Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, Barstow had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,510.84), followed by Oakland (1,425.65), Stockton (1,420.8), San Bernardino (1,324.42), and Susanville (1,223.14).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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| 1 | Barstow | 1510.84 |
| 2 | Oakland | 1425.65 |
| 3 | Stockton | 1420.80 |
| 4 | San Bernardino | 1324.42 |
| 5 | Susanville | 1223.14 |
| 6 | Selma | 1209.37 |
| 7 | Compton | 1142.01 |
| 8 | Red Bluff | 1124.63 |
| 9 | Emeryville | 1094.53 |
| 10 | Commerce | 990.25 |
| 11 | Modesto | 988.35 |
| 12 | Clearlake | 982.53 |
| 13 | Eureka | 945.11 |
| 14 | Ukiah | 943.57 |
| 15 | Richmond | 919.11 |
| 16 | Arvin | 901.16 |
| 17 | Anderson | 895.55 |
| 18 | Oroville | 863.87 |
| 19 | Vallejo | 861.05 |
| 20 | Mendota | 844.87 |
| 21 | Adelanto | 824.40 |
| 22 | Santa Cruz | 801.92 |
| 23 | Coalinga | 798.43 |
| 24 | Desert Hot Springs | 787.46 |
| 25 | Marysville | 784.25 |
| 26 | Redding | 783.31 |
| 27 | Madera | 779.89 |
| 28 | Huntington Park | 775.65 |
| 29 | West Hollywood | 751.49 |
| 30 | Dinuba | 741.02 |
| 31 | Grass Valley | 740.68 |
| 31 | Inglewood | 740.68 |
| 32 | Reedley | 735.64 |
| 33 | Hawthorne | 732.37 |
| 34 | Hemet | 723.73 |
| 35 | Los Angeles | 719.00 |
| 36 | Sacramento | 716.29 |
| 37 | San Francisco | 710.55 |
| 38 | San Pablo | 694.40 |
| 39 | Atwater | 689.61 |
| 40 | California City | 687.10 |
| 41 | South Gate | 681.88 |
| 42 | Lancaster | 681.02 |
| 43 | Antioch | 678.03 |
| 44 | Parlier | 674.88 |
| 45 | Lynwood | 647.16 |
| 46 | Bell | 641.04 |
| 47 | Salinas | 633.16 |
| 48 | Fresno | 610.90 |
| 49 | Santa Fe Springs | 608.66 |
| 50 | Victorville | 605.97 |
| 51 | Long Beach | 597.30 |
| 52 | Signal Hill | 590.91 |
| 53 | Merced | 588.41 |
| 54 | Lawndale | 578.07 |
| 55 | Palm Springs | 574.01 |
| 56 | Paramount | 562.21 |
| 57 | Gardena | 556.20 |
| 58 | El Cerrito | 543.18 |
| 59 | Carson | 539.46 |
| 60 | Lodi | 539.44 |
| 61 | Montclair | 537.29 |
| 62 | Culver City | 534.10 |
| 63 | Lindsay | 532.03 |
| 64 | San Leandro | 530.10 |
| 65 | Riverside | 529.00 |
| 66 | Turlock | 525.80 |
| 67 | San Fernando | 523.93 |
| 68 | Artesia | 522.03 |
| 69 | South El Monte | 518.26 |
| 70 | Lemon Grove | 515.18 |
| 71 | Ridgecrest | 513.74 |
| 72 | Santa Monica | 505.74 |
| 73 | Sanger | 502.43 |
| 74 | Delano | 501.37 |
| 75 | Fortuna | 499.46 |
| 76 | Lompoc | 498.42 |
| 77 | Hawaiian Gardens | 498.16 |
| 78 | Pomona | 497.70 |
| 79 | Bellflower | 497.42 |
| 80 | Laguna Beach | 493.91 |
| 81 | Berkeley | 490.82 |
| 82 | Indio | 489.91 |
| 83 | Bakersfield | 480.74 |
| 84 | Brawley | 479.37 |
| 85 | Santa Ana | 477.74 |
| 86 | Rohnert Park | 477.50 |
| 87 | Santa Maria | 476.46 |
| 88 | Auburn | 475.92 |
| 89 | Hanford | 475.23 |
| 90 | Banning | 474.50 |
| 91 | El Centro | 463.67 |
| 92 | Chowchilla | 459.78 |
| 93 | Arcata | 457.77 |
| 94 | Oxnard | 453.48 |
| 95 | Citrus Heights | 450.97 |
| 96 | Watsonville | 439.85 |
| 97 | Palmdale | 437.15 |
| 98 | Maywood | 435.95 |
| 99 | West Sacramento | 435.25 |
| 100 | Rialto | 434.10 |
| 101 | National City | 433.79 |
| 102 | Highland | 433.10 |
| 103 | Apple Valley | 431.57 |
| 104 | Santa Barbara | 429.10 |
| 105 | Livingston | 426.26 |
| 106 | San Rafael | 418.95 |
| 107 | Moreno Valley | 418.48 |
| 108 | Fairfield | 415.64 |
| 109 | Fontana | 415.21 |
| 110 | Blythe | 411.37 |
| 111 | Tehachapi | 407.20 |
| 112 | Calexico | 406.59 |
| 113 | Yuba City | 404.77 |
| 114 | East Palo Alto | 403.91 |
| 115 | Pittsburg | 393.42 |
| 116 | Hayward | 391.63 |
| 117 | Yucca Valley | 390.37 |
| 118 | Norwalk | 389.94 |
| 119 | Colton | 386.57 |
| 120 | Ceres | 384.52 |
| 121 | El Monte | 381.75 |
| 122 | Porterville | 381.06 |
| 123 | Lemoore | 378.74 |
| 124 | El Cajon | 378.05 |
| 125 | San Diego | 377.24 |
| 126 | Baldwin Park | 375.97 |
| 127 | San Jose | 373.09 |
| 128 | Santa Rosa | 373.05 |
| 129 | San Luis Obispo | 372.59 |
| 130 | Union City | 372.18 |
| 131 | Woodland | 368.31 |
| 132 | Seaside | 367.53 |
| 133 | Visalia | 365.89 |
| 134 | Napa | 364.91 |
| 135 | Vista | 363.61 |
| 136 | Escondido | 362.99 |
| 137 | Costa Mesa | 361.99 |
| 138 | Oceanside | 360.33 |
| 139 | Bell Gardens | 357.84 |
| 140 | Tulare | 356.11 |
| 141 | Hesperia | 355.74 |
| 142 | Coachella | 354.61 |
| 143 | Twentynine Palms | 350.97 |
| 144 | Monterey | 350.80 |
| 145 | Ontario | 348.77 |
| 146 | Azusa | 347.27 |
| 147 | Concord | 344.10 |
| 148 | Anaheim | 342.01 |
| 149 | Pico Rivera | 341.25 |
| 150 | Rancho Cordova | 339.03 |
| 151 | Gilroy | 336.23 |
| 152 | Jurupa Valley | 335.58 |
| 153 | Stanton | 335.33 |
| 154 | Ventura | 333.85 |
| 155 | Westminster | 333.76 |
| 156 | Montebello | 333.30 |
| 157 | Covina | 333.18 |
| 158 | King City | 333.07 |
| 159 | Sonoma | 332.94 |
| 160 | Pasadena | 332.90 |
| 161 | Lomita | 330.32 |
| 162 | Petaluma | 328.23 |
| 163 | American Canyon | 327.77 |
| 164 | South Lake Tahoe | 326.21 |
| 165 | Duarte | 325.50 |
| 166 | Downey | 325.19 |
| 167 | La Mesa | 324.65 |
| 168 | Greenfield | 322.90 |
| 169 | Elk Grove | 322.25 |
| 170 | Dixon | 321.56 |
| 171 | Chico | 321.55 |
| 172 | Los Banos | 320.63 |
| 173 | La Puente | 320.07 |
| 174 | Beaumont | 318.24 |
| 175 | Manteca | 316.46 |
| 176 | Upland | 315.77 |
| 177 | Redlands | 314.75 |
| 178 | Pinole | 313.61 |
| 179 | Cudahy | 311.33 |
| 180 | El Segundo | 309.71 |
| 181 | Garden Grove | 309.26 |
| 182 | Corcoran | 307.54 |
| 183 | Soledad | 306.39 |
| 184 | Hollister | 305.64 |
| 185 | Windsor | 304.41 |
| 186 | Rosemead | 302.93 |
| 187 | Beverly Hills | 302.70 |
| 188 | Buena Park | 297.25 |
| 189 | Galt | 296.44 |
| 190 | Perris | 295.04 |
| 191 | Whittier | 293.65 |
| 192 | Exeter | 292.76 |
| 193 | Grover Beach | 292.27 |
| 194 | Malibu | 291.64 |
| 195 | Newman | 289.93 |
| 196 | Port Hueneme | 287.99 |
| 197 | Cathedral City | 279.84 |
| 198 | Piedmont | 277.90 |
| 199 | Farmersville | 277.47 |
| 200 | Patterson | 276.29 |
| 201 | Atascadero | 275.67 |
| 202 | Capitola | 273.41 |
| 203 | Lakewood | 272.21 |
| 204 | San Jacinto | 269.62 |
| 205 | Suisun City | 268.75 |
| 206 | Fillmore | 268.32 |
| 207 | Marina | 264.64 |
| 208 | Campbell | 260.51 |
| 209 | Santa Paula | 259.88 |
| 210 | Chula Vista | 257.61 |
| 211 | Imperial Beach | 257.10 |
| 212 | Placerville | 252.22 |
| 213 | San Bruno | 249.93 |
| 214 | Avenal | 247.28 |
| 215 | West Covina | 243.23 |
| 216 | Lake Elsinore | 242.54 |
| 217 | San Gabriel | 241.50 |
| 218 | Clovis | 240.87 |
| 219 | Fullerton | 240.20 |
| 220 | Oakdale | 239.23 |
| 221 | Kerman | 238.84 |
| 222 | Chino | 237.71 |
| 223 | San Juan Capistrano | 236.43 |
| 224 | Hermosa Beach | 235.83 |
| 225 | Newark | 235.33 |
| 226 | San Dimas | 235.07 |
| 227 | Redondo Beach | 233.76 |
| 228 | La Palma | 231.61 |
| 229 | McFarland | 231.37 |
| 230 | San Mateo | 230.91 |
| 231 | Kingsburg | 226.80 |
| 232 | Daly City | 226.68 |
| 233 | Shafter | 225.71 |
| 234 | Riverbank | 225.40 |
| 235 | Pleasant Hill | 224.82 |
| 236 | Sierra Madre | 222.98 |
| 237 | Cerritos | 221.30 |
| 238 | South San Francisco | 219.13 |
| 239 | Brea | 216.65 |
| 240 | Brentwood | 214.83 |
| 241 | Monterey Park | 212.28 |
| 242 | Vacaville | 211.94 |
| 243 | Yucaipa | 210.44 |
| 244 | Paso Robles | 209.78 |
| 245 | La Quinta | 209.46 |
| 246 | San Marcos | 207.72 |
| 247 | Hercules | 207.41 |
| 248 | Burlingame | 201.35 |
| 249 | Burbank | 198.64 |
| 250 | Norco | 195.16 |
| 251 | Livermore | 194.30 |
| 252 | Arroyo Grande | 191.47 |
| 253 | Santee | 190.96 |
| 254 | Alameda | 189.71 |
| 255 | Redwood City | 188.41 |
| 256 | Carpinteria | 187.52 |
| 257 | Dana Point | 186.32 |
| 258 | Morgan Hill | 186.30 |
| 259 | Carlsbad | 181.68 |
| 260 | Camarillo | 180.69 |
| 261 | Fremont | 178.06 |
| 262 | Huntington Beach | 177.39 |
| 263 | Torrance | 173.06 |
| 264 | Tracy | 171.90 |
| 265 | La Mirada | 170.98 |
| 266 | Alhambra | 169.70 |
| 267 | Paradise | 169.61 |
| 268 | Grand Terrace | 167.40 |
| 269 | Encinitas | 165.10 |
| 270 | Pacifica | 163.93 |
| 271 | La Habra | 163.24 |
| 272 | Mountain View | 161.51 |
| 273 | Claremont | 161.41 |
| 274 | Orange | 160.74 |
| 275 | Monrovia | 159.42 |
| 276 | Davis | 158.62 |
| 277 | Morro Bay | 158.60 |
| 278 | Truckee | 153.13 |
| 279 | Menifee | 151.49 |
| 280 | Santa Clarita | 150.72 |
| 281 | Rancho Cucamonga | 150.21 |
| 282 | Roseville | 150.11 |
| 283 | Manhattan Beach | 147.41 |
| 284 | Tustin | 146.98 |
| 285 | Palm Desert | 146.59 |
| 286 | Placentia | 145.83 |
| 287 | Albany | 145.18 |
| 288 | Dublin | 143.97 |
| 289 | Canyon Lake | 143.16 |
| 290 | Novato | 142.19 |
| 291 | Arcadia | 141.12 |
| 292 | Loma Linda | 140.55 |
| 293 | Simi Valley | 136.74 |
| 294 | Oakley | 135.15 |
| 295 | Wildomar | 134.95 |
| 296 | Temple City | 134.15 |
| 297 | Glendora | 133.64 |
| 298 | Scotts Valley | 133.16 |
| 299 | Martinez | 132.33 |
| 300 | Poway | 128.44 |
| 301 | Temecula | 126.77 |
| 302 | Thousand Oaks | 126.30 |
| 303 | Rancho Mirage | 126.08 |
| 304 | Newport Beach | 125.74 |
| 305 | Lake Forest | 125.73 |
| 306 | Cypress | 125.11 |
| 307 | Santa Clara | 124.05 |
| 308 | Pleasanton | 122.75 |
| 309 | Milpitas | 120.02 |
| 310 | Goleta | 118.80 |
| 311 | Healdsburg | 118.34 |
| 312 | Eastvale | 118.11 |
| 313 | Solana Beach | 117.99 |
| 314 | Cupertino | 116.49 |
| 315 | Diamond Bar | 115.46 |
| 316 | San Clemente | 113.78 |
| 317 | Seal Beach | 113.26 |
| 318 | Belmont | 112.76 |
| 319 | Glendale | 111.88 |
| 320 | Walnut Creek | 111.65 |
| 321 | Corona | 111.09 |
| 322 | San Marino | 110.88 |
| 323 | Los Alamitos | 110.41 |
| 324 | Fountain Valley | 109.97 |
| 325 | Palo Alto | 108.44 |
| 326 | Central Marin | 107.76 |
| 327 | Laguna Hills | 106.10 |
| 328 | Rocklin | 104.83 |
| 329 | Coronado | 104.11 |
| 330 | South Pasadena | 102.83 |
| 331 | Sunnyvale | 102.53 |
| 332 | Moorpark | 101.58 |
| 333 | Folsom | 98.39 |
| 334 | Laguna Niguel | 97.96 |
| 335 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 96.76 |
| 336 | Foster City | 93.89 |
| 337 | Saratoga | 89.88 |
| 338 | Menlo Park | 88.95 |
| 339 | Walnut | 82.11 |
| 340 | Ripon | 78.34 |
| 341 | Hillsborough | 77.75 |
| 342 | Mission Viejo | 76.57 |
| 343 | Chino Hills | 74.69 |
| 344 | Laguna Woods | 72.85 |
| 345 | Agoura Hills | 71.32 |
| 346 | Los Gatos | 67.86 |
| 347 | Benicia | 66.90 |
| 348 | La Canada Flintridge | 62.93 |
| 349 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 62.87 |
| 350 | Mill Valley | 62.11 |
| 351 | Lincoln | 61.43 |
| 352 | Calabasas | 61.24 |
| 353 | Yorba Linda | 59.68 |
| 354 | Aliso Viejo | 57.31 |
| 355 | Moraga | 57.13 |
| 356 | Irvine | 57.00 |
| 357 | Pacific Grove | 56.98 |
| 358 | Orinda | 51.06 |
| 359 | San Ramon | 50.72 |
| 360 | Lafayette | 49.52 |
| 361 | Murrieta | 44.13 |
| 362 | Los Altos | 41.94 |
| 363 | Imperial | 39.81 |
| 364 | Clayton | 33.18 |
| 365 | Palos Verdes Estates | 29.13 |
| 366 | Danville | 20.05 |