Ranking of California Cities By Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes in 2020
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the California city with the highest number of Motor Vehicle Theft Crimes was Los Angeles (21,169), followed by San Jose (7,065), Oakland (6,712), San Francisco (5,966), and San Diego (4,953).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Motor Vehicle Theft crimes in 2020, 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 2020
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 21169 |
| 2 | San Jose | 7065 |
| 3 | Oakland | 6712 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 5966 |
| 5 | San Diego | 4953 |
| 6 | Bakersfield | 3829 |
| 7 | Long Beach | 2780 |
| 8 | Fresno | 2650 |
| 9 | Sacramento | 2511 |
| 10 | Riverside | 1885 |
| 11 | Hayward | 1878 |
| 12 | Anaheim | 1739 |
| 13 | Santa Ana | 1712 |
| 14 | San Bernardino | 1709 |
| 15 | Richmond | 1511 |
| 16 | Stockton | 1496 |
| 17 | Moreno Valley | 1162 |
| 18 | Modesto | 1101 |
| 19 | Pomona | 1085 |
| 20 | Vallejo | 1067 |
| 21 | Fremont | 1061 |
| 22 | Ontario | 1057 |
| 23 | San Leandro | 1054 |
| 24 | Santa Maria | 1030 |
| 25 | Salinas | 912 |
| 26 | Inglewood | 889 |
| 27 | South Gate | 870 |
| 28 | Compton | 838 |
| 29 | Berkeley | 805 |
| 30 | Oxnard | 778 |
| 31 | Corona | 773 |
| 31 | Fontana | 773 |
| 32 | Chula Vista | 760 |
| 33 | Lancaster | 759 |
| 34 | Concord | 695 |
| 35 | Downey | 694 |
| 36 | Garden Grove | 690 |
| 37 | Jurupa Valley | 674 |
| 38 | Lynwood | 669 |
| 39 | Huntington Park | 648 |
| 40 | Fairfield | 635 |
| 41 | Perris | 615 |
| 42 | Hemet | 603 |
| 43 | Victorville | 594 |
| 44 | Antioch | 573 |
| 45 | Santa Clara | 555 |
| 46 | Palmdale | 543 |
| 47 | Carson | 529 |
| 48 | Bellflower | 518 |
| 49 | Hawthorne | 513 |
| 50 | San Rafael | 500 |
| 51 | Torrance | 497 |
| 52 | Alameda | 470 |
| 52 | Gardena | 470 |
| 53 | Rialto | 458 |
| 54 | El Monte | 455 |
| 55 | Union City | 444 |
| 56 | Huntington Beach | 441 |
| 57 | Glendale | 433 |
| 58 | Escondido | 432 |
| 59 | Merced | 427 |
| 60 | Pittsburg | 425 |
| 61 | Orange | 424 |
| 62 | Gilroy | 423 |
| 63 | Santa Rosa | 421 |
| 64 | Oceanside | 419 |
| 65 | Fullerton | 418 |
| 65 | Visalia | 418 |
| 66 | Norwalk | 416 |
| 67 | Buena Park | 399 |
| 68 | Paramount | 392 |
| 69 | Santa Monica | 391 |
| 70 | Sunnyvale | 386 |
| 71 | Turlock | 377 |
| 72 | Colton | 370 |
| 73 | Costa Mesa | 369 |
| 74 | West Covina | 361 |
| 75 | Commerce | 358 |
| 76 | Temecula | 357 |
| 77 | Indio | 356 |
| 78 | El Cajon | 355 |
| 79 | Rancho Cucamonga | 353 |
| 80 | Pasadena | 352 |
| 81 | Westminster | 342 |
| 82 | Tulare | 341 |
| 83 | Pico Rivera | 329 |
| 84 | Lake Elsinore | 326 |
| 85 | Menifee | 323 |
| 86 | Chico | 316 |
| 86 | San Jacinto | 316 |
| 87 | Whittier | 312 |
| 88 | Yuba City | 311 |
| 89 | Milpitas | 310 |
| 89 | Watsonville | 310 |
| 90 | Chino | 308 |
| 91 | San Pablo | 306 |
| 92 | Burbank | 301 |
| 93 | San Mateo | 290 |
| 94 | Irvine | 288 |
| 94 | Santa Clarita | 288 |
| 95 | Hesperia | 287 |
| 96 | Montclair | 281 |
| 97 | Roseville | 280 |
| 98 | Redwood City | 279 |
| 99 | Upland | 278 |
| 100 | Baldwin Park | 276 |
| 101 | Ventura | 272 |
| 102 | Daly City | 271 |
| 103 | Palm Springs | 270 |
| 103 | Vista | 270 |
| 104 | Citrus Heights | 269 |
| 105 | Lakewood | 267 |
| 106 | Bell Gardens | 265 |
| 107 | Tustin | 262 |
| 108 | National City | 261 |
| 109 | Redlands | 253 |
| 110 | Delano | 252 |
| 111 | Highland | 250 |
| 111 | Madera | 250 |
| 111 | Murrieta | 250 |
| 112 | South San Francisco | 248 |
| 113 | Manteca | 247 |
| 114 | Tracy | 245 |
| 115 | Alhambra | 239 |
| 116 | Newark | 238 |
| 117 | Monterey Park | 237 |
| 118 | Santa Cruz | 236 |
| 119 | Lodi | 235 |
| 120 | Lompoc | 231 |
| 121 | Placentia | 230 |
| 122 | Santa Barbara | 223 |
| 123 | Walnut Creek | 217 |
| 124 | Ceres | 214 |
| 125 | West Sacramento | 213 |
| 126 | Hanford | 209 |
| 126 | Santa Fe Springs | 209 |
| 127 | Azusa | 208 |
| 127 | Vernon | 208 |
| 128 | Campbell | 206 |
| 128 | Rosemead | 206 |
| 129 | Clovis | 202 |
| 129 | Desert Hot Springs | 202 |
| 130 | Redding | 198 |
| 131 | Maywood | 197 |
| 132 | Livermore | 196 |
| 132 | Redondo Beach | 196 |
| 133 | Marysville | 195 |
| 134 | Cathedral City | 190 |
| 135 | East Palo Alto | 189 |
| 135 | Mountain View | 189 |
| 136 | Barstow | 186 |
| 136 | Woodland | 186 |
| 137 | Atwater | 185 |
| 138 | Vacaville | 182 |
| 139 | Lawndale | 181 |
| 139 | Palm Desert | 181 |
| 140 | Banning | 180 |
| 141 | Morgan Hill | 177 |
| 142 | Beaumont | 175 |
| 143 | Porterville | 173 |
| 144 | Emeryville | 171 |
| 145 | Eureka | 170 |
| 145 | Oroville | 170 |
| 146 | Culver City | 166 |
| 147 | Covina | 165 |
| 147 | Elk Grove | 165 |
| 147 | Napa | 165 |
| 148 | Apple Valley | 163 |
| 148 | Stanton | 163 |
| 149 | San Marcos | 161 |
| 150 | Coachella | 159 |
| 150 | Los Banos | 159 |
| 151 | La Habra | 158 |
| 151 | Pleasant Hill | 158 |
| 152 | Carlsbad | 157 |
| 152 | El Segundo | 157 |
| 153 | La Mesa | 154 |
| 154 | Newport Beach | 152 |
| 155 | Davis | 148 |
| 156 | La Mirada | 147 |
| 157 | Cerritos | 146 |
| 157 | Rancho Cordova | 146 |
| 158 | San Bruno | 144 |
| 159 | Arvin | 141 |
| 159 | Fountain Valley | 141 |
| 160 | Novato | 135 |
| 161 | Industry | 134 |
| 162 | Eastvale | 133 |
| 162 | Martinez | 133 |
| 162 | Signal Hill | 133 |
| 162 | Yucaipa | 133 |
| 163 | Burlingame | 130 |
| 164 | Brentwood | 128 |
| 165 | Monrovia | 123 |
| 165 | South El Monte | 123 |
| 166 | La Puente | 122 |
| 167 | Palo Alto | 119 |
| 168 | Bell | 117 |
| 168 | San Luis Obispo | 117 |
| 169 | Loma Linda | 116 |
| 170 | Simi Valley | 115 |
| 171 | Corcoran | 111 |
| 171 | El Centro | 111 |
| 172 | Cudahy | 109 |
| 173 | Rocklin | 108 |
| 174 | Norco | 107 |
| 175 | Clearlake | 106 |
| 176 | El Cerrito | 105 |
| 176 | Shafter | 105 |
| 177 | Dublin | 103 |
| 177 | Rohnert Park | 103 |
| 178 | Glendora | 102 |
| 178 | West Hollywood | 102 |
| 179 | Calexico | 101 |
| 180 | Lake Forest | 100 |
| 180 | Selma | 100 |
| 181 | Oakley | 99 |
| 181 | Thousand Oaks | 99 |
| 182 | Brea | 98 |
| 183 | San Clemente | 97 |
| 184 | Hollister | 96 |
| 185 | Chino Hills | 92 |
| 185 | South Pasadena | 92 |
| 186 | Manhattan Beach | 91 |
| 187 | Pleasanton | 90 |
| 187 | Wildomar | 90 |
| 188 | Beverly Hills | 89 |
| 188 | Lemon Grove | 89 |
| 188 | San Dimas | 89 |
| 188 | Suisun City | 89 |
| 189 | San Fernando | 88 |
| 190 | Diamond Bar | 85 |
| 191 | Adelanto | 84 |
| 192 | Mission Viejo | 82 |
| 193 | Red Bluff | 80 |
| 194 | Cypress | 79 |
| 195 | Imperial Beach | 78 |
| 196 | Sanger | 76 |
| 197 | Albany | 75 |
| 198 | Arcadia | 73 |
| 198 | La Quinta | 73 |
| 199 | Claremont | 72 |
| 199 | Dinuba | 72 |
| 199 | McFarland | 72 |
| 200 | Lindsay | 71 |
| 201 | Petaluma | 69 |
| 202 | Patterson | 68 |
| 203 | Arcata | 67 |
| 203 | Monterey | 67 |
| 203 | Piedmont | 67 |
| 204 | Rancho Mirage | 66 |
| 205 | Central Marin | 64 |
| 205 | Folsom | 64 |
| 205 | Grass Valley | 64 |
| 205 | King City | 64 |
| 206 | La Verne | 63 |
| 207 | Pinole | 61 |
| 208 | Oakdale | 60 |
| 209 | Anderson | 59 |
| 209 | Menlo Park | 59 |
| 210 | Santee | 58 |
| 211 | Duarte | 57 |
| 211 | Laguna Beach | 57 |
| 211 | Laguna Hills | 57 |
| 211 | Seaside | 57 |
| 212 | Camarillo | 56 |
| 212 | Encinitas | 56 |
| 212 | Pacifica | 56 |
| 212 | San Gabriel | 56 |
| 212 | San Ramon | 56 |
| 213 | Parlier | 55 |
| 214 | Galt | 54 |
| 214 | Hermosa Beach | 54 |
| 214 | Yorba Linda | 54 |
| 214 | Yreka | 54 |
| 215 | Cupertino | 53 |
| 216 | Goleta | 52 |
| 216 | Laguna Niguel | 52 |
| 216 | Marina | 52 |
| 217 | Artesia | 51 |
| 217 | Livingston | 51 |
| 218 | Reedley | 50 |
| 219 | Brawley | 49 |
| 219 | Lemoore | 49 |
| 219 | Lomita | 49 |
| 219 | Santa Paula | 49 |
| 220 | Benicia | 48 |
| 220 | Dixon | 48 |
| 220 | Port Hueneme | 48 |
| 220 | Ukiah | 48 |
| 221 | Grand Terrace | 47 |
| 222 | Aliso Viejo | 46 |
| 222 | American Canyon | 46 |
| 222 | Fortuna | 46 |
| 222 | Lincoln | 46 |
| 223 | Blythe | 45 |
| 223 | Chowchilla | 45 |
| 223 | Los Gatos | 45 |
| 223 | Ridgecrest | 45 |
| 224 | California City | 44 |
| 225 | Los Alamitos | 43 |
| 225 | San Juan Capistrano | 43 |
| 226 | Seal Beach | 42 |
| 227 | Placerville | 41 |
| 228 | Hawaiian Gardens | 40 |
| 228 | Tehachapi | 40 |
| 229 | Hercules | 39 |
| 230 | Soledad | 38 |
| 230 | Temple City | 38 |
| 231 | Greenfield | 37 |
| 231 | Poway | 37 |
| 232 | Farmersville | 36 |
| 232 | Twentynine Palms | 36 |
| 233 | Calabasas | 35 |
| 233 | Exeter | 35 |
| 234 | Agoura Hills | 34 |
| 234 | Belmont | 34 |
| 234 | Dana Point | 34 |
| 234 | Riverbank | 34 |
| 234 | South Lake Tahoe | 34 |
| 235 | Calimesa | 33 |
| 235 | Paso Robles | 33 |
| 236 | Coronado | 32 |
| 236 | Foster City | 32 |
| 236 | Ripon | 32 |
| 237 | Guadalupe | 31 |
| 237 | Newman | 31 |
| 238 | Atascadero | 30 |
| 238 | Lafayette | 30 |
| 239 | Capitola | 29 |
| 239 | Kerman | 29 |
| 239 | Laguna Woods | 29 |
| 240 | Corning | 28 |
| 240 | Gridley | 28 |
| 240 | Gustine | 28 |
| 240 | Taft | 28 |
| 240 | Yucca Valley | 28 |
| 241 | Lakeport | 27 |
| 242 | Auburn | 26 |
| 242 | Carpinteria | 26 |
| 242 | Irwindale | 26 |
| 242 | Mendota | 26 |
| 242 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 26 |
| 243 | Kingsburg | 25 |
| 243 | Paradise | 25 |
| 243 | Saratoga | 25 |
| 243 | Walnut | 25 |
| 243 | Waterford | 25 |
| 244 | Canyon Lake | 24 |
| 244 | Orland | 24 |
| 245 | Grover Beach | 23 |
| 245 | Sausalito | 23 |
| 246 | Arroyo Grande | 22 |
| 246 | Dos Palos | 22 |
| 246 | Fowler | 22 |
| 246 | Nevada City | 22 |
| 246 | Windsor | 22 |
| 247 | Los Altos | 21 |
| 247 | Rio Vista | 21 |
| 247 | Scotts Valley | 21 |
| 248 | Avenal | 20 |
| 248 | La Canada Flintridge | 20 |
| 249 | Sonora | 19 |
| 249 | Willits | 19 |
| 250 | Angels Camp | 18 |
| 250 | Colusa | 18 |
| 250 | Escalon | 18 |
| 250 | Healdsburg | 18 |
| 250 | Solana Beach | 18 |
| 251 | Brisbane | 17 |
| 251 | Cotati | 17 |
| 251 | Fillmore | 17 |
| 251 | Huron | 17 |
| 251 | La Palma | 17 |
| 251 | Malibu | 17 |
| 252 | Coalinga | 16 |
| 252 | Firebaugh | 16 |
| 252 | Holtville | 16 |
| 253 | Buellton | 15 |
| 253 | Colma | 15 |
| 253 | Gonzales | 15 |
| 253 | Needles | 15 |
| 254 | Crescent City | 14 |
| 254 | Mill Valley | 14 |
| 254 | Pismo Beach | 14 |
| 254 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 14 |
| 255 | Broadmoor | 13 |
| 255 | Jackson | 13 |
| 255 | Moraga | 13 |
| 255 | Orange Cove | 13 |
| 256 | Calistoga | 12 |
| 256 | Fort Bragg | 12 |
| 256 | Imperial | 12 |
| 256 | Moorpark | 12 |
| 256 | Truckee | 12 |
| 256 | Williams | 12 |
| 257 | Westlake Village | 11 |
| 257 | Winters | 11 |
| 257 | Woodlake | 11 |
| 258 | Bishop | 10 |
| 258 | Del Mar | 10 |
| 258 | Dunsmuir | 10 |
| 258 | Indian Wells | 10 |
| 258 | Orinda | 10 |
| 258 | Susanville | 10 |
| 258 | Weed | 10 |
| 259 | Danville | 9 |
| 259 | Fairfax | 9 |
| 259 | Montague | 9 |
| 259 | San Marino | 9 |
| 259 | Sebastopol | 9 |
| 259 | Sierra Madre | 9 |
| 260 | Avalon | 8 |
| 260 | Del Rey Oaks | 8 |
| 260 | Hughson | 8 |
| 260 | La Habra Heights | 8 |
| 260 | Mammoth Lakes | 8 |
| 260 | Pacific Grove | 8 |
| 260 | Sonoma | 8 |
| 261 | Clayton | 7 |
| 261 | Morro Bay | 7 |
| 261 | Wheatland | 7 |
| 262 | Alturas | 6 |
| 262 | Cloverdale | 6 |
| 262 | Ojai | 6 |
| 262 | Palos Verdes Estates | 6 |
| 262 | Rolling Hills Estates | 6 |
| 262 | Sand City | 6 |
| 262 | Westmorland | 6 |
| 263 | Big Bear | 5 |
| 263 | Hillsborough | 5 |
| 263 | Kensington | 5 |
| 263 | St. Helena | 5 |
| 263 | Villa Park | 5 |
| 264 | Atherton | 4 |
| 264 | Rio Dell | 4 |
| 265 | Mount Shasta | 3 |
| 265 | Solvang | 3 |
| 265 | Sutter Creek | 3 |
| 265 | Yountville | 3 |
| 266 | Bear Valley | 2 |
| 266 | Carmel | 2 |
| 266 | Dorris | 2 |
| 266 | Ferndale | 2 |
| 266 | Ione | 2 |
| 266 | Los Altos Hills | 2 |
| 266 | Monte Sereno | 2 |
| 267 | Bradbury | 1 |
| 267 | Hidden Hills | 1 |
| 267 | Isleton | 1 |
| 267 | Ross | 1 |
| 267 | Tiburon | 1 |
| 268 | Belvedere | 0 |
| 268 | Etna | 0 |
| 268 | Fort Jones | 0 |
| 268 | Lake Shastina | 0 |
| 268 | Rolling Hills | 0 |
| 268 | Stallion Springs | 0 |
| 268 | Tulelake | 0 |