Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the California city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Los Angeles (18,591), followed by San Jose (7,703), Oakland (6,899), San Diego (5,839), and San Francisco (5,433).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2016, 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.
You may also be interested in:
Related Topics: California FBI UCR 2016 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
See this for other years:
Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2016
Items per page:
0 of 0
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 18591 |
| 2 | San Jose | 7703 |
| 3 | Oakland | 6899 |
| 4 | San Diego | 5839 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 5433 |
| 6 | Fresno | 3284 |
| 7 | Bakersfield | 3048 |
| 8 | Long Beach | 2859 |
| 9 | Sacramento | 2824 |
| 10 | San Bernardino | 2597 |
| 11 | Santa Ana | 1948 |
| 12 | Riverside | 1934 |
| 13 | Stockton | 1833 |
| 14 | Hayward | 1626 |
| 15 | Salinas | 1563 |
| 16 | Modesto | 1553 |
| 17 | Anaheim | 1384 |
| 18 | Richmond | 1233 |
| 19 | Pomona | 1183 |
| 20 | Fontana | 1149 |
| 21 | Vallejo | 1123 |
| 22 | Moreno Valley | 1107 |
| 23 | Ontario | 1069 |
| 24 | Concord | 1023 |
| 25 | Jurupa Valley | 1005 |
| 26 | South Gate | 999 |
| 27 | San Leandro | 961 |
| 28 | Antioch | 916 |
| 29 | Chula Vista | 885 |
| 30 | Fremont | 795 |
| 31 | Compton | 790 |
| 31 | Inglewood | 790 |
| 32 | Oxnard | 786 |
| 33 | Lynwood | 767 |
| 34 | Downey | 766 |
| 35 | Rialto | 729 |
| 36 | Corona | 716 |
| 37 | El Monte | 688 |
| 38 | Huntington Park | 678 |
| 39 | Pittsburg | 675 |
| 40 | Garden Grove | 672 |
| 41 | Santa Maria | 665 |
| 42 | Escondido | 658 |
| 43 | Berkeley | 650 |
| 44 | Visalia | 637 |
| 45 | Hemet | 623 |
| 46 | Lancaster | 613 |
| 47 | Merced | 599 |
| 48 | Costa Mesa | 579 |
| 49 | Hawthorne | 574 |
| 50 | Victorville | 573 |
| 51 | Perris | 550 |
| 52 | Montebello | 548 |
| 53 | Fairfield | 537 |
| 54 | Colton | 536 |
| 55 | Turlock | 534 |
| 56 | Carson | 522 |
| 57 | Redding | 519 |
| 58 | Watsonville | 506 |
| 59 | West Covina | 498 |
| 60 | Bellflower | 490 |
| 61 | Oceanside | 481 |
| 62 | Delano | 468 |
| 63 | Norwalk | 466 |
| 64 | National City | 460 |
| 65 | Pico Rivera | 457 |
| 66 | Chico | 455 |
| 67 | Rancho Cucamonga | 454 |
| 68 | Alameda | 443 |
| 69 | Torrance | 437 |
| 70 | El Cajon | 433 |
| 71 | San Pablo | 425 |
| 72 | Palmdale | 422 |
| 73 | Santa Clara | 413 |
| 73 | Santa Clarita | 413 |
| 74 | Huntington Beach | 411 |
| 75 | Montclair | 409 |
| 76 | Santa Rosa | 407 |
| 77 | Fullerton | 403 |
| 78 | Redlands | 398 |
| 79 | Cathedral City | 393 |
| 79 | Paramount | 393 |
| 80 | Whittier | 390 |
| 81 | Ceres | 384 |
| 82 | Santa Cruz | 382 |
| 83 | Indio | 379 |
| 84 | Citrus Heights | 376 |
| 85 | Buena Park | 375 |
| 86 | Lake Elsinore | 367 |
| 87 | Manteca | 365 |
| 88 | Glendale | 363 |
| 89 | Tulare | 362 |
| 90 | Orange | 361 |
| 91 | Commerce | 360 |
| 92 | Gardena | 355 |
| 92 | Gilroy | 355 |
| 93 | Hesperia | 348 |
| 94 | Upland | 343 |
| 95 | Union City | 341 |
| 96 | Baldwin Park | 340 |
| 97 | Palm Springs | 339 |
| 98 | Westminster | 337 |
| 99 | Menifee | 335 |
| 100 | Bell Gardens | 329 |
| 101 | Roseville | 327 |
| 102 | Martinez | 324 |
| 102 | Pasadena | 324 |
| 103 | Lodi | 308 |
| 104 | Lakewood | 307 |
| 105 | Temecula | 306 |
| 105 | Tracy | 306 |
| 106 | Chino | 305 |
| 107 | Madera | 300 |
| 108 | Highland | 298 |
| 109 | Livermore | 290 |
| 110 | Ventura | 284 |
| 111 | San Jacinto | 281 |
| 112 | Vista | 275 |
| 113 | Sunnyvale | 273 |
| 114 | San Rafael | 272 |
| 115 | Milpitas | 269 |
| 116 | Burbank | 266 |
| 117 | Porterville | 264 |
| 117 | Woodland | 264 |
| 118 | Apple Valley | 254 |
| 119 | Monterey Park | 246 |
| 120 | Eureka | 243 |
| 121 | Desert Hot Springs | 241 |
| 122 | Newark | 239 |
| 123 | Alhambra | 238 |
| 124 | Calexico | 236 |
| 124 | Santa Monica | 236 |
| 125 | Yuba City | 235 |
| 126 | Walnut Creek | 234 |
| 127 | Daly City | 233 |
| 128 | Rosemead | 227 |
| 129 | La Mesa | 225 |
| 130 | Coachella | 223 |
| 131 | Cerritos | 220 |
| 132 | Industry | 218 |
| 133 | Barstow | 216 |
| 134 | Hanford | 215 |
| 134 | San Mateo | 215 |
| 135 | Elk Grove | 209 |
| 136 | Murrieta | 208 |
| 137 | South San Francisco | 207 |
| 138 | Clovis | 202 |
| 139 | Santa Barbara | 199 |
| 140 | Arvin | 185 |
| 140 | Pleasant Hill | 185 |
| 141 | Azusa | 183 |
| 141 | Selma | 183 |
| 142 | Oroville | 182 |
| 143 | Santa Fe Springs | 180 |
| 144 | Irvine | 179 |
| 145 | Palm Desert | 178 |
| 145 | Vacaville | 178 |
| 146 | Los Banos | 175 |
| 147 | Beaumont | 173 |
| 148 | West Sacramento | 172 |
| 149 | Yucaipa | 169 |
| 150 | Carlsbad | 167 |
| 150 | Eastvale | 167 |
| 150 | Maywood | 167 |
| 151 | Tustin | 165 |
| 152 | Covina | 164 |
| 152 | La Puente | 164 |
| 153 | Banning | 163 |
| 154 | La Habra | 160 |
| 154 | Newport Beach | 160 |
| 154 | Redondo Beach | 160 |
| 155 | Brentwood | 159 |
| 155 | Lawndale | 159 |
| 156 | Culver City | 157 |
| 157 | Bell | 156 |
| 157 | Redwood City | 156 |
| 158 | South El Monte | 155 |
| 159 | San Marcos | 151 |
| 160 | Campbell | 149 |
| 161 | Atwater | 146 |
| 161 | Emeryville | 146 |
| 162 | Stanton | 145 |
| 163 | Shafter | 144 |
| 164 | Loma Linda | 143 |
| 164 | West Hollywood | 143 |
| 165 | El Centro | 139 |
| 166 | Novato | 136 |
| 166 | Pleasanton | 136 |
| 167 | Wildomar | 135 |
| 168 | Burlingame | 133 |
| 169 | Rancho Cordova | 132 |
| 170 | Lompoc | 130 |
| 171 | Napa | 129 |
| 172 | Dublin | 127 |
| 173 | Norco | 126 |
| 174 | Fountain Valley | 125 |
| 174 | Vernon | 125 |
| 175 | La Mirada | 121 |
| 175 | Oakley | 121 |
| 176 | San Fernando | 120 |
| 177 | Mountain View | 119 |
| 178 | Red Bluff | 118 |
| 179 | Folsom | 114 |
| 180 | Imperial Beach | 113 |
| 180 | Morgan Hill | 113 |
| 180 | Signal Hill | 113 |
| 181 | Davis | 112 |
| 181 | Thousand Oaks | 112 |
| 182 | Cypress | 109 |
| 183 | San Bruno | 108 |
| 184 | El Cerrito | 107 |
| 185 | Patterson | 106 |
| 186 | Simi Valley | 105 |
| 187 | Clearlake | 104 |
| 187 | Kingsburg | 104 |
| 188 | Adelanto | 101 |
| 188 | Marysville | 101 |
| 189 | Benicia | 100 |
| 190 | Camarillo | 99 |
| 190 | Seaside | 99 |
| 191 | Rocklin | 97 |
| 191 | Santee | 97 |
| 192 | Paso Robles | 95 |
| 192 | Riverbank | 95 |
| 192 | San Luis Obispo | 95 |
| 193 | East Palo Alto | 92 |
| 193 | Lemon Grove | 92 |
| 194 | Lindsay | 91 |
| 195 | Rohnert Park | 88 |
| 195 | Sanger | 88 |
| 196 | Chino Hills | 87 |
| 197 | Anderson | 86 |
| 198 | Chowchilla | 85 |
| 198 | Dinuba | 85 |
| 198 | Pinole | 85 |
| 198 | San Dimas | 85 |
| 199 | Hawaiian Gardens | 82 |
| 199 | Lemoore | 82 |
| 199 | Placentia | 82 |
| 200 | Parlier | 81 |
| 201 | Reedley | 80 |
| 201 | Soledad | 80 |
| 201 | Suisun City | 80 |
| 202 | Brawley | 79 |
| 202 | Hollister | 79 |
| 202 | Oakdale | 79 |
| 203 | Cudahy | 78 |
| 203 | Lake Forest | 78 |
| 204 | Arcadia | 77 |
| 204 | Arcata | 77 |
| 205 | Encinitas | 76 |
| 205 | Monrovia | 76 |
| 206 | Artesia | 74 |
| 206 | Brea | 74 |
| 206 | Corcoran | 74 |
| 206 | Greenfield | 74 |
| 206 | Paradise | 74 |
| 207 | Beverly Hills | 73 |
| 207 | Duarte | 73 |
| 207 | El Segundo | 73 |
| 208 | Diamond Bar | 72 |
| 208 | Glendora | 72 |
| 208 | Petaluma | 72 |
| 208 | Ridgecrest | 72 |
| 209 | Cupertino | 68 |
| 209 | Monterey | 68 |
| 209 | San Clemente | 68 |
| 210 | Grass Valley | 67 |
| 210 | San Ramon | 67 |
| 211 | La Quinta | 66 |
| 212 | Rancho Mirage | 65 |
| 213 | King City | 64 |
| 213 | Livingston | 64 |
| 214 | Claremont | 63 |
| 215 | Palo Alto | 62 |
| 216 | Yorba Linda | 61 |
| 217 | Laguna Beach | 60 |
| 217 | Laguna Niguel | 60 |
| 218 | South Pasadena | 58 |
| 219 | Kerman | 57 |
| 219 | Lincoln | 57 |
| 219 | San Gabriel | 57 |
| 219 | Yucca Valley | 57 |
| 220 | American Canyon | 56 |
| 220 | Orange Cove | 56 |
| 220 | Port Hueneme | 56 |
| 221 | Galt | 55 |
| 221 | Mission Viejo | 55 |
| 222 | Manhattan Beach | 53 |
| 222 | McFarland | 53 |
| 222 | San Juan Capistrano | 53 |
| 223 | Hercules | 52 |
| 224 | Lomita | 51 |
| 225 | Capitola | 50 |
| 226 | Santa Paula | 49 |
| 226 | Twentynine Palms | 49 |
| 227 | Laguna Hills | 48 |
| 228 | Atascadero | 47 |
| 228 | Dixon | 47 |
| 229 | Marina | 46 |
| 230 | Albany | 45 |
| 230 | Grand Terrace | 45 |
| 230 | Los Gatos | 45 |
| 231 | South Lake Tahoe | 43 |
| 232 | Auburn | 42 |
| 232 | Newman | 42 |
| 232 | Yreka | 42 |
| 233 | Corning | 41 |
| 233 | Lafayette | 41 |
| 233 | Seal Beach | 41 |
| 234 | Central Marin | 40 |
| 234 | Pacifica | 40 |
| 234 | Ukiah | 40 |
| 235 | Dana Point | 38 |
| 235 | Irwindale | 38 |
| 235 | Temple City | 38 |
| 236 | Exeter | 36 |
| 237 | Farmersville | 35 |
| 238 | Danville | 33 |
| 238 | Poway | 33 |
| 238 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 33 |
| 239 | Coronado | 32 |
| 239 | La Palma | 32 |
| 239 | Malibu | 32 |
| 239 | Mendota | 32 |
| 239 | Placerville | 32 |
| 240 | Fortuna | 31 |
| 240 | Walnut | 31 |
| 241 | Hermosa Beach | 30 |
| 242 | Gonzales | 29 |
| 242 | Menlo Park | 29 |
| 243 | Calimesa | 28 |
| 243 | Canyon Lake | 28 |
| 243 | Goleta | 28 |
| 244 | Aliso Viejo | 27 |
| 245 | Taft | 26 |
| 246 | Belmont | 25 |
| 246 | Blythe | 25 |
| 246 | Fowler | 25 |
| 246 | Piedmont | 25 |
| 247 | Dos Palos | 24 |
| 247 | Moorpark | 24 |
| 247 | Moraga | 24 |
| 247 | Truckee | 24 |
| 248 | Calabasas | 23 |
| 248 | California City | 23 |
| 248 | Pismo Beach | 23 |
| 248 | Tehachapi | 23 |
| 248 | Waterford | 23 |
| 249 | Foster City | 22 |
| 249 | Gridley | 22 |
| 249 | Pacific Grove | 22 |
| 249 | Solana Beach | 22 |
| 249 | Willits | 22 |
| 250 | Coalinga | 21 |
| 250 | Grover Beach | 21 |
| 250 | Sonora | 21 |
| 250 | Susanville | 21 |
| 251 | Agoura Hills | 20 |
| 251 | Ripon | 20 |
| 251 | Willows | 20 |
| 252 | Arroyo Grande | 19 |
| 252 | Orland | 19 |
| 253 | Avenal | 18 |
| 254 | Colusa | 17 |
| 254 | Crescent City | 17 |
| 254 | Firebaugh | 17 |
| 254 | Los Alamitos | 17 |
| 254 | Los Altos | 17 |
| 254 | Needles | 17 |
| 254 | Rio Vista | 17 |
| 255 | Big Bear | 16 |
| 255 | Colma | 16 |
| 255 | Healdsburg | 16 |
| 255 | Morro Bay | 16 |
| 255 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 16 |
| 255 | Sebastopol | 16 |
| 255 | Windsor | 16 |
| 256 | Escalon | 15 |
| 256 | Gustine | 15 |
| 256 | Hughson | 15 |
| 257 | Huron | 14 |
| 257 | La Canada Flintridge | 14 |
| 257 | Lakeport | 14 |
| 257 | Nevada City | 14 |
| 257 | St. Helena | 14 |
| 257 | Winters | 14 |
| 258 | Carpinteria | 13 |
| 258 | Clayton | 13 |
| 258 | Cloverdale | 13 |
| 258 | Guadalupe | 13 |
| 258 | Holtville | 13 |
| 258 | Jackson | 13 |
| 259 | Del Mar | 12 |
| 259 | Mill Valley | 12 |
| 259 | Sausalito | 12 |
| 260 | Bishop | 11 |
| 260 | Fillmore | 11 |
| 260 | Mammoth Lakes | 11 |
| 260 | Mount Shasta | 11 |
| 260 | Orinda | 11 |
| 261 | Fort Bragg | 10 |
| 261 | Scotts Valley | 10 |
| 262 | Broadmoor | 9 |
| 262 | Laguna Woods | 9 |
| 262 | Rio Dell | 9 |
| 262 | Woodlake | 9 |
| 263 | Alturas | 8 |
| 263 | Brisbane | 8 |
| 263 | Cotati | 8 |
| 263 | Dunsmuir | 8 |
| 263 | La Habra Heights | 8 |
| 263 | Sierra Madre | 8 |
| 263 | Sonoma | 8 |
| 263 | Weed | 8 |
| 264 | Carmel | 7 |
| 264 | Fairfax | 7 |
| 264 | Palos Verdes Estates | 7 |
| 264 | San Marino | 7 |
| 264 | Saratoga | 7 |
| 264 | Wheatland | 7 |
| 265 | Angels Camp | 6 |
| 265 | Atherton | 6 |
| 265 | Imperial | 6 |
| 265 | Ione | 6 |
| 265 | Sand City | 6 |
| 265 | Westlake Village | 6 |
| 266 | Buellton | 5 |
| 266 | Ojai | 5 |
| 266 | Rolling Hills Estates | 5 |
| 266 | Sutter Creek | 5 |
| 267 | Biggs | 4 |
| 267 | Fort Jones | 4 |
| 267 | Indian Wells | 4 |
| 267 | Tiburon | 4 |
| 267 | Williams | 4 |
| 268 | Calistoga | 3 |
| 268 | Del Rey Oaks | 3 |
| 268 | Villa Park | 3 |
| 268 | Yountville | 3 |
| 269 | Etna | 2 |
| 269 | Ferndale | 2 |
| 269 | Lake Shastina | 2 |
| 269 | Westmorland | 2 |
| 270 | Avalon | 1 |
| 270 | Bear Valley | 1 |
| 270 | Dorris | 1 |
| 270 | Hillsborough | 1 |
| 270 | Montague | 1 |
| 270 | Monte Sereno | 1 |
| 270 | Ross | 1 |
| 270 | Tulelake | 1 |
| 271 | Belvedere | 0 |
| 271 | Bradbury | 0 |
| 271 | Hidden Hills | 0 |
| 271 | Isleton | 0 |
| 271 | Kensington | 0 |
| 271 | Los Altos Hills | 0 |
| 271 | Rolling Hills | 0 |
| 271 | Solvang | 0 |
| 271 | Stallion Springs | 0 |