Ranking of California Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2016
Updated on November 28, 2023.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the California city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Los Angeles (129,209), followed by San Francisco (53,847), San Diego (34,195), Oakland (30,202), and San Jose (28,773).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2016, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2016
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 129209 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 53847 |
| 3 | San Diego | 34195 |
| 4 | Oakland | 30202 |
| 5 | San Jose | 28773 |
| 6 | Fresno | 23989 |
| 7 | Bakersfield | 19291 |
| 8 | Sacramento | 19005 |
| 9 | Long Beach | 17187 |
| 10 | Stockton | 16096 |
| 11 | Riverside | 13047 |
| 12 | San Bernardino | 12126 |
| 13 | Modesto | 11493 |
| 14 | Anaheim | 10859 |
| 15 | Santa Ana | 8634 |
| 16 | Oxnard | 7061 |
| 17 | Moreno Valley | 6988 |
| 18 | Berkeley | 6046 |
| 19 | Vallejo | 5936 |
| 20 | Salinas | 5758 |
| 21 | Pomona | 5476 |
| 22 | Ontario | 5345 |
| 23 | Hayward | 5292 |
| 24 | Fontana | 5283 |
| 25 | Fremont | 5156 |
| 26 | Costa Mesa | 5051 |
| 27 | Oceanside | 5017 |
| 28 | Chula Vista | 4989 |
| 29 | Huntington Beach | 4909 |
| 30 | Garden Grove | 4876 |
| 31 | Richmond | 4837 |
| 32 | Concord | 4801 |
| 33 | Visalia | 4687 |
| 34 | Lancaster | 4658 |
| 35 | Redding | 4564 |
| 36 | Santa Monica | 4531 |
| 37 | Antioch | 4506 |
| 38 | Victorville | 4301 |
| 39 | Rancho Cucamonga | 4268 |
| 40 | Santa Cruz | 4142 |
| 41 | Ventura | 4130 |
| 42 | South Gate | 4103 |
| 43 | San Leandro | 4040 |
| 44 | Hemet | 4017 |
| 45 | Pasadena | 3989 |
| 46 | Fullerton | 3954 |
| 47 | Irvine | 3898 |
| 48 | Corona | 3892 |
| 49 | Escondido | 3853 |
| 50 | Chico | 3782 |
| 51 | Downey | 3760 |
| 52 | Compton | 3703 |
| 53 | Santa Rosa | 3687 |
| 54 | Glendale | 3682 |
| 55 | Roseville | 3531 |
| 56 | Torrance | 3484 |
| 57 | Santa Barbara | 3477 |
| 58 | Palmdale | 3459 |
| 59 | Jurupa Valley | 3429 |
| 60 | Santa Clarita | 3353 |
| 61 | Merced | 3345 |
| 62 | Fairfield | 3341 |
| 63 | Inglewood | 3315 |
| 64 | Clovis | 3235 |
| 65 | Hawthorne | 3195 |
| 66 | Santa Maria | 3158 |
| 67 | Burbank | 3156 |
| 68 | Redlands | 3152 |
| 69 | Citrus Heights | 3088 |
| 70 | West Covina | 3086 |
| 71 | Whittier | 3055 |
| 72 | Palm Springs | 3036 |
| 72 | Westminster | 3036 |
| 73 | Santa Clara | 2980 |
| 74 | El Monte | 2972 |
| 75 | Manteca | 2957 |
| 76 | Carson | 2951 |
| 77 | Turlock | 2902 |
| 78 | Elk Grove | 2894 |
| 79 | El Cajon | 2869 |
| 80 | Buena Park | 2846 |
| 81 | Orange | 2845 |
| 82 | Lakewood | 2758 |
| 83 | Temecula | 2735 |
| 84 | Upland | 2555 |
| 85 | El Centro | 2529 |
| 86 | Livermore | 2472 |
| 87 | Huntington Park | 2471 |
| 88 | Carlsbad | 2404 |
| 89 | Norwalk | 2397 |
| 90 | Bellflower | 2395 |
| 91 | San Mateo | 2387 |
| 92 | Indio | 2386 |
| 93 | Perris | 2384 |
| 94 | Cerritos | 2380 |
| 95 | Madera | 2364 |
| 96 | Chino | 2360 |
| 97 | Newport Beach | 2355 |
| 98 | Rialto | 2340 |
| 99 | Sunnyvale | 2314 |
| 100 | Yuba City | 2309 |
| 101 | Lodi | 2290 |
| 102 | San Luis Obispo | 2280 |
| 103 | Pittsburg | 2279 |
| 104 | Culver City | 2273 |
| 105 | Vacaville | 2271 |
| 106 | Alhambra | 2257 |
| 107 | Menifee | 2254 |
| 108 | Montebello | 2238 |
| 109 | Palm Desert | 2223 |
| 110 | Walnut Creek | 2202 |
| 111 | Alameda | 2200 |
| 112 | Lynwood | 2199 |
| 113 | Union City | 2189 |
| 114 | Hesperia | 2154 |
| 115 | Paramount | 2074 |
| 116 | Apple Valley | 2066 |
| 117 | Tracy | 2062 |
| 118 | Lake Elsinore | 2022 |
| 119 | Vista | 1995 |
| 120 | Tulare | 1988 |
| 121 | Watsonville | 1984 |
| 122 | San Rafael | 1974 |
| 123 | Montclair | 1950 |
| 124 | Gilroy | 1943 |
| 125 | Tustin | 1926 |
| 126 | Mountain View | 1913 |
| 127 | Redondo Beach | 1903 |
| 128 | Milpitas | 1891 |
| 129 | Daly City | 1890 |
| 130 | West Hollywood | 1885 |
| 131 | Napa | 1880 |
| 132 | La Mesa | 1877 |
| 133 | Colton | 1871 |
| 134 | Thousand Oaks | 1860 |
| 135 | Emeryville | 1856 |
| 136 | Pico Rivera | 1847 |
| 137 | Delano | 1842 |
| 138 | Monterey Park | 1836 |
| 139 | Gardena | 1827 |
| 140 | Baldwin Park | 1813 |
| 141 | San Jacinto | 1806 |
| 142 | Eureka | 1793 |
| 143 | Davis | 1780 |
| 144 | Hanford | 1769 |
| 145 | Woodland | 1757 |
| 146 | Simi Valley | 1750 |
| 147 | Arcadia | 1730 |
| 148 | Pleasanton | 1706 |
| 149 | Rancho Cordova | 1682 |
| 150 | Redwood City | 1674 |
| 151 | Murrieta | 1661 |
| 152 | National City | 1648 |
| 153 | Pleasant Hill | 1593 |
| 154 | South San Francisco | 1571 |
| 155 | Porterville | 1530 |
| 156 | Brea | 1529 |
| 157 | Beverly Hills | 1526 |
| 158 | Palo Alto | 1517 |
| 159 | Barstow | 1513 |
| 160 | Fountain Valley | 1509 |
| 161 | Oroville | 1481 |
| 162 | West Sacramento | 1473 |
| 163 | Ceres | 1471 |
| 164 | Coachella | 1469 |
| 165 | Folsom | 1465 |
| 166 | Covina | 1458 |
| 167 | La Habra | 1456 |
| 168 | Calexico | 1450 |
| 169 | Glendora | 1442 |
| 170 | San Pablo | 1438 |
| 171 | Campbell | 1428 |
| 172 | Rosemead | 1425 |
| 173 | Brentwood | 1421 |
| 174 | Highland | 1386 |
| 175 | Commerce | 1363 |
| 176 | Eastvale | 1347 |
| 177 | San Marcos | 1345 |
| 178 | Azusa | 1320 |
| 179 | Petaluma | 1312 |
| 180 | Santa Fe Springs | 1300 |
| 181 | Newark | 1295 |
| 182 | Los Banos | 1286 |
| 183 | Yucaipa | 1279 |
| 184 | Industry | 1276 |
| 185 | Rocklin | 1272 |
| 186 | Red Bluff | 1264 |
| 187 | Camarillo | 1255 |
| 188 | Cathedral City | 1254 |
| 189 | Atwater | 1225 |
| 190 | San Bruno | 1216 |
| 191 | El Cerrito | 1204 |
| 191 | Lompoc | 1204 |
| 192 | Beaumont | 1203 |
| 193 | Dublin | 1187 |
| 194 | Monterey | 1186 |
| 195 | La Quinta | 1174 |
| 196 | Desert Hot Springs | 1157 |
| 197 | Encinitas | 1146 |
| 198 | Selma | 1128 |
| 199 | Novato | 1126 |
| 200 | Burlingame | 1117 |
| 201 | Bell Gardens | 1101 |
| 202 | Manhattan Beach | 1091 |
| 203 | Brawley | 1084 |
| 204 | Cupertino | 1083 |
| 205 | Chino Hills | 1077 |
| 206 | Mission Viejo | 1072 |
| 207 | Paso Robles | 1050 |
| 208 | Santee | 1030 |
| 209 | Claremont | 1025 |
| 210 | Bell | 1015 |
| 211 | Diamond Bar | 1000 |
| 212 | La Mirada | 975 |
| 213 | Pinole | 959 |
| 214 | Rohnert Park | 951 |
| 215 | Signal Hill | 927 |
| 216 | Martinez | 909 |
| 217 | Monrovia | 893 |
| 218 | San Clemente | 878 |
| 219 | Stanton | 871 |
| 220 | Placentia | 870 |
| 221 | San Ramon | 864 |
| 222 | Lake Forest | 858 |
| 223 | Adelanto | 851 |
| 224 | San Dimas | 848 |
| 225 | Cypress | 847 |
| 226 | Arvin | 843 |
| 227 | Dinuba | 840 |
| 228 | Clearlake | 836 |
| 229 | Banning | 824 |
| 229 | Norco | 824 |
| 230 | Laguna Niguel | 818 |
| 231 | Grass Valley | 807 |
| 232 | Capitola | 790 |
| 233 | El Segundo | 787 |
| 234 | Blythe | 783 |
| 235 | Laguna Beach | 768 |
| 236 | Yorba Linda | 766 |
| 237 | San Gabriel | 756 |
| 238 | Arcata | 755 |
| 239 | Oakdale | 745 |
| 240 | Suisun City | 739 |
| 241 | Seaside | 735 |
| 242 | Morgan Hill | 725 |
| 243 | Rancho Mirage | 724 |
| 244 | Lawndale | 723 |
| 245 | Ridgecrest | 722 |
| 246 | Artesia | 712 |
| 247 | Wildomar | 706 |
| 248 | South Pasadena | 698 |
| 249 | La Puente | 695 |
| 249 | Reedley | 695 |
| 249 | South El Monte | 695 |
| 250 | Central Marin | 694 |
| 251 | Sanger | 691 |
| 252 | Loma Linda | 687 |
| 253 | Riverbank | 671 |
| 254 | Galt | 662 |
| 255 | Menlo Park | 658 |
| 256 | East Palo Alto | 652 |
| 256 | Lemon Grove | 652 |
| 257 | Los Gatos | 640 |
| 258 | Temple City | 631 |
| 259 | Chowchilla | 627 |
| 260 | Dana Point | 623 |
| 261 | Shafter | 617 |
| 262 | Marysville | 608 |
| 263 | Lemoore | 606 |
| 264 | Atascadero | 590 |
| 265 | Hermosa Beach | 587 |
| 266 | San Fernando | 585 |
| 267 | Ukiah | 583 |
| 268 | Seal Beach | 575 |
| 269 | Lincoln | 572 |
| 270 | Laguna Hills | 570 |
| 271 | Maywood | 567 |
| 272 | Albany | 565 |
| 273 | Benicia | 561 |
| 274 | Marina | 560 |
| 274 | Pacifica | 560 |
| 275 | Anderson | 551 |
| 276 | Paradise | 550 |
| 276 | Patterson | 550 |
| 277 | Walnut | 544 |
| 278 | San Juan Capistrano | 530 |
| 279 | Pismo Beach | 525 |
| 280 | Fortuna | 524 |
| 281 | Goleta | 522 |
| 281 | Poway | 522 |
| 282 | Hollister | 517 |
| 283 | Yucca Valley | 503 |
| 284 | South Lake Tahoe | 501 |
| 285 | California City | 481 |
| 286 | American Canyon | 479 |
| 287 | Oakley | 475 |
| 288 | Corcoran | 474 |
| 289 | Susanville | 467 |
| 290 | Port Hueneme | 466 |
| 291 | Twentynine Palms | 461 |
| 292 | Duarte | 448 |
| 293 | Hercules | 445 |
| 293 | Imperial Beach | 445 |
| 294 | Dixon | 444 |
| 294 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 444 |
| 295 | Malibu | 441 |
| 296 | Aliso Viejo | 440 |
| 297 | Livingston | 435 |
| 298 | Taft | 428 |
| 299 | Coalinga | 427 |
| 300 | Santa Paula | 426 |
| 301 | Lomita | 416 |
| 302 | Belmont | 414 |
| 303 | Coronado | 411 |
| 303 | Lafayette | 411 |
| 304 | Kerman | 409 |
| 305 | Vernon | 408 |
| 306 | La Palma | 407 |
| 307 | Sonora | 404 |
| 308 | Placerville | 400 |
| 309 | Lindsay | 399 |
| 310 | Windsor | 396 |
| 311 | Hawaiian Gardens | 379 |
| 312 | Foster City | 377 |
| 313 | Danville | 376 |
| 314 | Auburn | 374 |
| 314 | Kingsburg | 374 |
| 315 | Arroyo Grande | 372 |
| 316 | Fort Bragg | 369 |
| 317 | Parlier | 366 |
| 318 | Grover Beach | 364 |
| 319 | Corning | 363 |
| 320 | Greenfield | 360 |
| 321 | Los Altos | 358 |
| 322 | Moorpark | 340 |
| 323 | Pacific Grove | 329 |
| 324 | Tehachapi | 326 |
| 325 | Yreka | 325 |
| 326 | Colma | 324 |
| 326 | Cudahy | 324 |
| 327 | La Canada Flintridge | 317 |
| 327 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 317 |
| 327 | Saratoga | 317 |
| 328 | Calabasas | 308 |
| 329 | Grand Terrace | 302 |
| 330 | Exeter | 301 |
| 330 | Gridley | 301 |
| 331 | Soledad | 288 |
| 332 | King City | 286 |
| 333 | Calimesa | 279 |
| 333 | Ripon | 279 |
| 334 | San Marino | 276 |
| 335 | Scotts Valley | 273 |
| 336 | Willows | 271 |
| 337 | Agoura Hills | 268 |
| 338 | Carpinteria | 261 |
| 338 | McFarland | 261 |
| 339 | Lakeport | 253 |
| 340 | Sausalito | 252 |
| 341 | Mendota | 248 |
| 342 | Solana Beach | 240 |
| 343 | Sonoma | 235 |
| 344 | Mill Valley | 233 |
| 345 | Los Alamitos | 232 |
| 345 | Piedmont | 232 |
| 346 | Big Bear | 230 |
| 347 | Irwindale | 225 |
| 348 | Morro Bay | 223 |
| 349 | Westlake Village | 221 |
| 350 | Dos Palos | 220 |
| 351 | Truckee | 215 |
| 352 | Avenal | 209 |
| 352 | Needles | 209 |
| 353 | Healdsburg | 204 |
| 354 | Crescent City | 200 |
| 354 | Farmersville | 200 |
| 355 | Orange Cove | 195 |
| 356 | Jackson | 186 |
| 357 | Bishop | 185 |
| 358 | Newman | 183 |
| 359 | Laguna Woods | 181 |
| 360 | Del Mar | 178 |
| 361 | Orland | 173 |
| 362 | Escalon | 170 |
| 363 | Orinda | 166 |
| 364 | Hughson | 157 |
| 365 | Sebastopol | 156 |
| 366 | Gustine | 154 |
| 366 | Huron | 154 |
| 367 | Moraga | 153 |
| 368 | Canyon Lake | 152 |
| 368 | Clayton | 152 |
| 368 | Fairfax | 152 |
| 368 | Fillmore | 152 |
| 369 | Fowler | 151 |
| 370 | Sand City | 147 |
| 371 | Cloverdale | 143 |
| 372 | Sierra Madre | 139 |
| 373 | Alturas | 138 |
| 374 | Rolling Hills Estates | 137 |
| 374 | Waterford | 137 |
| 375 | Gonzales | 136 |
| 376 | Rio Vista | 131 |
| 377 | Hillsborough | 130 |
| 377 | Mammoth Lakes | 130 |
| 378 | St. Helena | 128 |
| 379 | Firebaugh | 127 |
| 379 | Woodlake | 127 |
| 380 | Cotati | 123 |
| 381 | Weed | 122 |
| 382 | Nevada City | 121 |
| 383 | Willits | 120 |
| 384 | Indian Wells | 118 |
| 385 | Palos Verdes Estates | 116 |
| 386 | La Habra Heights | 114 |
| 387 | Brisbane | 113 |
| 387 | Winters | 113 |
| 388 | Colusa | 109 |
| 389 | Atherton | 107 |
| 389 | Mount Shasta | 107 |
| 390 | Carmel | 105 |
| 391 | Holtville | 96 |
| 392 | Broadmoor | 93 |
| 393 | Solvang | 92 |
| 394 | Calistoga | 88 |
| 395 | Tiburon | 87 |
| 396 | Buellton | 86 |
| 396 | Villa Park | 86 |
| 397 | Del Rey Oaks | 82 |
| 398 | Guadalupe | 80 |
| 398 | Imperial | 80 |
| 399 | Ojai | 73 |
| 400 | Los Altos Hills | 72 |
| 401 | Williams | 67 |
| 402 | Bear Valley | 66 |
| 403 | Sutter Creek | 61 |
| 403 | Wheatland | 61 |
| 404 | Kensington | 59 |
| 405 | Dunsmuir | 53 |
| 405 | Ione | 53 |
| 406 | Yountville | 51 |
| 407 | Avalon | 47 |
| 407 | Rio Dell | 47 |
| 408 | Angels Camp | 46 |
| 409 | Biggs | 45 |
| 410 | Ferndale | 32 |
| 411 | Monte Sereno | 28 |
| 412 | Ross | 26 |
| 413 | Dorris | 24 |
| 414 | Belvedere | 22 |
| 415 | Isleton | 19 |
| 415 | Montague | 19 |
| 415 | Stallion Springs | 19 |
| 416 | Hidden Hills | 17 |
| 417 | Lake Shastina | 12 |
| 417 | Rolling Hills | 12 |
| 418 | Fort Jones | 11 |
| 418 | Tulelake | 11 |
| 418 | Westmorland | 11 |
| 419 | Etna | 8 |
| 420 | Bradbury | 6 |