Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, Susanville had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,449.98), followed by Stockton (1,414.56), Oakland (1,299.32), San Bernardino (1,291.09), and Emeryville (1,261.38).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 2017
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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| 1 | Susanville | 1449.98 |
| 2 | Stockton | 1414.56 |
| 3 | Oakland | 1299.32 |
| 4 | San Bernardino | 1291.09 |
| 5 | Emeryville | 1261.38 |
| 6 | Barstow | 1256.87 |
| 7 | Compton | 1191.06 |
| 8 | Selma | 1176.61 |
| 9 | Red Bluff | 1129.23 |
| 10 | Arvin | 1070.59 |
| 11 | Desert Hot Springs | 1016.82 |
| 12 | Modesto | 970.62 |
| 13 | Clearlake | 958.85 |
| 14 | Richmond | 915.13 |
| 15 | Eureka | 896.07 |
| 16 | Vallejo | 857.79 |
| 17 | Commerce | 815.76 |
| 18 | Dinuba | 795.51 |
| 19 | Marysville | 773.93 |
| 20 | Ukiah | 762.97 |
| 21 | Los Angeles | 761.32 |
| 22 | Lancaster | 758.78 |
| 23 | Santa Monica | 758.60 |
| 24 | Coalinga | 757.44 |
| 25 | Huntington Park | 723.68 |
| 26 | San Francisco | 715.00 |
| 27 | Redding | 709.89 |
| 28 | Indio | 709.57 |
| 29 | Inglewood | 708.41 |
| 30 | Adelanto | 706.38 |
| 31 | South Gate | 704.16 |
| 32 | Victorville | 699.20 |
| 33 | Parlier | 693.31 |
| 34 | West Hollywood | 684.77 |
| 35 | Merced | 676.85 |
| 36 | Sacramento | 675.60 |
| 37 | Brawley | 668.14 |
| 38 | Hawthorne | 662.05 |
| 39 | Long Beach | 657.83 |
| 40 | El Cerrito | 653.60 |
| 41 | Gardena | 652.29 |
| 42 | Oroville | 649.52 |
| 43 | Mendota | 645.78 |
| 44 | Salinas | 644.92 |
| 45 | Lynwood | 640.98 |
| 46 | California City | 639.86 |
| 47 | Atwater | 638.54 |
| 48 | Bell | 634.66 |
| 49 | Lemon Grove | 630.69 |
| 50 | Santa Cruz | 627.96 |
| 51 | Artesia | 608.28 |
| 52 | Turlock | 608.26 |
| 53 | Palm Springs | 601.75 |
| 54 | Hawaiian Gardens | 592.90 |
| 55 | Paramount | 588.65 |
| 56 | Grass Valley | 587.01 |
| 57 | Montclair | 584.97 |
| 58 | Madera | 582.09 |
| 59 | Greenfield | 579.45 |
| 60 | San Pablo | 578.28 |
| 61 | Santa Fe Springs | 578.00 |
| 62 | South El Monte | 575.86 |
| 63 | San Leandro | 573.39 |
| 64 | Fresno | 565.00 |
| 65 | Pomona | 557.28 |
| 66 | Lompoc | 552.93 |
| 67 | Watsonville | 549.55 |
| 68 | Avenal | 547.54 |
| 69 | Berkeley | 542.85 |
| 70 | Lemoore | 542.33 |
| 71 | Antioch | 540.75 |
| 72 | Ridgecrest | 536.83 |
| 73 | Hemet | 536.60 |
| 74 | Lawndale | 536.06 |
| 75 | Signal Hill | 535.85 |
| 76 | Carson | 510.80 |
| 77 | Hanford | 509.06 |
| 78 | Riverside | 508.81 |
| 79 | Rohnert Park | 507.90 |
| 80 | Lodi | 496.60 |
| 81 | Santa Ana | 488.53 |
| 82 | Banning | 483.25 |
| 83 | Imperial Beach | 482.01 |
| 84 | San Fernando | 481.95 |
| 85 | National City | 480.72 |
| 86 | Bakersfield | 479.33 |
| 87 | Pittsburg | 473.98 |
| 88 | Delano | 471.13 |
| 89 | Fairfield | 469.19 |
| 90 | Ceres | 466.38 |
| 91 | Bellflower | 465.48 |
| 92 | Culver City | 464.00 |
| 93 | Baldwin Park | 454.10 |
| 94 | McFarland | 450.21 |
| 95 | Chico | 446.68 |
| 96 | Colton | 444.43 |
| 97 | Santa Maria | 443.10 |
| 98 | Sanger | 437.79 |
| 99 | Monterey | 437.31 |
| 100 | Oxnard | 433.39 |
| 101 | Palmdale | 430.76 |
| 102 | Laguna Beach | 429.90 |
| 103 | Anderson | 418.25 |
| 104 | Ventura | 418.16 |
| 105 | East Palo Alto | 417.60 |
| 106 | Porterville | 416.91 |
| 107 | El Centro | 416.12 |
| 108 | Maywood | 415.60 |
| 109 | Rancho Cordova | 414.36 |
| 110 | Norwalk | 411.19 |
| 111 | El Cajon | 410.74 |
| 112 | Santa Rosa | 409.39 |
| 113 | Santa Barbara | 407.53 |
| 114 | King City | 406.07 |
| 115 | San Jose | 403.65 |
| 116 | Fortuna | 403.16 |
| 117 | Hesperia | 403.00 |
| 118 | Pasadena | 401.71 |
| 119 | Tehachapi | 401.31 |
| 120 | Tulare | 400.95 |
| 121 | Citrus Heights | 396.02 |
| 122 | Oceanside | 392.50 |
| 123 | Lakewood | 391.06 |
| 124 | Ontario | 390.90 |
| 125 | Beaumont | 388.42 |
| 126 | El Monte | 388.23 |
| 127 | Reedley | 387.69 |
| 128 | Moreno Valley | 384.73 |
| 129 | Auburn | 383.82 |
| 130 | Rialto | 383.73 |
| 131 | Livingston | 382.52 |
| 132 | Petaluma | 382.24 |
| 133 | Yuba City | 380.36 |
| 134 | Escondido | 376.85 |
| 135 | San Luis Obispo | 371.34 |
| 136 | West Sacramento | 370.56 |
| 137 | Gilroy | 370.35 |
| 138 | Pico Rivera | 370.22 |
| 139 | San Diego | 366.61 |
| 140 | Stanton | 366.29 |
| 141 | La Puente | 365.73 |
| 142 | Los Banos | 364.02 |
| 143 | Vista | 359.21 |
| 144 | Concord | 355.96 |
| 145 | Anaheim | 354.56 |
| 146 | Arcata | 354.49 |
| 147 | Covina | 353.37 |
| 148 | Galt | 350.39 |
| 149 | Buena Park | 349.48 |
| 150 | Corcoran | 349.07 |
| 151 | Atascadero | 348.98 |
| 152 | Hayward | 348.79 |
| 153 | South San Francisco | 346.50 |
| 154 | Visalia | 345.84 |
| 155 | Hollister | 344.56 |
| 156 | Whittier | 344.27 |
| 157 | Garden Grove | 343.09 |
| 158 | Chowchilla | 341.15 |
| 159 | Suisun City | 339.63 |
| 160 | Pinole | 339.35 |
| 161 | Beverly Hills | 339.27 |
| 162 | Santa Paula | 337.75 |
| 163 | Fontana | 337.14 |
| 164 | Highland | 336.78 |
| 165 | Downey | 336.53 |
| 166 | Napa | 335.98 |
| 167 | Union City | 334.16 |
| 168 | Lindsay | 333.01 |
| 169 | Capitola | 332.62 |
| 170 | Kerman | 331.98 |
| 171 | Paradise | 330.70 |
| 172 | San Rafael | 328.01 |
| 173 | Manteca | 325.85 |
| 174 | Elk Grove | 324.41 |
| 175 | Montebello | 319.82 |
| 176 | Costa Mesa | 318.72 |
| 177 | Alameda | 317.20 |
| 178 | Blythe | 316.78 |
| 179 | Rosemead | 316.76 |
| 180 | Farmersville | 315.99 |
| 181 | Apple Valley | 315.98 |
| 182 | Woodland | 313.36 |
| 183 | Cudahy | 306.47 |
| 184 | Westminster | 305.89 |
| 185 | Redlands | 301.23 |
| 186 | Upland | 300.70 |
| 187 | Yucca Valley | 298.08 |
| 188 | Chula Vista | 298.04 |
| 189 | Kingsburg | 294.76 |
| 190 | Malibu | 294.16 |
| 191 | Azusa | 292.82 |
| 192 | Duarte | 292.55 |
| 193 | Grover Beach | 284.26 |
| 194 | La Verne | 282.10 |
| 195 | San Gabriel | 281.27 |
| 196 | Coachella | 280.42 |
| 197 | San Bruno | 279.61 |
| 198 | Sonoma | 278.78 |
| 199 | Placerville | 270.22 |
| 200 | Lomita | 269.70 |
| 201 | Lake Elsinore | 267.63 |
| 202 | Seaside | 266.52 |
| 203 | South Lake Tahoe | 266.45 |
| 204 | Brea | 265.12 |
| 205 | La Mesa | 264.79 |
| 206 | Santee | 264.67 |
| 207 | Jurupa Valley | 259.24 |
| 208 | Norco | 258.87 |
| 209 | Redondo Beach | 258.63 |
| 210 | San Mateo | 255.02 |
| 211 | West Covina | 254.33 |
| 212 | Grand Terrace | 254.29 |
| 213 | Chino | 253.86 |
| 214 | Brentwood | 252.74 |
| 215 | Cathedral City | 251.35 |
| 216 | Cerritos | 249.96 |
| 217 | Campbell | 247.62 |
| 218 | Glendora | 247.44 |
| 219 | Perris | 247.34 |
| 220 | Daly City | 246.85 |
| 221 | Carpinteria | 246.54 |
| 222 | Marina | 245.12 |
| 223 | Burlingame | 242.22 |
| 224 | Redwood City | 242.03 |
| 225 | Burbank | 241.82 |
| 226 | American Canyon | 237.95 |
| 227 | San Jacinto | 237.84 |
| 228 | El Segundo | 236.24 |
| 229 | Pleasant Hill | 236.23 |
| 230 | Bell Gardens | 232.94 |
| 231 | Huntington Beach | 227.94 |
| 232 | Exeter | 227.86 |
| 233 | San Juan Capistrano | 224.46 |
| 234 | Clovis | 224.13 |
| 235 | Shafter | 222.98 |
| 236 | La Habra | 221.40 |
| 237 | Windsor | 220.38 |
| 238 | Calexico | 219.76 |
| 239 | Pacifica | 218.54 |
| 240 | Carlsbad | 214.14 |
| 241 | Tracy | 213.82 |
| 242 | La Mirada | 210.83 |
| 243 | Patterson | 209.15 |
| 244 | Fullerton | 206.87 |
| 245 | Morro Bay | 205.30 |
| 246 | Claremont | 204.16 |
| 247 | San Marcos | 200.43 |
| 248 | Alhambra | 200.31 |
| 249 | Vacaville | 199.41 |
| 250 | Manhattan Beach | 198.09 |
| 251 | Soledad | 195.62 |
| 252 | Dixon | 194.52 |
| 253 | San Dimas | 194.21 |
| 254 | Fillmore | 190.99 |
| 255 | Newark | 189.82 |
| 256 | Dana Point | 187.56 |
| 257 | Arcadia | 186.81 |
| 258 | Rancho Cucamonga | 184.51 |
| 259 | Mountain View | 183.99 |
| 260 | Seal Beach | 183.71 |
| 261 | Livermore | 183.46 |
| 262 | Monterey Park | 182.98 |
| 263 | Fremont | 182.34 |
| 264 | Albany | 181.09 |
| 265 | Torrance | 181.04 |
| 266 | Monrovia | 177.35 |
| 267 | Roseville | 175.52 |
| 268 | Arroyo Grande | 175.45 |
| 269 | Port Hueneme | 174.31 |
| 270 | Palm Desert | 172.20 |
| 271 | Placentia | 169.73 |
| 272 | Santa Clara | 167.79 |
| 273 | Encinitas | 166.35 |
| 274 | Goleta | 164.52 |
| 275 | Santa Clarita | 162.70 |
| 276 | Tustin | 162.47 |
| 277 | Novato | 162.26 |
| 278 | Riverbank | 162.15 |
| 279 | La Quinta | 161.34 |
| 280 | Loma Linda | 160.73 |
| 281 | Healdsburg | 159.46 |
| 282 | Morgan Hill | 159.02 |
| 283 | Camarillo | 158.02 |
| 284 | Lake Forest | 157.91 |
| 285 | Menlo Park | 154.99 |
| 286 | Orange | 154.47 |
| 287 | Wildomar | 152.66 |
| 288 | Rancho Mirage | 152.61 |
| 288 | Twentynine Palms | 152.61 |
| 289 | Walnut Creek | 150.10 |
| 290 | Temple City | 147.95 |
| 291 | Simi Valley | 145.30 |
| 292 | Milpitas | 143.39 |
| 293 | Belmont | 142.94 |
| 294 | Newport Beach | 142.68 |
| 295 | Canyon Lake | 142.51 |
| 296 | Walnut | 142.44 |
| 297 | Hermosa Beach | 141.16 |
| 298 | Cypress | 140.63 |
| 299 | Martinez | 139.83 |
| 300 | Laguna Hills | 138.74 |
| 301 | San Clemente | 138.73 |
| 302 | Yucaipa | 138.02 |
| 303 | Davis | 137.15 |
| 304 | Los Alamitos | 137.09 |
| 305 | Dublin | 136.58 |
| 306 | Menifee | 136.06 |
| 307 | Oakdale | 135.45 |
| 308 | Glendale | 135.39 |
| 309 | Palo Alto | 133.45 |
| 310 | Thousand Oaks | 133.09 |
| 311 | Corona | 131.82 |
| 312 | Central Marin | 131.20 |
| 313 | Moorpark | 130.39 |
| 314 | Cupertino | 126.29 |
| 315 | Oakley | 125.27 |
| 316 | Foster City | 123.54 |
| 317 | Calabasas | 123.48 |
| 318 | Piedmont | 122.12 |
| 319 | La Palma | 120.17 |
| 320 | Fountain Valley | 119.92 |
| 321 | Sunnyvale | 117.48 |
| 322 | Hercules | 117.33 |
| 323 | Pleasanton | 117.24 |
| 324 | Scotts Valley | 116.81 |
| 325 | Truckee | 115.65 |
| 326 | Newman | 115.34 |
| 327 | Poway | 114.99 |
| 328 | Coronado | 110.29 |
| 329 | Paso Robles | 108.47 |
| 330 | Saratoga | 106.85 |
| 331 | San Marino | 104.46 |
| 332 | Mission Viejo | 104.20 |
| 333 | Rocklin | 103.55 |
| 334 | Pacific Grove | 101.81 |
| 335 | Temecula | 101.55 |
| 336 | Diamond Bar | 100.01 |
| 337 | Benicia | 98.70 |
| 338 | Solana Beach | 96.00 |
| 339 | Lincoln | 92.16 |
| 340 | Eastvale | 88.11 |
| 341 | Chino Hills | 88.07 |
| 342 | Aliso Viejo | 84.64 |
| 343 | Ripon | 83.02 |
| 344 | Laguna Niguel | 82.19 |
| 345 | Folsom | 81.89 |
| 346 | La Canada Flintridge | 78.13 |
| 347 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 77.53 |
| 348 | Agoura Hills | 76.87 |
| 349 | San Ramon | 73.37 |
| 350 | Sierra Madre | 72.20 |
| 351 | Murrieta | 70.79 |
| 352 | Hillsborough | 69.38 |
| 353 | South Pasadena | 69.33 |
| 354 | Clayton | 65.72 |
| 355 | Yorba Linda | 65.32 |
| 356 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 65.11 |
| 357 | Imperial | 62.40 |
| 357 | Mill Valley | 62.40 |
| 358 | Irvine | 61.21 |
| 359 | Orinda | 50.61 |
| 360 | Los Gatos | 45.57 |
| 361 | Danville | 35.49 |
| 362 | Moraga | 33.99 |
| 363 | Los Altos | 32.45 |
| 364 | Lafayette | 26.42 |
| 365 | Laguna Woods | 24.53 |
| 366 | Palos Verdes Estates | 22.04 |