 244 | Lakeport | 16 |
| 244 | Scotts Valley | 16 |
| 245 | Del Mar | 15 |
| 245 | Irwindale | 15 |
| 245 | Malibu | 15 |
| 246 | City of Angels | 14 |
| 246 | Lincoln | 14 |
| 247 | Avalon | 13 |
| 247 | Broadmoor | 13 |
| 247 | Calabasas | 13 |
| 247 | Calimesa | 13 |
| 247 | Ojai | 13 |
| 247 | Piedmont | 13 |
| 247 | San Anselmo | 13 |
| 247 | San Marino | 13 |
| 248 | Agoura Hills | 12 |
| 248 | La Canada Flintridge | 12 |
| 248 | Mill Valley | 12 |
| 248 | Nevada City | 12 |
| 249 | Canyon Lake | 11 |
| 249 | Colusa | 11 |
| 249 | Holtville | 11 |
| 250 | Fairfax | 10 |
| 250 | Guadalupe | 10 |
| 250 | Hughson | 10 |
| 250 | Ione | 10 |
| 250 | Tiburon | 10 |
| 251 | Clayton | 9 |
| 251 | Rolling Hills Estates | 9 |
| 251 | Saratoga | 9 |
| 251 | Williams | 9 |
| 252 | Rio Dell | 8 |
| 252 | Sebastopol | 8 |
| 253 | Carmel | 7 |
| 253 | Colma | 7 |
| 253 | Imperial | 7 |
| 253 | Orinda | 7 |
| 253 | Sand City | 7 |
| 253 | Sausalito | 7 |
| 253 | Sutter Creek | 7 |
| 253 | Yountville | 7 |
| 254 | Atherton | 6 |
| 254 | Brisbane | 6 |
| 254 | Cloverdale | 6 |
| 254 | La Habra Heights | 6 |
| 254 | Los Altos | 6 |
| 254 | Moraga | 6 |
| 254 | Palos Verdes Estates | 6 |
| 254 | Ripon | 6 |
| 254 | Stallion Springs | 6 |
| 254 | Winters | 6 |
| 255 | Dunsmuir | 5 |
| 255 | Los Altos Hills | 5 |
| 255 | Mount Shasta | 5 |
| 255 | Solvang | 5 |
| 256 | Calistoga | 4 |
| 256 | Kensington | 4 |
| 256 | Laguna Woods | 4 |
| 256 | Sierra Madre | 4 |
| 257 | Buellton | 3 |
| 257 | Ferndale | 3 |
| 257 | Monte Sereno | 3 |
| 257 | St. Helena | 3 |
| 257 | Westlake Village | 3 |
| 258 | Del Rey Oaks | 2 |
| 258 | Indian Wells | 2 |
| 258 | Montague | 2 |
| 258 | Ross | 2 |
| 258 | Villa Park | 2 |
| 258 | Westmorland | 2 |
| 258 | Wheatland | 2 |
| 259 | Bear Valley | 1 |
| 259 | Dorris | 1 |
| 259 | Etna | 1 |
| 259 | Hillsborough | 1 |
| 259 | Tulelake | 1 |
| 260 | Belvedere | 0 |
| 260 | Bradbury | 0 |
| 260 | Fort Jones | 0 |
| 260 | Hidden Hills | 0 |
| 260 | Lake Shastina | 0 |
| 260 | Rolling Hills | 0 |