Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on November 24, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, Oakland had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,442.5), followed by Stockton (1,351.96), Emeryville (1,324.79), San Bernardino (1,245.86), and Barstow (1,194.09).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, 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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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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Oakland 1442.50
2 Stockton 1351.96
3 Emeryville 1324.79
4 San Bernardino 1245.86
5 Barstow 1194.09
6 Susanville 1149.88
7 Compton 996.72
8 Modesto 960.65
9 Ukiah 958.11
10 Merced 925.87
11 California City 915.42
12 Grass Valley 892.65
13 Anderson 856.28
14 Vallejo 850.26
15 Red Bluff 840.16
16 Desert Hot Springs 816.44
17 Mendota 784.66
18 Santa Cruz 778.76
19 Clearlake 777.72
20 San Francisco 776.82
21 West Hollywood 772.29
22 Selma 766.35
23 San Pablo 759.33
24 Sacramento 737.37
25 Dinuba 722.45
26 Hemet 719.98
27 Arvin 712.85
28 Hawthorne 710.33
29 Commerce 707.92
30 Madera 701.73
31 Antioch 697.50
32 Yucca Valley 696.75
33 Salinas 694.12
34 Marysville 693.09
35 Inglewood 689.20
36 Reedley 676.75
37 Atwater 674.22
38 Indio 670.91
39 Redding 667.25
40 Oroville 663.02
41 Coalinga 653.27
42 Huntington Park 646.91
43 Adelanto 642.33
44 Banning 634.87
45 Los Angeles 634.82
46 Victorville 630.01
47 Parlier 628.89
48 Lancaster 620.01
49 Eureka 618.07
50 Bell 607.23
51 East Palo Alto 606.08
52 South El Monte 604.48
53 Lemon Grove 600.79
54 Greenfield 591.99
55 West Sacramento 591.01
56 Palm Springs 588.76
57 Hawaiian Gardens 587.87
58 Lodi 585.69
59 Lawndale 583.25
60 Long Beach 580.70
61 South Gate 579.70
62 Lynwood 571.84
63 Hanford 569.63
64 Montclair 568.14
65 Watsonville 565.50
66 Brawley 561.04
67 Fresno 551.23
68 National City 538.11
69 Turlock 528.55
70 Fillmore 528.39
71 Palmdale 520.01
72 Pomona 512.92
73 Paramount 507.83
74 Signal Hill 497.64
75 Gardena 495.21
76 Artesia 494.47
77 Rohnert Park 485.67
78 Tulare 484.99
79 Rancho Cordova 484.81
80 Bakersfield 484.10
81 Santa Ana 482.06
82 Sanger 481.29
83 Monterey 477.34
84 Santa Fe Springs 475.74
85 Blythe 474.66
86 Santa Monica 474.43
87 Bellflower 474.34
88 Ridgecrest 469.14
89 Visalia 466.24
90 Lemoore 465.52
91 Corcoran 463.56
92 Carson 462.23
93 Woodland 457.60
94 San Leandro 455.56
95 Riverside 446.04
96 Oxnard 443.97
97 Santa Maria 443.68
98 King City 443.48
99 Citrus Heights 443.28
100 McFarland 440.50
101 Berkeley 440.25
102 Lindsay 434.49
103 Morro Bay 433.15
104 Fairfield 431.69
105 Calexico 421.60
106 Delano 416.87
107 Livingston 414.08
108 San Luis Obispo 409.63
109 Rialto 408.34
110 Petaluma 403.64
111 San Diego 398.58
112 Oceanside 398.14
113 San Rafael 395.99
114 Santa Barbara 395.09
115 Culver City 391.08
116 Stanton 390.54
117 El Cerrito 390.47
118 Chowchilla 389.93
119 Fontana 388.44
120 Baldwin Park 385.62
121 Concord 381.31
122 San Fernando 378.68
123 Pinole 373.37
124 El Centro 372.45
125 Norwalk 372.20
126 Napa 369.05
127 Highland 367.20
128 Hollister 364.32
129 Anaheim 363.69
130 Gilroy 359.10
131 Shafter 356.13
132 Union City 355.00
133 Hayward 353.79
134 Elk Grove 352.62
135 Chico 352.42
136 Los Banos 350.31
137 Azusa 349.98
138 Escondido 348.64
139 El Cajon 346.35
140 Vista 346.13
141 Santa Rosa 344.83
142 El Monte 340.79
143 Coachella 340.36
144 Costa Mesa 340.16
145 Ventura 339.76
146 Colton 339.43
147 Tehachapi 339.22
148 Porterville 333.57
149 San Jose 329.63
150 Twentynine Palms 329.44
151 La Mesa 328.44
152 Yuba City 327.40
153 Westminster 327.07
154 Duarte 324.75
155 Pittsburg 324.49
156 Apple Valley 324.22
157 Laguna Beach 323.61
158 Hesperia 323.52
159 Imperial Beach 321.86
160 Ontario 321.25
161 Lomita 320.68
162 Cudahy 319.54
163 Auburn 318.74
164 Beaumont 316.33
165 Bell Gardens 315.59
166 Moreno Valley 313.38
167 Santa Paula 312.60
168 Windsor 308.36
169 Pico Rivera 308.28
170 Atascadero 307.00
171 Arcata 303.56
172 Fortuna 303.13
173 Upland 302.95
174 Pasadena 301.80
175 South Lake Tahoe 301.51
176 Redlands 298.26
177 Farmersville 295.34
178 Downey 291.93
179 La Puente 290.54
180 Sonoma 288.11
181 Garden Grove 286.30
182 Manteca 283.93
183 Buena Park 283.21
184 San Jacinto 282.85
185 Beverly Hills 282.42
186 Seaside 281.49
187 Rosemead 280.64
188 American Canyon 280.37
189 Dixon 278.97
190 Galt 278.82
191 Fullerton 276.33
192 Capitola 274.48
193 Suisun City 274.21
194 Port Hueneme 274.17
195 Whittier 271.05
196 Lakewood 270.58
197 Redondo Beach 270.11
198 Chula Vista 265.82
199 Livermore 263.83
200 Jurupa Valley 260.77
201 Maywood 260.06
202 Vacaville 257.52
203 Chino 255.95
204 Ceres 255.80
205 San Mateo 255.02
206 Montebello 245.80
207 Exeter 245.03
208 Grover Beach 242.84
209 Marina 241.78
210 San Bruno 241.39
211 West Covina 241.22
212 El Segundo 238.87
213 Perris 237.22
214 Kingsburg 237.03
215 Patterson 233.54
216 San Dimas 231.73
217 South San Francisco 231.42
218 Clovis 230.32
219 Kerman 226.11
220 Rancho Mirage 225.82
221 Palm Desert 225.66
222 Redwood City 225.08
223 Newark 223.17
224 Lake Elsinore 221.43
225 Hermosa Beach 220.15
226 Covina 219.07
227 San Gabriel 218.60
228 Daly City 218.04
229 Cathedral City 216.88
230 Grand Terrace 215.97
231 Pleasant Hill 212.47
232 Campbell 211.82
233 Soledad 210.57
234 La Verne 208.62
235 Huntington Beach 206.66
236 Mountain View 203.21
237 Encinitas 200.29
238 Placerville 198.10
239 La Quinta 197.27
240 Paradise 196.12
241 Paso Robles 195.84
242 Alhambra 194.95
243 Avenal 194.42
244 Oakdale 194.25
245 Manhattan Beach 194.09
246 Arroyo Grande 193.68
247 Malibu 191.82
248 Brea 190.28
249 Brentwood 188.36
250 Alameda 188.26
251 Novato 184.65
252 Scotts Valley 184.47
253 Roseville 182.39
254 Norco 181.99
255 Cerritos 181.14
256 Temple City 180.70
257 San Juan Capistrano 180.00
258 San Marcos 179.41
259 Tracy 178.08
260 Claremont 176.16
261 Yucaipa 175.71
262 Albany 172.39
263 Pacifica 172.02
264 Camarillo 169.33
265 Oakley 169.31
266 Monterey Park 166.80
267 La Habra 166.43
268 Santa Clarita 166.25
269 Dana Point 166.12
270 Morgan Hill 164.53
271 Tustin 158.63
272 Los Alamitos 152.69
273 Goleta 151.56
274 Carlsbad 150.91
275 Burbank 150.19
276 Rancho Cucamonga 149.68
277 La Mirada 148.94
278 Santee 148.45
279 Newman 147.04
280 Burlingame 146.71
281 Riverbank 145.46
282 Fremont 144.99
283 Placentia 144.07
284 Menifee 143.59
285 Torrance 143.39
286 Davis 141.72
287 Laguna Hills 138.09
288 Simi Valley 136.50
289 Healdsburg 136.24
290 Lake Forest 134.90
291 Martinez 134.48
292 Walnut Creek 132.79
293 Corona 129.56
294 Newport Beach 127.64
295 Santa Clara 126.25
296 San Marino 126.01
297 Monrovia 124.94
298 Truckee 122.47
299 Hercules 122.40
300 Orange 122.36
301 San Clemente 120.14
302 Dublin 118.99
303 Arcadia 115.86
304 Fountain Valley 115.00
305 South Pasadena 114.13
306 Central Marin 113.40
307 Cypress 112.99
308 Loma Linda 112.57
309 Solana Beach 111.54
310 Pleasanton 108.03
311 Wildomar 107.87
312 Glendora 106.27
313 Ripon 105.78
314 Piedmont 105.52
315 Rocklin 104.74
316 Thousand Oaks 104.64
317 Sunnyvale 103.65
318 Coronado 103.43
319 Cupertino 103.01
320 Benicia 102.99
321 Temecula 102.08
322 Milpitas 101.96
323 Walnut 101.74
324 Diamond Bar 101.60
325 Palo Alto 100.65
326 Los Gatos 99.86
327 Sierra Madre 97.99
328 Moorpark 97.75
329 Seal Beach 96.77
330 Glendale 96.39
331 La Canada Flintridge 96.33
332 Rancho Palos Verdes 95.36
333 Menlo Park 95.18
334 Belmont 94.97
335 Folsom 93.20
336 Clayton 92.60
337 Chino Hills 90.31
338 Rancho Santa Margarita 88.50
339 Mission Viejo 87.56
340 Poway 87.43
341 La Palma 81.25
342 Carpinteria 79.54
343 Laguna Niguel 74.20
344 Agoura Hills 71.53
345 Eastvale 69.19
346 Aliso Viejo 63.05
347 Murrieta 63.02
348 Canyon Lake 63.00
349 Calabasas 61.21
350 Foster City 60.04
351 Lincoln 60.01
352 Saratoga 57.62
353 Yorba Linda 56.77
354 Irvine 55.77
355 Lafayette 54.08
356 Palos Verdes Estates 50.95
357 Pacific Grove 44.49
358 Moraga 40.50
359 Danville 36.03
360 San Ramon 35.49
361 Laguna Woods 30.30
362 Imperial 28.84
363 Mill Valley 27.54
364 Orinda 25.89
365 Los Altos 19.61
366 Hillsborough 8.65