Ranking of California Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the California city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Los Angeles (30,126), followed by San Francisco (6,144), Oakland (5,480), San Diego (5,360), and San Jose (4,444).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, 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 2018
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 30126 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 6144 |
| 3 | Oakland | 5480 |
| 4 | San Diego | 5360 |
| 5 | San Jose | 4444 |
| 6 | Stockton | 4383 |
| 7 | Sacramento | 3329 |
| 8 | Long Beach | 3284 |
| 9 | Fresno | 2953 |
| 10 | San Bernardino | 2906 |
| 11 | Modesto | 1904 |
| 12 | Bakersfield | 1895 |
| 13 | Riverside | 1686 |
| 14 | Santa Ana | 1571 |
| 15 | Lancaster | 1193 |
| 16 | Anaheim | 1192 |
| 17 | Compton | 1174 |
| 18 | Richmond | 1046 |
| 19 | Salinas | 981 |
| 20 | Vallejo | 942 |
| 21 | Pomona | 877 |
| 22 | Chula Vista | 835 |
| 23 | Santa Rosa | 823 |
| 24 | Victorville | 809 |
| 25 | Oxnard | 801 |
| 26 | Santa Monica | 797 |
| 27 | Moreno Valley | 775 |
| 28 | Fontana | 709 |
| 29 | Inglewood | 683 |
| 30 | Ontario | 670 |
| 31 | Hayward | 669 |
| 31 | Oceanside | 669 |
| 32 | South Gate | 634 |
| 33 | Redding | 620 |
| 34 | Hawthorne | 617 |
| 35 | Chico | 611 |
| 36 | Antioch | 602 |
| 37 | Palmdale | 591 |
| 38 | Fairfield | 587 |
| 39 | Berkeley | 586 |
| 40 | Pasadena | 547 |
| 41 | Rialto | 543 |
| 42 | Escondido | 535 |
| 43 | El Cajon | 515 |
| 44 | Garden Grove | 507 |
| 45 | Fremont | 502 |
| 46 | Santa Maria | 497 |
| 47 | Indio | 495 |
| 48 | Concord | 473 |
| 48 | San Leandro | 473 |
| 49 | Merced | 465 |
| 50 | Visalia | 450 |
| 51 | Norwalk | 449 |
| 52 | Ventura | 445 |
| 53 | Carson | 435 |
| 54 | Hemet | 432 |
| 55 | Huntington Beach | 429 |
| 55 | Huntington Park | 429 |
| 56 | Lynwood | 426 |
| 57 | Pittsburg | 422 |
| 58 | Turlock | 420 |
| 59 | Santa Barbara | 415 |
| 60 | Elk Grove | 414 |
| 61 | Hesperia | 406 |
| 62 | Madera | 399 |
| 63 | Santa Cruz | 390 |
| 64 | Downey | 367 |
| 65 | El Monte | 362 |
| 66 | Costa Mesa | 344 |
| 67 | Bellflower | 335 |
| 68 | Fullerton | 332 |
| 68 | Jurupa Valley | 332 |
| 69 | Vista | 330 |
| 70 | Paramount | 329 |
| 71 | Gardena | 326 |
| 72 | Citrus Heights | 324 |
| 73 | Desert Hot Springs | 309 |
| 74 | National City | 306 |
| 75 | West Hollywood | 301 |
| 76 | Roseville | 299 |
| 77 | Santa Clarita | 292 |
| 77 | West Covina | 292 |
| 78 | Rancho Cucamonga | 290 |
| 78 | Upland | 290 |
| 79 | Baldwin Park | 287 |
| 80 | Westminster | 286 |
| 81 | Barstow | 285 |
| 81 | San Mateo | 285 |
| 82 | Lodi | 277 |
| 83 | Hanford | 274 |
| 83 | Palm Springs | 274 |
| 84 | Rancho Cordova | 272 |
| 85 | Lakewood | 270 |
| 86 | Napa | 269 |
| 87 | Torrance | 267 |
| 88 | Redlands | 264 |
| 88 | Yuba City | 264 |
| 89 | Corona | 263 |
| 90 | Union City | 261 |
| 91 | Chino | 259 |
| 92 | Buena Park | 257 |
| 92 | San Rafael | 257 |
| 93 | Manteca | 256 |
| 94 | Sunnyvale | 255 |
| 95 | Tulare | 251 |
| 96 | Carlsbad | 243 |
| 96 | Watsonville | 243 |
| 97 | Daly City | 242 |
| 98 | Selma | 240 |
| 99 | Adelanto | 239 |
| 99 | Montclair | 239 |
| 100 | Delano | 238 |
| 101 | Whittier | 233 |
| 102 | Vacaville | 230 |
| 103 | Burbank | 229 |
| 104 | Ceres | 228 |
| 104 | Pico Rivera | 228 |
| 105 | Apple Valley | 227 |
| 106 | West Sacramento | 225 |
| 107 | Rohnert Park | 222 |
| 108 | Clovis | 221 |
| 109 | Woodland | 220 |
| 110 | Lompoc | 218 |
| 110 | Montebello | 218 |
| 111 | Perris | 214 |
| 111 | Simi Valley | 214 |
| 112 | Gilroy | 209 |
| 112 | Porterville | 209 |
| 113 | Beaumont | 208 |
| 113 | Highland | 208 |
| 113 | Santa Clara | 208 |
| 114 | Arvin | 207 |
| 115 | Glendale | 202 |
| 115 | San Marcos | 202 |
| 116 | Tracy | 199 |
| 117 | Eureka | 197 |
| 117 | Petaluma | 197 |
| 117 | Susanville | 197 |
| 118 | Rosemead | 194 |
| 119 | Alhambra | 193 |
| 119 | Azusa | 193 |
| 120 | San Luis Obispo | 192 |
| 121 | Covina | 188 |
| 121 | Culver City | 188 |
| 121 | Lemoore | 188 |
| 122 | Livermore | 186 |
| 123 | Alameda | 184 |
| 123 | Bell | 184 |
| 123 | Colton | 184 |
| 123 | Dinuba | 184 |
| 124 | South Lake Tahoe | 182 |
| 125 | South San Francisco | 181 |
| 126 | San Pablo | 180 |
| 127 | Atwater | 179 |
| 128 | Redwood City | 177 |
| 129 | Cathedral City | 172 |
| 130 | El Cerrito | 171 |
| 130 | Redondo Beach | 171 |
| 130 | Ridgecrest | 171 |
| 131 | Emeryville | 170 |
| 132 | Red Bluff | 165 |
| 133 | Cerritos | 162 |
| 133 | La Puente | 162 |
| 134 | Lake Elsinore | 161 |
| 135 | Irvine | 160 |
| 135 | La Mesa | 160 |
| 135 | Orange | 160 |
| 136 | Lake Forest | 159 |
| 137 | Mountain View | 157 |
| 138 | Lemon Grove | 155 |
| 138 | Menifee | 155 |
| 139 | Brawley | 154 |
| 140 | Brentwood | 152 |
| 141 | Los Banos | 144 |
| 142 | East Palo Alto | 141 |
| 143 | Temecula | 139 |
| 144 | San Gabriel | 136 |
| 145 | Banning | 135 |
| 145 | Stanton | 135 |
| 146 | San Jacinto | 132 |
| 147 | Lawndale | 129 |
| 148 | Commerce | 128 |
| 149 | El Centro | 126 |
| 149 | South El Monte | 126 |
| 149 | Thousand Oaks | 126 |
| 150 | Monterey Park | 124 |
| 150 | Newport Beach | 124 |
| 151 | San Bruno | 123 |
| 152 | Glendora | 122 |
| 152 | Tustin | 122 |
| 153 | Placentia | 120 |
| 154 | Campbell | 119 |
| 155 | Bell Gardens | 117 |
| 155 | Davis | 117 |
| 156 | Encinitas | 114 |
| 156 | San Clemente | 114 |
| 157 | Mission Viejo | 113 |
| 158 | Marysville | 112 |
| 158 | Monterey | 112 |
| 158 | Oroville | 112 |
| 159 | La Habra | 111 |
| 159 | Parlier | 111 |
| 160 | Pleasanton | 110 |
| 161 | Clearlake | 109 |
| 161 | Santee | 109 |
| 161 | Walnut Creek | 109 |
| 162 | Dublin | 108 |
| 163 | Beverly Hills | 106 |
| 164 | Reedley | 105 |
| 164 | Santa Fe Springs | 105 |
| 165 | Coachella | 104 |
| 166 | San Fernando | 102 |
| 167 | Yucaipa | 101 |
| 168 | Atascadero | 99 |
| 169 | Hollister | 98 |
| 170 | Greenfield | 97 |
| 170 | Newark | 97 |
| 170 | Novato | 97 |
| 171 | Galt | 96 |
| 171 | Huron | 96 |
| 172 | Ukiah | 95 |
| 173 | Suisun City | 93 |
| 174 | Murrieta | 92 |
| 174 | Seaside | 92 |
| 175 | Palm Desert | 91 |
| 176 | Cudahy | 90 |
| 176 | Laguna Beach | 90 |
| 176 | Santa Paula | 90 |
| 177 | La Mirada | 89 |
| 178 | Sanger | 88 |
| 179 | Calexico | 87 |
| 179 | Industry | 87 |
| 179 | La Verne | 87 |
| 179 | Maywood | 87 |
| 179 | Milpitas | 87 |
| 180 | Mendota | 86 |
| 180 | Signal Hill | 86 |
| 181 | Folsom | 85 |
| 181 | Yucca Valley | 85 |
| 182 | San Juan Capistrano | 84 |
| 183 | Brea | 83 |
| 184 | Artesia | 82 |
| 184 | Tehachapi | 82 |
| 185 | Hawaiian Gardens | 81 |
| 185 | Laguna Niguel | 81 |
| 185 | Twentynine Palms | 81 |
| 186 | Gridley | 80 |
| 186 | San Dimas | 80 |
| 187 | Imperial Beach | 79 |
| 188 | Camarillo | 78 |
| 189 | Chino Hills | 77 |
| 190 | Arcadia | 76 |
| 191 | Corcoran | 75 |
| 192 | Windsor | 74 |
| 193 | Coalinga | 73 |
| 193 | Martinez | 73 |
| 194 | Auburn | 72 |
| 194 | Cupertino | 72 |
| 194 | Palo Alto | 72 |
| 194 | Taft | 72 |
| 195 | Blythe | 71 |
| 195 | Dos Palos | 71 |
| 195 | Pacifica | 71 |
| 196 | Grass Valley | 70 |
| 196 | Pinole | 70 |
| 196 | Soledad | 70 |
| 197 | Dana Point | 69 |
| 197 | Monrovia | 69 |
| 198 | Claremont | 66 |
| 198 | Lomita | 66 |
| 199 | Paradise | 65 |
| 199 | Poway | 65 |
| 200 | Anderson | 64 |
| 200 | Arcata | 64 |
| 200 | Temple City | 64 |
| 201 | Eastvale | 63 |
| 201 | Norco | 63 |
| 202 | Duarte | 62 |
| 202 | El Segundo | 62 |
| 203 | McFarland | 61 |
| 203 | Port Hueneme | 61 |
| 204 | Kerman | 59 |
| 204 | Needles | 59 |
| 205 | Burlingame | 58 |
| 205 | Cypress | 58 |
| 205 | Diamond Bar | 58 |
| 206 | Manhattan Beach | 57 |
| 206 | Pleasant Hill | 57 |
| 207 | American Canyon | 56 |
| 208 | Laguna Hills | 55 |
| 209 | Placerville | 54 |
| 210 | Dixon | 53 |
| 210 | Patterson | 53 |
| 211 | Fountain Valley | 52 |
| 211 | Morgan Hill | 52 |
| 211 | Rocklin | 52 |
| 212 | Marina | 49 |
| 213 | Oakdale | 48 |
| 213 | Wildomar | 48 |
| 214 | California City | 47 |
| 215 | Fortuna | 46 |
| 215 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 46 |
| 216 | Farmersville | 45 |
| 216 | Firebaugh | 45 |
| 217 | Avenal | 44 |
| 217 | Shafter | 44 |
| 217 | Sonoma | 44 |
| 217 | Yorba Linda | 44 |
| 218 | Aliso Viejo | 43 |
| 218 | Menlo Park | 43 |
| 218 | Paso Robles | 43 |
| 218 | San Ramon | 43 |
| 219 | Chowchilla | 42 |
| 219 | Goleta | 42 |
| 219 | La Quinta | 42 |
| 219 | Oakley | 42 |
| 220 | Bishop | 41 |
| 220 | Livingston | 41 |
| 221 | Belmont | 40 |
| 221 | Central Marin | 40 |
| 221 | Corning | 40 |
| 221 | Kingsburg | 40 |
| 221 | Loma Linda | 40 |
| 222 | Fillmore | 39 |
| 222 | Seal Beach | 39 |
| 223 | Gustine | 38 |
| 224 | Albany | 37 |
| 224 | Colma | 37 |
| 224 | Grand Terrace | 37 |
| 224 | Malibu | 37 |
| 224 | Yreka | 37 |
| 225 | Big Bear | 36 |
| 225 | Cotati | 36 |
| 225 | Morro Bay | 36 |
| 226 | Crescent City | 35 |
| 226 | Foster City | 35 |
| 226 | Lincoln | 35 |
| 227 | Benicia | 34 |
| 227 | Lindsay | 34 |
| 228 | Moorpark | 33 |
| 229 | King City | 32 |
| 229 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 32 |
| 229 | South Pasadena | 32 |
| 230 | Fort Bragg | 31 |
| 231 | Hercules | 30 |
| 231 | Hermosa Beach | 30 |
| 231 | Pismo Beach | 30 |
| 232 | Jackson | 29 |
| 233 | Grover Beach | 28 |
| 234 | Agoura Hills | 27 |
| 234 | Lakeport | 27 |
| 234 | Sonora | 27 |
| 234 | Vernon | 27 |
| 235 | Calabasas | 26 |
| 235 | Capitola | 26 |
| 235 | Weed | 26 |
| 236 | Orange Cove | 25 |
| 236 | Orland | 25 |
| 236 | Woodlake | 25 |
| 237 | Alturas | 24 |
| 237 | Arroyo Grande | 24 |
| 237 | Rancho Mirage | 24 |
| 237 | Riverbank | 24 |
| 238 | Pacific Grove | 23 |
| 238 | Solana Beach | 23 |
| 239 | Carpinteria | 22 |
| 239 | Fowler | 22 |
| 239 | Saratoga | 22 |
| 239 | Walnut | 22 |
| 239 | Williams | 22 |
| 240 | Escalon | 21 |
| 240 | Piedmont | 21 |
| 240 | Rio Vista | 21 |
| 240 | Willits | 21 |
| 241 | Healdsburg | 20 |
| 241 | La Palma | 20 |
| 241 | Waterford | 20 |
| 242 | Cloverdale | 19 |
| 242 | Mammoth Lakes | 19 |
| 242 | Newman | 19 |
| 243 | Coronado | 18 |
| 244 | Scotts Valley | 17 |
| 244 | Truckee | 17 |
| 245 | Danville | 16 |
| 245 | Exeter | 16 |
| 246 | Holtville | 15 |
| 246 | Sebastopol | 15 |
| 247 | Broadmoor | 14 |
| 247 | Del Mar | 14 |
| 248 | La Canada Flintridge | 13 |
| 248 | Los Altos | 13 |
| 248 | Nevada City | 13 |
| 249 | Calimesa | 12 |
| 249 | Canyon Lake | 12 |
| 249 | Irwindale | 12 |
| 249 | Montague | 12 |
| 249 | Moraga | 12 |
| 249 | Westlake Village | 12 |
| 249 | Westmorland | 12 |
| 250 | Carmel | 11 |
| 250 | Colusa | 11 |
| 250 | Gonzales | 11 |
| 250 | Guadalupe | 11 |
| 250 | Mount Shasta | 11 |
| 250 | San Marino | 11 |
| 251 | Angels Camp | 10 |
| 251 | Biggs | 10 |
| 251 | Calistoga | 10 |
| 251 | Lafayette | 10 |
| 251 | Laguna Woods | 10 |
| 251 | Los Gatos | 10 |
| 251 | Ripon | 10 |
| 252 | Brisbane | 9 |
| 252 | Dunsmuir | 9 |
| 252 | Hillsborough | 9 |
| 252 | Imperial | 9 |
| 252 | Mill Valley | 9 |
| 252 | Orinda | 9 |
| 252 | Sausalito | 9 |
| 252 | St. Helena | 9 |
| 252 | Winters | 9 |
| 253 | Los Alamitos | 8 |
| 253 | Rio Dell | 8 |
| 253 | Rolling Hills Estates | 8 |
| 253 | Sand City | 8 |
| 254 | Fort Jones | 7 |
| 254 | Hughson | 7 |
| 254 | Los Altos Hills | 7 |
| 254 | Sierra Madre | 7 |
| 254 | Tiburon | 7 |
| 255 | Fairfax | 6 |
| 255 | Ferndale | 6 |
| 255 | La Habra Heights | 6 |
| 255 | Ojai | 6 |
| 255 | Palos Verdes Estates | 6 |
| 255 | Solvang | 6 |
| 256 | Atherton | 5 |
| 256 | Bear Valley | 5 |
| 256 | Ione | 5 |
| 257 | Avalon | 4 |
| 258 | Buellton | 3 |
| 258 | Dorris | 3 |
| 258 | Wheatland | 3 |
| 259 | Bradbury | 2 |
| 259 | Del Rey Oaks | 2 |
| 259 | Kensington | 2 |
| 259 | Lake Shastina | 2 |
| 259 | Yountville | 2 |
| 260 | Clayton | 1 |
| 260 | Indian Wells | 1 |
| 260 | Ross | 1 |
| 260 | Stallion Springs | 1 |
| 260 | Sutter Creek | 1 |
| 261 | Belvedere | 0 |
| 261 | Etna | 0 |
| 261 | Hidden Hills | 0 |
| 261 | Isleton | 0 |
| 261 | Monte Sereno | 0 |
| 261 | Rolling Hills | 0 |
| 261 | Tulelake | 0 |
| 261 | Villa Park | 0 |