Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2017
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the California city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Los Angeles (19,193), followed by San Jose (8,068), Oakland (5,495), San Diego (5,135), and San Francisco (4,834).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2017, 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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2017
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 19193 |
| 2 | San Jose | 8068 |
| 3 | Oakland | 5495 |
| 4 | San Diego | 5135 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 4834 |
| 6 | Fresno | 2789 |
| 7 | Bakersfield | 2777 |
| 8 | Long Beach | 2729 |
| 9 | Sacramento | 2718 |
| 10 | San Bernardino | 2277 |
| 11 | Stockton | 2049 |
| 12 | Santa Ana | 1980 |
| 13 | Hayward | 1801 |
| 14 | Riverside | 1730 |
| 15 | Anaheim | 1552 |
| 16 | Modesto | 1412 |
| 17 | Pomona | 1250 |
| 18 | Salinas | 1242 |
| 19 | Richmond | 1231 |
| 20 | Moreno Valley | 1158 |
| 21 | Antioch | 988 |
| 22 | Vallejo | 971 |
| 23 | South Gate | 933 |
| 24 | Ontario | 911 |
| 25 | San Leandro | 886 |
| 26 | Fontana | 881 |
| 27 | Fremont | 865 |
| 28 | Inglewood | 802 |
| 29 | Redding | 791 |
| 30 | Compton | 770 |
| 31 | Downey | 765 |
| 32 | Chula Vista | 761 |
| 33 | Concord | 759 |
| 34 | Huntington Park | 704 |
| 35 | Jurupa Valley | 702 |
| 36 | Lynwood | 700 |
| 37 | El Monte | 698 |
| 38 | Oxnard | 693 |
| 39 | Santa Maria | 677 |
| 40 | Garden Grove | 657 |
| 41 | Lancaster | 650 |
| 42 | Victorville | 649 |
| 43 | Berkeley | 621 |
| 44 | Rialto | 613 |
| 45 | Visalia | 604 |
| 46 | Pittsburg | 591 |
| 47 | Corona | 559 |
| 48 | Fairfield | 533 |
| 49 | Hemet | 532 |
| 50 | Costa Mesa | 520 |
| 51 | Hawthorne | 515 |
| 52 | Carson | 510 |
| 53 | Bellflower | 505 |
| 54 | Perris | 503 |
| 55 | Oceanside | 496 |
| 56 | Merced | 490 |
| 57 | Watsonville | 465 |
| 58 | Montebello | 460 |
| 59 | Delano | 448 |
| 60 | Chico | 447 |
| 61 | Turlock | 443 |
| 62 | Paramount | 438 |
| 63 | Torrance | 436 |
| 64 | Hesperia | 435 |
| 64 | Palmdale | 435 |
| 65 | Norwalk | 415 |
| 66 | El Cajon | 414 |
| 67 | Santa Rosa | 411 |
| 67 | Tulare | 411 |
| 68 | Santa Clarita | 410 |
| 68 | West Covina | 410 |
| 69 | Ceres | 408 |
| 70 | Alameda | 403 |
| 71 | Buena Park | 400 |
| 71 | Santa Clara | 400 |
| 72 | Madera | 399 |
| 73 | Escondido | 398 |
| 74 | Westminster | 395 |
| 75 | Fullerton | 386 |
| 76 | Huntington Beach | 385 |
| 77 | Montclair | 380 |
| 78 | Yuba City | 379 |
| 79 | Rancho Cucamonga | 368 |
| 80 | San Pablo | 364 |
| 81 | Gardena | 362 |
| 81 | Tracy | 362 |
| 82 | Santa Cruz | 361 |
| 83 | Pasadena | 359 |
| 84 | National City | 358 |
| 85 | Citrus Heights | 356 |
| 85 | Union City | 356 |
| 86 | Indio | 355 |
| 87 | Lodi | 349 |
| 88 | Colton | 347 |
| 89 | Commerce | 345 |
| 90 | Orange | 341 |
| 91 | Lake Elsinore | 339 |
| 92 | Ventura | 336 |
| 93 | Pico Rivera | 329 |
| 94 | Baldwin Park | 327 |
| 95 | Manteca | 322 |
| 96 | Bell Gardens | 320 |
| 97 | Glendale | 317 |
| 98 | Whittier | 313 |
| 99 | Roseville | 310 |
| 100 | Sunnyvale | 298 |
| 101 | Milpitas | 296 |
| 102 | Vista | 295 |
| 103 | Chino | 294 |
| 104 | Redlands | 293 |
| 105 | Gilroy | 291 |
| 105 | Upland | 291 |
| 106 | Apple Valley | 280 |
| 107 | Rosemead | 278 |
| 108 | Livermore | 276 |
| 109 | Menifee | 273 |
| 110 | Porterville | 272 |
| 111 | Alhambra | 270 |
| 112 | San Rafael | 265 |
| 113 | Santa Monica | 264 |
| 114 | Lakewood | 259 |
| 115 | San Jacinto | 257 |
| 116 | Newark | 256 |
| 117 | Desert Hot Springs | 254 |
| 118 | Cathedral City | 253 |
| 119 | Palm Springs | 250 |
| 119 | Temecula | 250 |
| 120 | Hanford | 246 |
| 121 | Burbank | 245 |
| 122 | Woodland | 229 |
| 123 | Eureka | 227 |
| 124 | Rancho Cordova | 226 |
| 125 | Azusa | 223 |
| 125 | Highland | 223 |
| 125 | Martinez | 223 |
| 126 | Monterey Park | 219 |
| 127 | Calexico | 213 |
| 128 | Elk Grove | 211 |
| 129 | Clovis | 208 |
| 130 | South San Francisco | 207 |
| 131 | Santa Barbara | 204 |
| 132 | Daly City | 203 |
| 133 | South El Monte | 201 |
| 134 | Oroville | 198 |
| 135 | Cerritos | 196 |
| 136 | Irvine | 194 |
| 137 | La Mesa | 193 |
| 138 | Walnut Creek | 190 |
| 139 | San Mateo | 188 |
| 140 | Napa | 187 |
| 141 | Barstow | 186 |
| 142 | Covina | 185 |
| 142 | Emeryville | 185 |
| 142 | La Habra | 185 |
| 142 | Murrieta | 185 |
| 143 | Coachella | 184 |
| 144 | West Sacramento | 181 |
| 145 | Vacaville | 180 |
| 146 | Santa Fe Springs | 177 |
| 146 | Tustin | 177 |
| 147 | Campbell | 176 |
| 148 | Eastvale | 170 |
| 148 | Redondo Beach | 170 |
| 149 | La Puente | 162 |
| 149 | Selma | 162 |
| 150 | Los Banos | 161 |
| 151 | Redwood City | 160 |
| 152 | Banning | 158 |
| 153 | Bell | 151 |
| 153 | Lompoc | 151 |
| 154 | San Marcos | 150 |
| 155 | Industry | 148 |
| 156 | Fountain Valley | 144 |
| 156 | Lawndale | 144 |
| 157 | Arvin | 139 |
| 157 | Carlsbad | 139 |
| 157 | Maywood | 139 |
| 158 | La Mirada | 138 |
| 158 | Simi Valley | 138 |
| 159 | Marysville | 136 |
| 159 | Patterson | 136 |
| 160 | Signal Hill | 135 |
| 160 | Stanton | 135 |
| 160 | Vernon | 135 |
| 160 | Yucaipa | 135 |
| 161 | Clearlake | 134 |
| 162 | Brentwood | 132 |
| 162 | Newport Beach | 132 |
| 163 | Pleasant Hill | 130 |
| 164 | Davis | 129 |
| 165 | El Centro | 126 |
| 166 | Folsom | 125 |
| 166 | Wildomar | 125 |
| 167 | Morgan Hill | 123 |
| 168 | Pleasanton | 118 |
| 169 | Atwater | 117 |
| 170 | Beaumont | 116 |
| 170 | Palm Desert | 116 |
| 171 | Placentia | 114 |
| 171 | Shafter | 114 |
| 172 | Thousand Oaks | 113 |
| 173 | Rohnert Park | 112 |
| 174 | Arcata | 111 |
| 174 | Rocklin | 111 |
| 175 | Grass Valley | 110 |
| 176 | Culver City | 108 |
| 176 | Dublin | 108 |
| 176 | Oakley | 108 |
| 177 | Burlingame | 106 |
| 177 | Red Bluff | 106 |
| 178 | Glendora | 105 |
| 179 | West Hollywood | 104 |
| 180 | Chino Hills | 103 |
| 180 | Lemon Grove | 103 |
| 181 | Mountain View | 102 |
| 182 | Anderson | 101 |
| 183 | Brea | 100 |
| 184 | Beverly Hills | 99 |
| 185 | Adelanto | 98 |
| 186 | Loma Linda | 97 |
| 187 | Chowchilla | 95 |
| 188 | San Luis Obispo | 94 |
| 189 | Novato | 93 |
| 190 | Arcadia | 92 |
| 190 | Norco | 92 |
| 190 | Santee | 92 |
| 191 | Palo Alto | 91 |
| 191 | San Fernando | 91 |
| 192 | Cypress | 89 |
| 192 | Suisun City | 89 |
| 193 | Lake Forest | 87 |
| 193 | San Bruno | 87 |
| 194 | Pinole | 86 |
| 195 | Dinuba | 85 |
| 195 | Hawaiian Gardens | 85 |
| 195 | Parlier | 85 |
| 196 | Imperial Beach | 84 |
| 197 | Monrovia | 83 |
| 198 | Oakdale | 82 |
| 199 | El Segundo | 81 |
| 200 | Cudahy | 80 |
| 200 | Monterey | 80 |
| 200 | San Ramon | 80 |
| 201 | Greenfield | 79 |
| 202 | Camarillo | 78 |
| 202 | Mission Viejo | 78 |
| 203 | East Palo Alto | 77 |
| 203 | El Cerrito | 77 |
| 203 | San Dimas | 77 |
| 204 | Sanger | 76 |
| 205 | Lemoore | 74 |
| 205 | Reedley | 74 |
| 206 | Hollister | 73 |
| 206 | Ridgecrest | 73 |
| 206 | South Lake Tahoe | 73 |
| 207 | Seaside | 72 |
| 208 | Artesia | 71 |
| 208 | Lomita | 71 |
| 208 | Manhattan Beach | 71 |
| 209 | Benicia | 70 |
| 209 | Diamond Bar | 70 |
| 209 | Galt | 70 |
| 210 | Claremont | 68 |
| 211 | Brawley | 66 |
| 211 | Encinitas | 66 |
| 211 | Laguna Beach | 66 |
| 211 | La Quinta | 66 |
| 211 | La Verne | 66 |
| 211 | Lindsay | 66 |
| 212 | San Clemente | 65 |
| 213 | Petaluma | 64 |
| 214 | Albany | 63 |
| 214 | Paso Robles | 63 |
| 215 | Lincoln | 62 |
| 216 | Corcoran | 60 |
| 216 | San Gabriel | 60 |
| 217 | South Pasadena | 59 |
| 218 | Riverbank | 58 |
| 219 | American Canyon | 56 |
| 220 | Duarte | 55 |
| 221 | Dixon | 54 |
| 222 | King City | 53 |
| 223 | Yucca Valley | 52 |
| 224 | Poway | 51 |
| 225 | Cupertino | 50 |
| 225 | Laguna Niguel | 50 |
| 226 | Blythe | 49 |
| 226 | Laguna Hills | 49 |
| 227 | Hermosa Beach | 48 |
| 227 | Seal Beach | 48 |
| 228 | Soledad | 47 |
| 228 | Yorba Linda | 47 |
| 229 | Placerville | 46 |
| 230 | Marina | 45 |
| 230 | Pacifica | 45 |
| 230 | Twentynine Palms | 45 |
| 231 | Fortuna | 44 |
| 231 | Port Hueneme | 44 |
| 232 | Hercules | 43 |
| 232 | McFarland | 43 |
| 232 | Yreka | 43 |
| 233 | Grover Beach | 42 |
| 233 | Los Gatos | 42 |
| 233 | Santa Paula | 42 |
| 233 | Ukiah | 42 |
| 234 | Central Marin | 41 |
| 234 | Taft | 41 |
| 235 | Rancho Mirage | 40 |
| 236 | California City | 39 |
| 236 | Waterford | 39 |
| 237 | Auburn | 38 |
| 238 | Kingsburg | 37 |
| 238 | Paradise | 37 |
| 238 | Temple City | 37 |
| 239 | Livingston | 36 |
| 239 | Tehachapi | 36 |
| 240 | Corning | 35 |
| 240 | Farmersville | 35 |
| 240 | Irwindale | 35 |
| 240 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 35 |
| 241 | Menlo Park | 34 |
| 242 | Aliso Viejo | 33 |
| 242 | La Palma | 33 |
| 242 | Malibu | 33 |
| 243 | Arroyo Grande | 32 |
| 243 | Belmont | 32 |
| 243 | Capitola | 32 |
| 243 | Exeter | 32 |
| 243 | Goleta | 32 |
| 243 | San Juan Capistrano | 32 |
| 243 | Walnut | 32 |
| 244 | Calimesa | 31 |
| 244 | Dana Point | 31 |
| 244 | Grand Terrace | 31 |
| 245 | Kerman | 30 |
| 246 | Carpinteria | 29 |
| 246 | Sonora | 29 |
| 247 | Canyon Lake | 28 |
| 247 | Coronado | 28 |
| 247 | Nevada City | 28 |
| 248 | Atascadero | 27 |
| 248 | Healdsburg | 27 |
| 248 | Mendota | 27 |
| 248 | Truckee | 27 |
| 249 | Danville | 26 |
| 249 | Newman | 26 |
| 250 | Willits | 25 |
| 251 | Foster City | 24 |
| 251 | Lakeport | 24 |
| 251 | Los Alamitos | 24 |
| 252 | Orange Cove | 23 |
| 252 | Orland | 23 |
| 253 | Avenal | 22 |
| 253 | Pismo Beach | 22 |
| 254 | Agoura Hills | 20 |
| 254 | Fort Bragg | 20 |
| 254 | La Canada Flintridge | 20 |
| 254 | Moorpark | 20 |
| 254 | Pacific Grove | 20 |
| 254 | Scotts Valley | 20 |
| 254 | Windsor | 20 |
| 255 | Calabasas | 19 |
| 255 | Lafayette | 19 |
| 255 | Los Altos | 19 |
| 255 | Solana Beach | 19 |
| 256 | Dos Palos | 18 |
| 256 | Escalon | 18 |
| 256 | Firebaugh | 18 |
| 256 | Fowler | 18 |
| 256 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 18 |
| 257 | Big Bear | 17 |
| 257 | Colma | 17 |
| 257 | Gridley | 17 |
| 257 | Needles | 17 |
| 257 | Ripon | 17 |
| 257 | Saratoga | 17 |
| 258 | Gustine | 16 |
| 258 | Jackson | 16 |
| 258 | Piedmont | 16 |
| 258 | Woodlake | 16 |
| 259 | Laguna Woods | 15 |
| 259 | Susanville | 15 |
| 260 | Cotati | 14 |
| 260 | Guadalupe | 14 |
| 260 | Huron | 14 |
| 261 | Coalinga | 13 |
| 261 | Colusa | 13 |
| 261 | Del Mar | 13 |
| 262 | Brisbane | 12 |
| 262 | Broadmoor | 12 |
| 262 | Fillmore | 12 |
| 262 | Hughson | 12 |
| 262 | Mill Valley | 12 |
| 262 | Rio Dell | 12 |
| 262 | Winters | 12 |
| 263 | Bishop | 11 |
| 263 | Cloverdale | 11 |
| 263 | Gonzales | 11 |
| 263 | Imperial | 11 |
| 263 | Mammoth Lakes | 11 |
| 264 | Alturas | 10 |
| 264 | Avalon | 10 |
| 264 | Moraga | 10 |
| 264 | Morro Bay | 10 |
| 264 | Mount Shasta | 10 |
| 264 | Weed | 10 |
| 265 | Rio Vista | 9 |
| 265 | Sebastopol | 9 |
| 265 | Williams | 9 |
| 266 | Angels Camp | 8 |
| 266 | Calistoga | 8 |
| 266 | Clayton | 8 |
| 266 | Rolling Hills Estates | 8 |
| 266 | St. Helena | 8 |
| 267 | Biggs | 7 |
| 267 | Buellton | 7 |
| 267 | Ione | 7 |
| 267 | Kensington | 7 |
| 267 | Sausalito | 7 |
| 268 | Crescent City | 6 |
| 268 | Fairfax | 6 |
| 268 | Holtville | 6 |
| 268 | La Habra Heights | 6 |
| 268 | Orinda | 6 |
| 268 | Sutter Creek | 6 |
| 269 | Del Rey Oaks | 5 |
| 269 | Indian Wells | 5 |
| 269 | Palos Verdes Estates | 5 |
| 269 | Westlake Village | 5 |
| 269 | Wheatland | 5 |
| 270 | Hillsborough | 4 |
| 270 | Sierra Madre | 4 |
| 270 | Sonoma | 4 |
| 270 | Villa Park | 4 |
| 271 | Dunsmuir | 3 |
| 271 | Lake Shastina | 3 |
| 271 | Sand City | 3 |
| 272 | Atherton | 2 |
| 272 | Dorris | 2 |
| 272 | Ferndale | 2 |
| 272 | Montague | 2 |
| 272 | San Marino | 2 |
| 272 | Solvang | 2 |
| 272 | Westmorland | 2 |
| 272 | Yountville | 2 |
| 273 | Bear Valley | 1 |
| 273 | Carmel | 1 |
| 273 | Etna | 1 |
| 273 | Hidden Hills | 1 |
| 273 | Los Altos Hills | 1 |
| 273 | Ojai | 1 |
| 274 | Belvedere | 0 |
| 274 | Bradbury | 0 |
| 274 | Fort Jones | 0 |
| 274 | Isleton | 0 |
| 274 | Monte Sereno | 0 |
| 274 | Rolling Hills | 0 |
| 274 | Ross | 0 |
| 274 | Stallion Springs | 0 |
| 274 | Tiburon | 0 |
| 274 | Tulelake | 0 |