Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the California city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Los Angeles (15,642), followed by San Jose (6,126), San Diego (5,172), Oakland (5,041), and San Francisco (4,249).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2019, 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.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for California cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Los Angeles 15642
2 San Jose 6126
3 San Diego 5172
4 Oakland 5041
5 San Francisco 4249
6 Bakersfield 2909
7 Sacramento 2717
8 Long Beach 2358
9 San Bernardino 2078
10 Stockton 1678
11 Riverside 1491
12 Santa Ana 1343
13 Hayward 1241
14 Richmond 1239
15 Anaheim 1231
16 Modesto 1185
17 Salinas 1081
18 Moreno Valley 1079
19 Ontario 928
20 Vallejo 905
21 Pomona 863
22 Chula Vista 827
23 San Leandro 789
24 Fontana 765
25 Jurupa Valley 742
26 South Gate 740
27 Compton 727
28 Inglewood 657
29 Fairfield 643
30 Lancaster 638
31 Victorville 620
32 Concord 614
33 Antioch 610
34 Corona 585
34 Oxnard 585
35 Hemet 573
36 Fremont 568
37 Rialto 567
38 Downey 563
39 Perris 555
40 Visalia 526
41 Huntington Park 520
42 Lynwood 507
42 Merced 507
43 Garden Grove 504
44 Berkeley 492
45 Oceanside 452
46 Turlock 438
47 Pittsburg 421
48 Alameda 403
49 Carson 399
49 Palmdale 399
50 Escondido 395
51 El Monte 394
52 Montebello 388
53 Chico 381
54 Santa Clara 372
55 Colton 364
56 Lake Elsinore 363
57 Fullerton 360
58 El Cajon 359
59 Indio 358
60 Hawthorne 356
61 Costa Mesa 355
61 West Covina 355
62 Menifee 350
63 Huntington Beach 329
64 Hesperia 328
65 Sunnyvale 324
66 Bellflower 320
67 San Pablo 319
68 Delano 312
69 Santa Rosa 311
70 Baldwin Park 308
70 Gardena 308
71 Norwalk 306
71 Rancho Cucamonga 306
72 Whittier 305
73 Torrance 293
73 Tulare 293
74 Ceres 291
75 Temecula 290
76 San Jacinto 285
77 Lodi 284
77 Paramount 284
78 Manteca 282
79 Tracy 276
79 Westminster 276
80 National City 274
81 Pico Rivera 273
82 Citrus Heights 269
83 Buena Park 264
84 Glendale 263
85 Pasadena 260
86 Gilroy 259
86 Yuba City 259
87 Palm Springs 254
87 Ventura 254
88 Commerce 252
89 Orange 251
90 Porterville 249
91 Roseville 247
91 Upland 247
92 Montclair 246
93 Redlands 244
93 Santa Monica 244
94 Madera 242
94 Vista 242
95 Lompoc 236
96 Watsonville 234
97 Highland 228
98 Murrieta 226
98 Union City 226
99 Santa Cruz 221
100 Santa Clarita 219
101 Bell Gardens 218
102 Apple Valley 215
103 San Rafael 214
104 Burbank 211
104 Hanford 211
104 Oroville 211
105 West Sacramento 209
106 Milpitas 201
107 Elk Grove 200
108 Chino 199
109 Beaumont 196
110 Woodland 195
111 Rosemead 194
112 Cathedral City 193
113 Lakewood 189
114 Alhambra 187
115 Eureka 186
116 Rancho Cordova 185
117 Atwater 183
117 Tustin 183
118 Daly City 181
119 Calexico 180
119 South San Francisco 180
120 Coachella 179
121 San Mateo 178
121 Santa Barbara 178
122 Santa Fe Springs 176
123 Barstow 174
124 Covina 171
125 Carlsbad 167
126 Redwood City 164
127 Desert Hot Springs 163
127 Irvine 163
128 Wildomar 161
129 Vacaville 160
130 Clovis 159
130 Monterey Park 159
131 Campbell 158
132 Walnut Creek 155
133 Los Banos 149
134 La Mesa 147
134 Newport Beach 147
135 La Habra 145
136 Arvin 144
137 Banning 143
137 San Marcos 143
138 Azusa 139
139 Napa 137
140 Livermore 136
140 Marysville 136
141 Palm Desert 128
142 La Puente 126
143 Industry 125
144 Cerritos 122
144 Newark 122
145 Selma 121
146 Lemon Grove 120
147 Redondo Beach 118
148 Eastvale 117
148 West Hollywood 117
149 Suisun City 116
150 Red Bluff 115
151 Adelanto 114
151 South El Monte 114
152 Emeryville 113
153 Mountain View 112
154 East Palo Alto 106
155 Clearlake 104
155 Patterson 104
155 Yucaipa 104
156 Placentia 103
157 Davis 100
157 Lawndale 100
158 Norco 99
158 Stanton 99
159 Brentwood 98
159 Loma Linda 98
160 Pleasanton 97
161 Pleasant Hill 96
162 Culver City 95
162 El Centro 95
163 Morgan Hill 94
164 Dublin 93
164 La Mirada 93
164 Maywood 93
165 Anderson 92
166 Simi Valley 91
167 Bell 90
167 Oakdale 90
168 Shafter 88
169 Oakley 87
170 Burlingame 86
170 Fountain Valley 86
171 Martinez 85
172 Lindsay 83
173 Palo Alto 82
174 El Cerrito 80
174 Vernon 80
175 Folsom 79
175 Imperial Beach 79
175 San Fernando 79
176 Rohnert Park 78
177 Novato 77
177 Rocklin 77
177 Signal Hill 77
178 Hollister 76
179 San Bruno 75
180 Arcadia 74
180 Cypress 74
180 El Segundo 74
180 Monterey 74
180 San Luis Obispo 74
181 Glendora 73
181 Lake Forest 73
181 Santee 73
182 Brea 72
182 Monrovia 72
183 Dixon 70
184 Encinitas 68
184 Paradise 68
185 Dinuba 67
185 Sanger 67
186 Livingston 66
186 Seaside 66
187 La Quinta 65
188 Cudahy 64
188 Thousand Oaks 64
189 Chino Hills 63
189 Pinole 63
190 Grass Valley 61
190 San Dimas 61
191 Mendota 60
192 California City 59
193 Arcata 58
193 McFarland 58
193 San Clemente 58
194 Hawaiian Gardens 56
194 Mission Viejo 56
195 Benicia 55
195 Brawley 55
196 Chowchilla 54
196 Petaluma 54
196 Yorba Linda 54
197 Riverbank 53
198 Diamond Bar 52
198 Marina 52
199 San Ramon 51
199 Yucca Valley 51
200 Central Marin 50
200 Corcoran 50
200 Placerville 50
200 Waterford 50
201 Parlier 49
201 Rancho Mirage 49
201 Reedley 49
202 La Verne 47
202 Port Hueneme 47
203 Albany 46
204 Beverly Hills 45
204 Paso Robles 45
204 Poway 45
204 San Gabriel 45
205 Dos Palos 44
205 Pacifica 44
206 Manhattan Beach 43
207 Duarte 42
208 Camarillo 41
209 Cupertino 40
209 Goleta 40
209 Lomita 40
210 Laguna Niguel 39
210 Lincoln 39
210 Ridgecrest 39
211 Galt 38
211 South Pasadena 38
212 Atascadero 37
212 Firebaugh 37
212 Lemoore 37
213 Calimesa 36
213 Fortuna 36
213 Greenfield 36
213 Kerman 36
213 Kingsburg 36
214 Laguna Hills 35
214 South Lake Tahoe 35
214 Twentynine Palms 35
215 Temple City 34
215 Ukiah 34
216 Artesia 33
216 Blythe 33
216 Corning 33
216 Grand Terrace 33
217 Grover Beach 32
217 Hercules 32
218 Claremont 31
218 Menlo Park 31
218 Seal Beach 31
219 Belmont 30
219 Gustine 30
219 Lafayette 30
219 Los Gatos 30
220 Santa Paula 29
220 Soledad 29
220 Yreka 29
221 Farmersville 28
221 Irwindale 28
222 American Canyon 27
222 Dana Point 27
222 San Juan Capistrano 27
222 Walnut 27
223 Colma 26
223 Hermosa Beach 26
223 Tehachapi 26
224 Aliso Viejo 25
224 Exeter 25
224 King City 25
224 Orland 25
224 Taft 25
225 Calabasas 24
226 Gridley 22
226 Laguna Beach 22
226 Los Altos 22
226 Rio Vista 22
227 Arroyo Grande 21
227 Brisbane 21
227 Capitola 21
227 Foster City 21
227 Gonzales 21
227 Lakeport 21
228 Carpinteria 20
228 Coalinga 20
228 Newman 20
228 Sonora 20
229 Auburn 19
229 Fowler 19
229 La Palma 19
229 Malibu 19
229 Piedmont 19
229 Ripon 19
229 Solana Beach 19
230 Huron 18
230 Orinda 18
231 Agoura Hills 17
231 Healdsburg 17
232 Colusa 16
232 Fort Bragg 16
232 Guadalupe 16
232 Los Alamitos 16
232 Pismo Beach 16
232 Sebastopol 16
233 Windsor 15
233 Winters 15
234 Coronado 14
234 Crescent City 14
234 Nevada City 14
234 Saratoga 14
234 Williams 14
235 Big Bear 13
235 Danville 13
235 Del Mar 13
235 Sausalito 13
235 Willits 13
235 Woodlake 13
236 Broadmoor 12
236 Canyon Lake 12
236 Cotati 12
236 Rancho Palos Verdes 12
236 Rancho Santa Margarita 12
236 Truckee 12
237 Jackson 11
237 La Canada Flintridge 11
237 Moorpark 11
237 Needles 11
237 Orange Cove 11
238 Angels Camp 10
238 Fillmore 10
238 Imperial 10
238 Mill Valley 10
238 Morro Bay 10
239 Calistoga 9
239 Hughson 9
239 Mammoth Lakes 9
239 Moraga 9
239 Rolling Hills Estates 9
239 Weed 9
239 Wheatland 9
240 Buellton 8
240 Escalon 8
240 Kensington 8
240 Laguna Woods 8
240 Scotts Valley 8
241 Mount Shasta 6
241 Pacific Grove 6
241 Sonoma 6
241 Sutter Creek 6
242 Avalon 5
242 Ferndale 5
242 Indian Wells 5
242 La Habra Heights 5
242 San Marino 5
242 Susanville 5
242 Westlake Village 5
243 Atherton 4
243 Avenal 4
243 Biggs 4
243 Bishop 4
243 Clayton 4
243 Cloverdale 4
243 Holtville 4
243 Montague 4
243 Rio Dell 4
243 Sierra Madre 4
243 Solvang 4
244 Alturas 3
244 Ojai 3
244 Palos Verdes Estates 3
244 Sand City 3
244 St. Helena 3
245 Bear Valley 2
245 Bradbury 2
245 Carmel 2
245 Fairfax 2
245 Hillsborough 2
245 Ione 2
245 Lake Shastina 2
245 Tiburon 2
246 Del Rey Oaks 1
246 Dorris 1
246 Dunsmuir 1
246 Fort Jones 1
246 Hidden Hills 1
246 Isleton 1
246 Monte Sereno 1
246 Ross 1
246 Stallion Springs 1
246 Yountville 1
247 Belvedere 0
247 Etna 0
247 Los Altos Hills 0
247 Rolling Hills 0
247 Tulelake 0
247 Villa Park 0