Ranking of California Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2016
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the California city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Los Angeles (28,817), followed by San Francisco (6,190), Oakland (6,059), San Diego (5,332), and Stockton (4,381).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2016, 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 2016
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 28817 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 6190 |
| 3 | Oakland | 6059 |
| 4 | San Diego | 5332 |
| 5 | Stockton | 4381 |
| 6 | San Jose | 3887 |
| 7 | Sacramento | 3549 |
| 8 | Fresno | 3206 |
| 9 | San Bernardino | 2878 |
| 10 | Long Beach | 2846 |
| 11 | Modesto | 2104 |
| 12 | Bakersfield | 1821 |
| 13 | Riverside | 1724 |
| 14 | Santa Ana | 1612 |
| 15 | Anaheim | 1209 |
| 16 | Compton | 1129 |
| 17 | Lancaster | 1103 |
| 18 | Vallejo | 1053 |
| 19 | Richmond | 1019 |
| 20 | Salinas | 1005 |
| 21 | Oxnard | 948 |
| 22 | Fontana | 870 |
| 23 | Moreno Valley | 863 |
| 24 | Inglewood | 830 |
| 25 | Pomona | 767 |
| 26 | Antioch | 760 |
| 27 | Victorville | 748 |
| 28 | Redding | 720 |
| 29 | Palmdale | 697 |
| 30 | Chula Vista | 696 |
| 31 | South Gate | 660 |
| 32 | Santa Rosa | 658 |
| 33 | Hawthorne | 654 |
| 34 | Oceanside | 639 |
| 35 | Hayward | 631 |
| 36 | Hemet | 614 |
| 37 | Berkeley | 602 |
| 37 | Ontario | 602 |
| 38 | Escondido | 555 |
| 39 | Elk Grove | 547 |
| 40 | Garden Grove | 545 |
| 41 | Santa Cruz | 521 |
| 42 | Santa Maria | 506 |
| 43 | Carson | 505 |
| 43 | Madera | 505 |
| 44 | Merced | 489 |
| 45 | San Leandro | 487 |
| 46 | Visalia | 480 |
| 47 | Pasadena | 477 |
| 48 | Fairfield | 476 |
| 49 | Santa Monica | 475 |
| 50 | Lynwood | 469 |
| 51 | Huntington Park | 463 |
| 52 | Rialto | 451 |
| 53 | El Monte | 448 |
| 54 | Concord | 447 |
| 55 | Indio | 437 |
| 56 | Fremont | 420 |
| 57 | Norwalk | 419 |
| 58 | Costa Mesa | 412 |
| 59 | Santa Barbara | 397 |
| 60 | Citrus Heights | 396 |
| 61 | El Cajon | 395 |
| 62 | Bellflower | 392 |
| 63 | Turlock | 384 |
| 64 | Downey | 373 |
| 65 | Vista | 372 |
| 66 | Ventura | 368 |
| 67 | Huntington Beach | 362 |
| 68 | Barstow | 361 |
| 69 | Lodi | 351 |
| 70 | Fullerton | 341 |
| 71 | Jurupa Valley | 340 |
| 72 | Gardena | 338 |
| 73 | Hesperia | 334 |
| 74 | Santa Clarita | 331 |
| 75 | Apple Valley | 314 |
| 76 | Paramount | 313 |
| 77 | Westminster | 309 |
| 78 | Selma | 298 |
| 79 | Napa | 296 |
| 80 | Chico | 293 |
| 81 | Baldwin Park | 291 |
| 82 | Union City | 281 |
| 83 | Pittsburg | 278 |
| 84 | Adelanto | 276 |
| 85 | Palm Springs | 275 |
| 85 | West Hollywood | 275 |
| 86 | Yuba City | 272 |
| 87 | National City | 267 |
| 88 | Hanford | 266 |
| 88 | Rancho Cucamonga | 266 |
| 89 | West Covina | 265 |
| 90 | Delano | 264 |
| 91 | Torrance | 258 |
| 91 | Whittier | 258 |
| 92 | Clovis | 255 |
| 92 | Eureka | 255 |
| 93 | Buena Park | 249 |
| 93 | San Rafael | 249 |
| 94 | Rancho Cordova | 245 |
| 95 | Daly City | 244 |
| 95 | Manteca | 244 |
| 96 | Upland | 243 |
| 97 | San Mateo | 242 |
| 98 | Highland | 239 |
| 99 | Watsonville | 238 |
| 100 | Bell | 233 |
| 100 | West Sacramento | 233 |
| 101 | Orange | 228 |
| 102 | Glendale | 227 |
| 103 | Desert Hot Springs | 225 |
| 103 | Perris | 225 |
| 103 | Redlands | 225 |
| 104 | Tulare | 224 |
| 105 | Lakewood | 223 |
| 106 | Lompoc | 222 |
| 107 | Pico Rivera | 220 |
| 108 | Woodland | 218 |
| 109 | Porterville | 215 |
| 110 | Montebello | 214 |
| 111 | Colton | 213 |
| 111 | Culver City | 213 |
| 111 | San Pablo | 213 |
| 112 | Burbank | 210 |
| 112 | Montclair | 210 |
| 113 | Carlsbad | 209 |
| 114 | Chino | 207 |
| 114 | Vacaville | 207 |
| 115 | El Centro | 205 |
| 116 | Rohnert Park | 204 |
| 117 | Atwater | 203 |
| 118 | Petaluma | 200 |
| 119 | Roseville | 199 |
| 120 | La Mesa | 197 |
| 120 | San Marcos | 197 |
| 121 | Lawndale | 194 |
| 122 | Arvin | 191 |
| 123 | Reedley | 190 |
| 124 | Ceres | 186 |
| 125 | Corona | 185 |
| 126 | Gilroy | 182 |
| 127 | Susanville | 181 |
| 128 | Dinuba | 179 |
| 129 | San Luis Obispo | 178 |
| 130 | Azusa | 175 |
| 131 | Livermore | 174 |
| 131 | Simi Valley | 174 |
| 132 | Rosemead | 167 |
| 133 | Calexico | 164 |
| 133 | Covina | 164 |
| 133 | Redwood City | 164 |
| 133 | Thousand Oaks | 164 |
| 134 | Coachella | 161 |
| 135 | Redondo Beach | 160 |
| 136 | Red Bluff | 159 |
| 136 | Santa Clara | 159 |
| 137 | Sunnyvale | 158 |
| 138 | Bell Gardens | 155 |
| 138 | Lake Elsinore | 155 |
| 139 | Cathedral City | 152 |
| 139 | Irvine | 152 |
| 140 | Alameda | 151 |
| 140 | Tracy | 151 |
| 141 | Ukiah | 150 |
| 142 | Clearlake | 149 |
| 142 | Ridgecrest | 149 |
| 142 | South San Francisco | 149 |
| 143 | Banning | 148 |
| 144 | Alhambra | 146 |
| 145 | Temecula | 145 |
| 146 | Beaumont | 144 |
| 147 | Oroville | 141 |
| 148 | Lemon Grove | 139 |
| 149 | El Cerrito | 137 |
| 150 | Menifee | 135 |
| 151 | Emeryville | 132 |
| 151 | Mountain View | 132 |
| 151 | San Fernando | 132 |
| 152 | La Puente | 131 |
| 152 | Monterey Park | 131 |
| 152 | Stanton | 131 |
| 153 | Brentwood | 130 |
| 153 | Coalinga | 130 |
| 153 | Commerce | 130 |
| 154 | San Jacinto | 128 |
| 154 | Seaside | 128 |
| 155 | Sanger | 126 |
| 156 | Brawley | 125 |
| 157 | Camarillo | 123 |
| 158 | Maywood | 122 |
| 159 | East Palo Alto | 121 |
| 159 | Los Banos | 121 |
| 160 | Tustin | 120 |
| 161 | Hollister | 116 |
| 161 | Laguna Beach | 116 |
| 162 | Yucaipa | 113 |
| 163 | Santa Fe Springs | 112 |
| 163 | Santee | 112 |
| 164 | Cerritos | 111 |
| 165 | Newport Beach | 110 |
| 166 | San Bruno | 109 |
| 166 | South El Monte | 109 |
| 167 | Campbell | 108 |
| 167 | Davis | 108 |
| 167 | Newark | 108 |
| 168 | Beverly Hills | 106 |
| 169 | Encinitas | 105 |
| 169 | Lake Forest | 105 |
| 170 | Gridley | 104 |
| 171 | Parlier | 103 |
| 172 | La Habra | 102 |
| 173 | Monterey | 100 |
| 173 | Pleasanton | 100 |
| 174 | Lemoore | 98 |
| 174 | San Gabriel | 98 |
| 175 | Mendota | 97 |
| 176 | Grass Valley | 96 |
| 176 | Industry | 96 |
| 176 | Marysville | 96 |
| 176 | Milpitas | 96 |
| 177 | Anderson | 92 |
| 177 | Brea | 92 |
| 177 | Twentynine Palms | 92 |
| 178 | California City | 91 |
| 179 | Artesia | 89 |
| 180 | Dublin | 87 |
| 180 | San Juan Capistrano | 87 |
| 181 | La Quinta | 86 |
| 182 | Chowchilla | 85 |
| 182 | La Mirada | 85 |
| 182 | Yucca Valley | 85 |
| 183 | Windsor | 84 |
| 184 | Arcadia | 83 |
| 184 | Atascadero | 83 |
| 185 | Arcata | 82 |
| 185 | Morgan Hill | 82 |
| 185 | San Dimas | 82 |
| 186 | Novato | 80 |
| 186 | Santa Paula | 80 |
| 186 | Suisun City | 80 |
| 187 | Pleasant Hill | 79 |
| 188 | Blythe | 78 |
| 188 | Walnut Creek | 78 |
| 189 | Palm Desert | 77 |
| 189 | Placentia | 77 |
| 190 | Cudahy | 76 |
| 190 | Folsom | 76 |
| 190 | Galt | 76 |
| 190 | Soledad | 76 |
| 191 | Mission Viejo | 75 |
| 191 | San Clemente | 75 |
| 192 | Hawaiian Gardens | 73 |
| 192 | Palo Alto | 73 |
| 192 | Taft | 73 |
| 193 | Duarte | 72 |
| 193 | Lindsay | 72 |
| 194 | Cupertino | 71 |
| 194 | Eastvale | 71 |
| 194 | Imperial Beach | 71 |
| 194 | South Lake Tahoe | 71 |
| 195 | Glendora | 70 |
| 196 | Lomita | 69 |
| 196 | Signal Hill | 69 |
| 197 | American Canyon | 68 |
| 197 | Corcoran | 68 |
| 198 | Auburn | 67 |
| 198 | Paso Robles | 67 |
| 199 | Diamond Bar | 66 |
| 199 | Willits | 66 |
| 200 | Laguna Niguel | 65 |
| 200 | Pacifica | 65 |
| 200 | Port Hueneme | 65 |
| 200 | Poway | 65 |
| 200 | Rocklin | 65 |
| 201 | Dana Point | 64 |
| 202 | Dixon | 63 |
| 202 | Fountain Valley | 63 |
| 203 | Burlingame | 62 |
| 203 | Cypress | 62 |
| 204 | Pinole | 61 |
| 205 | Fortuna | 60 |
| 205 | Livingston | 60 |
| 205 | Monrovia | 60 |
| 205 | Patterson | 60 |
| 206 | Chino Hills | 59 |
| 206 | Claremont | 59 |
| 207 | Marina | 57 |
| 208 | Greenfield | 56 |
| 209 | Oakley | 55 |
| 209 | Riverbank | 55 |
| 210 | Huron | 54 |
| 210 | Oakdale | 54 |
| 210 | Yreka | 54 |
| 211 | Crescent City | 53 |
| 211 | El Segundo | 53 |
| 211 | Hercules | 53 |
| 211 | Manhattan Beach | 53 |
| 212 | Tehachapi | 52 |
| 213 | Martinez | 51 |
| 213 | Norco | 51 |
| 214 | Murrieta | 49 |
| 214 | Temple City | 49 |
| 214 | Wildomar | 49 |
| 215 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 48 |
| 216 | Hermosa Beach | 47 |
| 216 | King City | 47 |
| 216 | Lakeport | 47 |
| 216 | Needles | 47 |
| 217 | Paradise | 45 |
| 218 | Fillmore | 42 |
| 218 | Fort Bragg | 42 |
| 218 | Shafter | 42 |
| 218 | Willows | 42 |
| 219 | Yorba Linda | 41 |
| 220 | Grover Beach | 40 |
| 221 | Orange Cove | 39 |
| 221 | San Ramon | 39 |
| 222 | Central Marin | 38 |
| 222 | Corning | 38 |
| 222 | Gustine | 38 |
| 222 | Malibu | 38 |
| 223 | Cotati | 37 |
| 223 | Goleta | 37 |
| 223 | La Palma | 37 |
| 223 | Moorpark | 37 |
| 223 | Sonoma | 37 |
| 224 | Arroyo Grande | 35 |
| 224 | Fowler | 35 |
| 224 | Gonzales | 35 |
| 224 | Kerman | 35 |
| 225 | Dos Palos | 34 |
| 225 | Escalon | 34 |
| 225 | Laguna Hills | 34 |
| 225 | Loma Linda | 34 |
| 226 | Big Bear | 33 |
| 226 | McFarland | 33 |
| 227 | Avenal | 32 |
| 227 | Foster City | 32 |
| 227 | Newman | 32 |
| 227 | Piedmont | 32 |
| 227 | Rio Vista | 32 |
| 228 | Belmont | 31 |
| 228 | Exeter | 31 |
| 229 | Farmersville | 30 |
| 229 | Jackson | 30 |
| 229 | Menlo Park | 30 |
| 230 | Albany | 29 |
| 230 | Aliso Viejo | 29 |
| 230 | Bishop | 29 |
| 230 | Lincoln | 29 |
| 231 | Capitola | 28 |
| 231 | Saratoga | 28 |
| 231 | Seal Beach | 28 |
| 231 | Sonora | 28 |
| 231 | Vernon | 28 |
| 232 | Colma | 27 |
| 232 | Kingsburg | 27 |
| 232 | Orland | 27 |
| 232 | Placerville | 27 |
| 232 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 27 |
| 232 | South Pasadena | 27 |
| 233 | Carpinteria | 26 |
| 233 | Coronado | 26 |
| 234 | Sierra Madre | 25 |
| 234 | Truckee | 25 |
| 234 | Walnut | 25 |
| 234 | Woodlake | 25 |
| 235 | Rancho Mirage | 23 |
| 235 | Weed | 23 |
| 236 | Alturas | 22 |
| 237 | Grand Terrace | 21 |
| 237 | Los Gatos | 21 |
| 237 | Mammoth Lakes | 21 |
| 238 | Benicia | 19 |
| 238 | Sebastopol | 19 |
| 239 | Cloverdale | 18 |
| 239 | Irwindale | 18 |
| 240 | Morro Bay | 17 |
| 241 | Biggs | 16 |
| 241 | Broadmoor | 16 |
| 241 | Canyon Lake | 16 |
| 241 | Fairfax | 16 |
| 241 | Scotts Valley | 16 |
| 241 | Solana Beach | 16 |
| 241 | Westlake Village | 16 |
| 242 | Agoura Hills | 15 |
| 242 | Calabasas | 15 |
| 242 | Calimesa | 15 |
| 242 | San Marino | 15 |
| 243 | Healdsburg | 14 |
| 244 | Firebaugh | 13 |
| 244 | La Canada Flintridge | 13 |
| 244 | Lafayette | 13 |
| 244 | Los Alamitos | 13 |
| 244 | Los Altos | 13 |
| 244 | Solvang | 13 |
| 245 | Brisbane | 12 |
| 245 | Holtville | 12 |
| 245 | Laguna Woods | 12 |
| 245 | Pismo Beach | 12 |
| 245 | Ripon | 12 |
| 245 | Waterford | 12 |
| 245 | Wheatland | 12 |
| 245 | Winters | 12 |
| 246 | Calistoga | 11 |
| 246 | Del Mar | 11 |
| 246 | Rolling Hills Estates | 11 |
| 247 | Avalon | 10 |
| 247 | Moraga | 10 |
| 247 | Mount Shasta | 10 |
| 247 | Ojai | 10 |
| 247 | Orinda | 10 |
| 248 | Angels Camp | 9 |
| 248 | Colusa | 9 |
| 248 | Danville | 9 |
| 248 | Hillsborough | 9 |
| 248 | Mill Valley | 9 |
| 248 | Nevada City | 9 |
| 248 | Pacific Grove | 9 |
| 248 | St. Helena | 9 |
| 249 | Guadalupe | 8 |
| 249 | Hughson | 8 |
| 249 | Indian Wells | 8 |
| 250 | Carmel | 7 |
| 250 | Ferndale | 7 |
| 250 | Imperial | 7 |
| 250 | Rio Dell | 7 |
| 250 | Sand City | 7 |
| 251 | Dunsmuir | 6 |
| 251 | Isleton | 6 |
| 251 | Los Altos Hills | 6 |
| 251 | Williams | 6 |
| 252 | Bear Valley | 5 |
| 252 | Buellton | 5 |
| 252 | Dorris | 5 |
| 252 | Sutter Creek | 5 |
| 253 | Clayton | 4 |
| 253 | Del Rey Oaks | 4 |
| 253 | Ione | 4 |
| 253 | La Habra Heights | 4 |
| 253 | Lake Shastina | 4 |
| 253 | Montague | 4 |
| 253 | Palos Verdes Estates | 4 |
| 253 | Sausalito | 4 |
| 253 | Tiburon | 4 |
| 253 | Villa Park | 4 |
| 253 | Yountville | 4 |
| 254 | Atherton | 3 |
| 254 | Kensington | 3 |
| 255 | Stallion Springs | 2 |
| 255 | Westmorland | 2 |
| 256 | Belvedere | 1 |
| 256 | Etna | 1 |
| 256 | Fort Jones | 1 |
| 256 | Hidden Hills | 1 |
| 256 | Ross | 1 |
| 256 | Tulelake | 1 |
| 257 | Bradbury | 0 |
| 257 | Monte Sereno | 0 |
| 257 | Rolling Hills | 0 |