Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, San Bernardino had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,401.8), followed by Oakland (1,290.87), Stockton (1,277.22), Compton (1,177.85), and Barstow (1,143.88).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 2020
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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| 1 | San Bernardino | 1401.80 |
| 2 | Oakland | 1290.87 |
| 3 | Stockton | 1277.22 |
| 4 | Compton | 1177.85 |
| 5 | Barstow | 1143.88 |
| 6 | Marysville | 1126.29 |
| 7 | Commerce | 1075.86 |
| 8 | Vallejo | 990.80 |
| 9 | Red Bluff | 986.98 |
| 10 | Richmond | 964.38 |
| 11 | Susanville | 949.80 |
| 12 | Victorville | 880.69 |
| 13 | Emeryville | 867.94 |
| 14 | Clearlake | 831.81 |
| 15 | Signal Hill | 819.74 |
| 16 | Adelanto | 798.14 |
| 17 | Merced | 798.13 |
| 18 | Avenal | 795.74 |
| 19 | Hawthorne | 782.44 |
| 20 | Arvin | 776.56 |
| 21 | Santa Maria | 771.22 |
| 22 | Ukiah | 762.88 |
| 23 | Lancaster | 759.72 |
| 24 | Desert Hot Springs | 749.81 |
| 25 | Modesto | 740.21 |
| 26 | Yucca Valley | 735.13 |
| 27 | Huntington Park | 732.91 |
| 28 | Los Angeles | 721.94 |
| 29 | Oroville | 700.57 |
| 30 | El Segundo | 686.54 |
| 31 | Sacramento | 683.36 |
| 32 | Eureka | 682.77 |
| 33 | South Gate | 682.48 |
| 34 | Highland | 680.83 |
| 35 | Fresno | 664.83 |
| 36 | Anderson | 653.90 |
| 37 | Pittsburg | 647.46 |
| 38 | Rohnert Park | 642.62 |
| 39 | Mendota | 633.08 |
| 40 | Lynwood | 630.71 |
| 41 | California City | 629.99 |
| 42 | Inglewood | 628.79 |
| 43 | Montclair | 622.64 |
| 44 | Blythe | 602.35 |
| 45 | Santa Monica | 597.96 |
| 46 | Dinuba | 584.51 |
| 47 | Apple Valley | 577.58 |
| 48 | Indio | 572.85 |
| 49 | South El Monte | 572.04 |
| 50 | Hesperia | 569.63 |
| 51 | National City | 568.79 |
| 52 | West Hollywood | 558.29 |
| 53 | Lompoc | 556.92 |
| 54 | Salinas | 555.18 |
| 55 | Hanford | 552.73 |
| 56 | Redding | 552.24 |
| 57 | Watsonville | 552.16 |
| 58 | Turlock | 549.99 |
| 59 | Lemon Grove | 544.95 |
| 60 | San Francisco | 544.06 |
| 61 | Ridgecrest | 542.58 |
| 62 | San Pablo | 539.08 |
| 63 | Grass Valley | 538.60 |
| 64 | Twentynine Palms | 538.50 |
| 65 | Los Banos | 528.45 |
| 66 | Antioch | 525.42 |
| 67 | Palm Springs | 525.00 |
| 68 | San Leandro | 517.71 |
| 69 | Santa Fe Springs | 517.12 |
| 70 | Bakersfield | 516.92 |
| 71 | Corcoran | 516.13 |
| 72 | Santa Rosa | 516.02 |
| 73 | Pomona | 513.22 |
| 74 | Chico | 512.55 |
| 75 | Bell | 512.30 |
| 76 | Atwater | 511.72 |
| 77 | Long Beach | 506.43 |
| 78 | Culver City | 499.77 |
| 79 | South Lake Tahoe | 498.07 |
| 80 | El Cajon | 496.92 |
| 81 | East Palo Alto | 495.94 |
| 82 | Reedley | 492.25 |
| 83 | Paramount | 487.59 |
| 84 | Rialto | 480.75 |
| 85 | Palmdale | 479.01 |
| 86 | Lawndale | 476.09 |
| 87 | Santa Cruz | 474.85 |
| 88 | Upland | 468.32 |
| 89 | Madera | 467.21 |
| 90 | Fortuna | 464.06 |
| 91 | Fairfield | 457.42 |
| 92 | Selma | 456.33 |
| 93 | Bellflower | 455.41 |
| 94 | Brawley | 455.18 |
| 95 | Tulare | 453.12 |
| 96 | Gardena | 452.98 |
| 97 | Placentia | 452.60 |
| 98 | Suisun City | 449.03 |
| 99 | Riverside | 445.91 |
| 100 | El Cerrito | 443.15 |
| 101 | Berkeley | 438.92 |
| 102 | Sanger | 436.03 |
| 103 | Tehachapi | 435.02 |
| 104 | Morro Bay | 434.91 |
| 105 | Maywood | 434.49 |
| 106 | San Luis Obispo | 433.76 |
| 107 | Gilroy | 431.40 |
| 108 | Costa Mesa | 430.65 |
| 109 | Carson | 429.02 |
| 110 | Santa Ana | 428.99 |
| 111 | Novato | 425.56 |
| 112 | San Jose | 424.95 |
| 113 | Santa Barbara | 424.25 |
| 114 | Livingston | 423.42 |
| 115 | Rancho Cordova | 422.06 |
| 116 | Norwalk | 421.11 |
| 117 | Petaluma | 419.37 |
| 118 | Arcata | 415.86 |
| 119 | Visalia | 408.89 |
| 120 | Oceanside | 405.97 |
| 121 | Hemet | 403.22 |
| 122 | Banning | 398.19 |
| 123 | Porterville | 394.93 |
| 124 | San Rafael | 391.37 |
| 125 | West Sacramento | 390.25 |
| 126 | Laguna Beach | 389.77 |
| 127 | Ceres | 387.53 |
| 128 | Moreno Valley | 386.98 |
| 129 | Cudahy | 386.53 |
| 130 | Lemoore | 385.47 |
| 131 | Lomita | 383.73 |
| 132 | Perris | 380.00 |
| 133 | American Canyon | 379.18 |
| 134 | Orange Cove | 377.40 |
| 135 | Coalinga | 375.13 |
| 136 | Escondido | 373.25 |
| 137 | Woodland | 371.38 |
| 138 | San Diego | 368.88 |
| 139 | Parlier | 368.63 |
| 140 | Hawaiian Gardens | 367.60 |
| 141 | Ontario | 365.94 |
| 142 | Placerville | 364.28 |
| 143 | Yuba City | 360.31 |
| 144 | McFarland | 359.44 |
| 145 | El Centro | 357.16 |
| 146 | Bell Gardens | 357.08 |
| 147 | Oxnard | 353.70 |
| 148 | Anaheim | 352.64 |
| 149 | San Fernando | 352.47 |
| 150 | Rosemead | 349.44 |
| 151 | Chino | 347.84 |
| 152 | Colton | 346.54 |
| 153 | Delano | 344.99 |
| 154 | Imperial Beach | 344.70 |
| 155 | Santa Paula | 341.58 |
| 156 | Loma Linda | 341.34 |
| 157 | Napa | 341.27 |
| 158 | Malibu | 340.83 |
| 159 | Monterey | 340.32 |
| 160 | Vista | 336.26 |
| 161 | Farmersville | 335.95 |
| 162 | Pinole | 335.92 |
| 163 | Stanton | 335.38 |
| 164 | Redlands | 331.38 |
| 165 | Lodi | 329.88 |
| 166 | Chula Vista | 329.46 |
| 167 | Beverly Hills | 328.64 |
| 168 | Hayward | 328.17 |
| 169 | Concord | 325.20 |
| 170 | Citrus Heights | 323.84 |
| 171 | Covina | 320.59 |
| 172 | Hollister | 316.14 |
| 173 | La Puente | 313.22 |
| 174 | Rancho Cucamonga | 307.97 |
| 175 | Azusa | 307.71 |
| 176 | Fontana | 307.55 |
| 177 | Exeter | 304.73 |
| 178 | La Mesa | 304.26 |
| 179 | Fullerton | 303.57 |
| 180 | Artesia | 301.02 |
| 181 | El Monte | 300.80 |
| 182 | Coachella | 300.18 |
| 183 | Ventura | 300.11 |
| 184 | Garden Grove | 298.20 |
| 185 | Lakewood | 297.90 |
| 186 | Union City | 297.49 |
| 187 | Pasadena | 292.64 |
| 188 | Westminster | 285.43 |
| 189 | Lindsay | 285.34 |
| 190 | Santee | 284.99 |
| 191 | Yucaipa | 282.29 |
| 192 | Pico Rivera | 279.37 |
| 193 | Lake Elsinore | 279.16 |
| 194 | Whittier | 278.58 |
| 195 | Atascadero | 277.54 |
| 196 | Grand Terrace | 276.83 |
| 197 | Pleasant Hill | 271.18 |
| 198 | Downey | 271.04 |
| 199 | Port Hueneme | 264.25 |
| 200 | Campbell | 262.40 |
| 201 | San Mateo | 260.34 |
| 202 | Jurupa Valley | 257.20 |
| 203 | La Habra | 257.12 |
| 204 | Brentwood | 255.82 |
| 205 | Manteca | 255.51 |
| 206 | Oakdale | 250.77 |
| 207 | Redondo Beach | 250.27 |
| 208 | Greenfield | 249.39 |
| 209 | Alameda | 247.29 |
| 210 | San Dimas | 246.66 |
| 211 | Huntington Beach | 246.34 |
| 212 | Hermosa Beach | 243.52 |
| 213 | Dixon | 243.24 |
| 214 | Vacaville | 243.07 |
| 215 | Duarte | 239.85 |
| 216 | Rio Vista | 239.52 |
| 217 | Newark | 238.32 |
| 218 | Cathedral City | 234.59 |
| 219 | Galt | 234.49 |
| 220 | San Bruno | 232.57 |
| 221 | Palm Desert | 232.30 |
| 222 | Shafter | 230.78 |
| 223 | South San Francisco | 227.07 |
| 224 | Elk Grove | 224.44 |
| 225 | Auburn | 223.89 |
| 226 | Buena Park | 221.00 |
| 227 | Capitola | 219.56 |
| 228 | Beaumont | 219.35 |
| 229 | Patterson | 215.45 |
| 230 | Burlingame | 215.25 |
| 231 | Redwood City | 214.99 |
| 232 | Rancho Mirage | 214.13 |
| 233 | Baldwin Park | 214.00 |
| 234 | Seaside | 212.88 |
| 235 | Pacifica | 212.01 |
| 236 | Encinitas | 210.93 |
| 237 | Healdsburg | 209.96 |
| 238 | Alhambra | 208.79 |
| 239 | Clovis | 205.46 |
| 240 | Marina | 203.05 |
| 241 | Chowchilla | 202.43 |
| 242 | Cerritos | 200.19 |
| 243 | Sonoma | 198.83 |
| 244 | San Marcos | 197.56 |
| 245 | Martinez | 197.18 |
| 246 | San Jacinto | 196.87 |
| 247 | West Covina | 196.21 |
| 248 | Glendora | 195.45 |
| 249 | Fillmore | 194.14 |
| 250 | Goleta | 193.56 |
| 251 | Carlsbad | 192.25 |
| 252 | Roseville | 192.19 |
| 253 | Belmont | 192.14 |
| 254 | La Mirada | 191.09 |
| 255 | Torrance | 191.05 |
| 256 | Monrovia | 190.07 |
| 257 | Monterey Park | 189.57 |
| 258 | San Gabriel | 187.84 |
| 259 | Tustin | 185.48 |
| 260 | Laguna Hills | 182.32 |
| 261 | Tracy | 181.12 |
| 262 | Livermore | 179.83 |
| 263 | Daly City | 179.68 |
| 264 | Grover Beach | 177.90 |
| 265 | Calexico | 177.69 |
| 266 | Pacific Grove | 174.75 |
| 267 | San Juan Capistrano | 174.64 |
| 268 | Mountain View | 171.95 |
| 269 | Burbank | 169.89 |
| 270 | Kerman | 167.98 |
| 271 | Newport Beach | 166.97 |
| 272 | Fremont | 166.63 |
| 273 | Paso Robles | 163.44 |
| 274 | Dublin | 163.28 |
| 275 | Calabasas | 163.20 |
| 276 | La Palma | 162.18 |
| 277 | Soledad | 161.54 |
| 278 | Piedmont | 160.94 |
| 279 | Carpinteria | 156.39 |
| 280 | Santa Clara | 156.09 |
| 281 | Wildomar | 153.41 |
| 282 | Arcadia | 149.69 |
| 283 | Sunnyvale | 148.57 |
| 284 | Menlo Park | 148.56 |
| 285 | King City | 147.74 |
| 286 | Norco | 146.97 |
| 287 | Albany | 146.24 |
| 288 | Brea | 144.15 |
| 289 | Arroyo Grande | 144.01 |
| 290 | Menifee | 143.54 |
| 291 | San Clemente | 142.27 |
| 292 | Davis | 140.29 |
| 293 | Claremont | 140.03 |
| 294 | Windsor | 139.89 |
| 295 | Corona | 139.66 |
| 296 | Kingsburg | 139.55 |
| 297 | La Verne | 137.19 |
| 298 | Temple City | 136.72 |
| 299 | Scotts Valley | 135.86 |
| 300 | Newman | 133.72 |
| 301 | Simi Valley | 132.81 |
| 302 | Chino Hills | 131.91 |
| 303 | Santa Clarita | 131.12 |
| 304 | Manhattan Beach | 130.72 |
| 305 | Sierra Madre | 129.88 |
| 306 | Orange | 129.64 |
| 307 | Milpitas | 128.45 |
| 308 | Walnut Creek | 128.44 |
| 309 | Walnut | 127.77 |
| 310 | Temecula | 127.10 |
| 311 | Eastvale | 126.93 |
| 312 | Morgan Hill | 125.73 |
| 313 | Palo Alto | 123.74 |
| 314 | Cypress | 122.14 |
| 315 | Fountain Valley | 121.06 |
| 316 | Foster City | 119.57 |
| 317 | Truckee | 119.05 |
| 318 | Cupertino | 116.27 |
| 319 | Central Marin | 115.63 |
| 320 | Canyon Lake | 114.46 |
| 321 | Agoura Hills | 113.81 |
| 322 | Hercules | 113.11 |
| 323 | Pleasanton | 113.03 |
| 324 | Riverbank | 111.43 |
| 325 | Diamond Bar | 111.24 |
| 326 | Lake Forest | 109.87 |
| 327 | La Quinta | 108.93 |
| 328 | Seal Beach | 108.91 |
| 329 | Poway | 107.12 |
| 330 | Solana Beach | 104.94 |
| 331 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 103.58 |
| 332 | Glendale | 102.91 |
| 333 | South Pasadena | 102.77 |
| 334 | Folsom | 100.70 |
| 335 | Rocklin | 99.69 |
| 336 | Oakley | 96.81 |
| 337 | Dana Point | 95.23 |
| 338 | San Marino | 92.01 |
| 339 | Benicia | 88.11 |
| 340 | Moraga | 83.40 |
| 341 | Laguna Woods | 82.11 |
| 342 | Murrieta | 80.76 |
| 343 | Los Alamitos | 78.95 |
| 344 | Lincoln | 77.73 |
| 345 | Los Altos | 76.15 |
| 346 | Camarillo | 75.26 |
| 347 | Mission Viejo | 75.12 |
| 348 | Coronado | 71.58 |
| 349 | San Ramon | 70.59 |
| 350 | La Canada Flintridge | 70.06 |
| 351 | Los Gatos | 66.07 |
| 352 | Laguna Niguel | 61.42 |
| 353 | Thousand Oaks | 59.93 |
| 354 | Saratoga | 59.68 |
| 355 | Lafayette | 55.63 |
| 356 | Aliso Viejo | 54.64 |
| 357 | Hillsborough | 52.42 |
| 358 | Irvine | 51.17 |
| 359 | Imperial | 48.58 |
| 360 | Ripon | 48.15 |
| 361 | Yorba Linda | 47.05 |
| 362 | Danville | 46.88 |
| 363 | Moorpark | 46.48 |
| 364 | Mill Valley | 41.97 |
| 365 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 39.67 |
| 366 | Palos Verdes Estates | 30.18 |
| 367 | Orinda | 29.74 |
| 368 | Clayton | 8.05 |