Ranking of California Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2020
Updated on October 22, 2023.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the California city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Los Angeles (117,808), followed by San Francisco (43,910), San Diego (29,846), Oakland (28,511), and San Jose (28,474).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2020, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with high number of Total 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 Total 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 Total Crimes in 2020
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 117808 |
| 2 | San Francisco | 43910 |
| 3 | San Diego | 29846 |
| 4 | Oakland | 28511 |
| 5 | San Jose | 28474 |
| 6 | Fresno | 20194 |
| 7 | Bakersfield | 18225 |
| 8 | Sacramento | 18055 |
| 9 | Long Beach | 15248 |
| 10 | Stockton | 13601 |
| 11 | Riverside | 11567 |
| 12 | Anaheim | 10155 |
| 13 | San Bernardino | 9190 |
| 14 | Santa Ana | 8419 |
| 15 | Modesto | 7084 |
| 16 | Fremont | 6162 |
| 17 | Berkeley | 6124 |
| 18 | Moreno Valley | 5972 |
| 19 | Hayward | 5895 |
| 20 | Pomona | 5554 |
| 21 | Vallejo | 5370 |
| 22 | Oxnard | 5108 |
| 23 | Richmond | 4819 |
| 24 | Ontario | 4703 |
| 25 | Irvine | 4612 |
| 26 | Garden Grove | 4467 |
| 27 | Santa Monica | 4452 |
| 28 | Huntington Beach | 4440 |
| 29 | Salinas | 4385 |
| 30 | Concord | 4259 |
| 31 | Chula Vista | 4240 |
| 32 | Costa Mesa | 4101 |
| 33 | Oceanside | 3945 |
| 34 | Lancaster | 3932 |
| 35 | San Leandro | 3888 |
| 36 | Corona | 3887 |
| 37 | Rancho Cucamonga | 3831 |
| 38 | Santa Rosa | 3776 |
| 39 | Fullerton | 3767 |
| 40 | Visalia | 3659 |
| 41 | South Gate | 3599 |
| 42 | Fairfield | 3566 |
| 43 | Santa Clara | 3522 |
| 44 | Pasadena | 3465 |
| 45 | Ventura | 3445 |
| 46 | Sunnyvale | 3434 |
| 47 | Compton | 3419 |
| 48 | Glendale | 3418 |
| 49 | Antioch | 3355 |
| 50 | Santa Maria | 3329 |
| 51 | Escondido | 3289 |
| 52 | Torrance | 3215 |
| 53 | Inglewood | 3193 |
| 54 | Fontana | 3186 |
| 55 | Roseville | 3136 |
| 56 | Victorville | 3077 |
| 57 | Rialto | 3038 |
| 58 | Palmdale | 2903 |
| 59 | Redding | 2845 |
| 60 | Westminster | 2822 |
| 61 | Elk Grove | 2786 |
| 62 | Chico | 2757 |
| 63 | Merced | 2722 |
| 64 | Alameda | 2707 |
| 65 | Burbank | 2657 |
| 66 | Jurupa Valley | 2643 |
| 67 | Orange | 2607 |
| 68 | Santa Barbara | 2594 |
| 69 | Santa Cruz | 2591 |
| 70 | San Mateo | 2585 |
| 71 | Clovis | 2582 |
| 72 | Davis | 2564 |
| 73 | Turlock | 2505 |
| 74 | Downey | 2475 |
| 75 | Carson | 2458 |
| 76 | Citrus Heights | 2425 |
| 77 | Hemet | 2424 |
| 78 | West Covina | 2422 |
| 79 | Chino | 2416 |
| 80 | Temecula | 2413 |
| 81 | El Cajon | 2399 |
| 82 | Buena Park | 2334 |
| 83 | Mountain View | 2326 |
| 84 | Hawthorne | 2316 |
| 85 | Santa Clarita | 2313 |
| 86 | Tustin | 2294 |
| 87 | Norwalk | 2224 |
| 88 | Milpitas | 2220 |
| 89 | Perris | 2201 |
| 90 | Huntington Park | 2173 |
| 91 | San Rafael | 2168 |
| 92 | Walnut Creek | 2157 |
| 93 | Bellflower | 2152 |
| 94 | El Monte | 2144 |
| 95 | Union City | 2138 |
| 96 | Upland | 2122 |
| 97 | Redlands | 2116 |
| 98 | Yuba City | 2104 |
| 99 | Pittsburg | 2077 |
| 100 | Carlsbad | 2073 |
| 101 | Palo Alto | 2034 |
| 102 | Vacaville | 2015 |
| 103 | Lynwood | 1964 |
| 104 | Palm Springs | 1956 |
| 105 | Lakewood | 1952 |
| 106 | Newport Beach | 1929 |
| 107 | Indio | 1922 |
| 108 | Rancho Cordova | 1878 |
| 109 | Whittier | 1874 |
| 110 | San Luis Obispo | 1851 |
| 111 | Lake Elsinore | 1850 |
| 112 | Tracy | 1809 |
| 113 | Culver City | 1807 |
| 114 | Tulare | 1803 |
| 115 | Menifee | 1799 |
| 116 | Gilroy | 1789 |
| 117 | West Sacramento | 1743 |
| 118 | Hesperia | 1740 |
| 119 | Alhambra | 1729 |
| 119 | Montclair | 1729 |
| 120 | South San Francisco | 1721 |
| 121 | Livermore | 1704 |
| 122 | Palm Desert | 1693 |
| 123 | Redwood City | 1687 |
| 124 | Daly City | 1685 |
| 125 | Manteca | 1669 |
| 126 | Woodland | 1635 |
| 127 | Colton | 1628 |
| 128 | Redondo Beach | 1601 |
| 129 | Gardena | 1597 |
| 130 | Napa | 1595 |
| 131 | Paramount | 1586 |
| 132 | Newark | 1571 |
| 133 | San Jacinto | 1564 |
| 134 | Emeryville | 1559 |
| 135 | Vista | 1557 |
| 136 | National City | 1518 |
| 137 | Lodi | 1501 |
| 138 | Campbell | 1491 |
| 139 | Simi Valley | 1488 |
| 140 | Madera | 1469 |
| 141 | Brentwood | 1466 |
| 142 | Cerritos | 1465 |
| 143 | Pleasant Hill | 1457 |
| 144 | Watsonville | 1445 |
| 145 | Hanford | 1444 |
| 146 | West Hollywood | 1419 |
| 147 | Fountain Valley | 1409 |
| 148 | Thousand Oaks | 1394 |
| 149 | Beverly Hills | 1365 |
| 150 | Monterey Park | 1358 |
| 151 | Pico Rivera | 1344 |
| 152 | Glendora | 1305 |
| 153 | Murrieta | 1304 |
| 154 | Folsom | 1302 |
| 154 | Placentia | 1302 |
| 155 | Apple Valley | 1297 |
| 156 | Pleasanton | 1287 |
| 157 | Covina | 1281 |
| 158 | La Habra | 1269 |
| 159 | Porterville | 1260 |
| 160 | Eureka | 1257 |
| 161 | Brea | 1248 |
| 162 | Barstow | 1238 |
| 162 | La Mesa | 1238 |
| 163 | Lompoc | 1230 |
| 164 | Burlingame | 1222 |
| 165 | Commerce | 1218 |
| 166 | Rocklin | 1209 |
| 167 | Los Banos | 1173 |
| 168 | San Marcos | 1172 |
| 169 | El Centro | 1169 |
| 170 | Azusa | 1142 |
| 171 | Highland | 1133 |
| 172 | Santa Fe Springs | 1132 |
| 173 | Arcadia | 1124 |
| 174 | Novato | 1109 |
| 175 | Delano | 1095 |
| 176 | Ceres | 1094 |
| 177 | Rosemead | 1090 |
| 178 | El Cerrito | 1062 |
| 179 | Atwater | 1056 |
| 180 | San Pablo | 1051 |
| 181 | San Bruno | 1043 |
| 182 | Baldwin Park | 1029 |
| 183 | Petaluma | 1019 |
| 184 | Dublin | 1005 |
| 185 | Monterey | 1003 |
| 186 | Beaumont | 999 |
| 187 | Rohnert Park | 996 |
| 188 | Monrovia | 990 |
| 189 | San Clemente | 962 |
| 190 | Lake Forest | 949 |
| 191 | Chino Hills | 948 |
| 192 | Stanton | 934 |
| 193 | Calexico | 932 |
| 194 | Mission Viejo | 925 |
| 195 | Cupertino | 913 |
| 195 | Vernon | 913 |
| 196 | La Quinta | 903 |
| 197 | Eastvale | 899 |
| 198 | El Segundo | 890 |
| 199 | Camarillo | 875 |
| 200 | Diamond Bar | 859 |
| 201 | Coachella | 858 |
| 202 | Industry | 856 |
| 203 | San Ramon | 853 |
| 204 | San Dimas | 845 |
| 205 | Menlo Park | 836 |
| 205 | Signal Hill | 836 |
| 206 | Manhattan Beach | 831 |
| 207 | East Palo Alto | 827 |
| 207 | Morgan Hill | 827 |
| 208 | Encinitas | 812 |
| 209 | Red Bluff | 811 |
| 210 | Cypress | 802 |
| 210 | Pacifica | 802 |
| 211 | Central Marin | 792 |
| 211 | La Mirada | 792 |
| 212 | Cathedral City | 784 |
| 213 | Bell Gardens | 780 |
| 214 | Brawley | 764 |
| 215 | Claremont | 756 |
| 216 | Yucaipa | 754 |
| 217 | Oroville | 750 |
| 218 | Suisun City | 739 |
| 219 | Arcata | 719 |
| 220 | Desert Hot Springs | 702 |
| 221 | Blythe | 701 |
| 222 | La Verne | 694 |
| 222 | South El Monte | 694 |
| 223 | Bell | 684 |
| 224 | Banning | 668 |
| 225 | Rancho Mirage | 661 |
| 225 | South Pasadena | 661 |
| 226 | Martinez | 657 |
| 227 | Selma | 649 |
| 228 | Goleta | 648 |
| 229 | Norco | 645 |
| 230 | Lawndale | 643 |
| 230 | Loma Linda | 643 |
| 231 | Laguna Niguel | 625 |
| 231 | Santee | 625 |
| 232 | Marysville | 621 |
| 233 | San Gabriel | 611 |
| 234 | Yorba Linda | 606 |
| 235 | Lincoln | 600 |
| 236 | Dinuba | 597 |
| 237 | Adelanto | 596 |
| 238 | Seal Beach | 590 |
| 239 | Maywood | 583 |
| 240 | Arvin | 577 |
| 241 | Seaside | 571 |
| 242 | Lemon Grove | 570 |
| 243 | Hollister | 546 |
| 244 | South Lake Tahoe | 544 |
| 245 | Santa Paula | 542 |
| 246 | Clearlake | 533 |
| 247 | Oakley | 526 |
| 247 | Shafter | 526 |
| 248 | Foster City | 523 |
| 248 | Hermosa Beach | 523 |
| 249 | La Puente | 517 |
| 250 | Corcoran | 512 |
| 250 | Galt | 512 |
| 251 | Laguna Beach | 506 |
| 252 | Ridgecrest | 492 |
| 253 | Sanger | 484 |
| 254 | Dana Point | 483 |
| 255 | Albany | 482 |
| 256 | Atascadero | 480 |
| 257 | Laguna Hills | 479 |
| 258 | Belmont | 476 |
| 259 | Wildomar | 475 |
| 260 | Lemoore | 468 |
| 261 | American Canyon | 466 |
| 262 | Port Hueneme | 460 |
| 263 | Grass Valley | 454 |
| 264 | Pinole | 452 |
| 265 | Benicia | 445 |
| 266 | Ukiah | 444 |
| 267 | Yucca Valley | 442 |
| 268 | Fortuna | 431 |
| 269 | Los Gatos | 426 |
| 270 | Paso Robles | 425 |
| 271 | Poway | 424 |
| 272 | Aliso Viejo | 420 |
| 273 | Capitola | 410 |
| 274 | Lomita | 400 |
| 274 | Malibu | 400 |
| 275 | Duarte | 399 |
| 276 | Tehachapi | 391 |
| 277 | Cudahy | 390 |
| 278 | Piedmont | 386 |
| 278 | Twentynine Palms | 386 |
| 279 | Marina | 383 |
| 280 | Imperial Beach | 382 |
| 281 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 380 |
| 282 | Oakdale | 379 |
| 283 | Temple City | 374 |
| 284 | Calimesa | 373 |
| 285 | Crescent City | 369 |
| 286 | Walnut | 368 |
| 287 | San Juan Capistrano | 366 |
| 288 | Reedley | 363 |
| 289 | Pismo Beach | 360 |
| 290 | Susanville | 358 |
| 291 | Artesia | 357 |
| 292 | Los Altos | 347 |
| 293 | San Fernando | 344 |
| 294 | Livingston | 329 |
| 295 | California City | 328 |
| 295 | Riverbank | 328 |
| 296 | Patterson | 325 |
| 297 | Dixon | 322 |
| 297 | La Palma | 322 |
| 298 | Mill Valley | 318 |
| 299 | Kerman | 303 |
| 300 | Placerville | 302 |
| 301 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 301 |
| 302 | Fort Bragg | 300 |
| 303 | Sonora | 299 |
| 304 | Calabasas | 296 |
| 305 | Coronado | 284 |
| 306 | La Canada Flintridge | 279 |
| 307 | Exeter | 278 |
| 308 | Lafayette | 277 |
| 309 | Windsor | 273 |
| 310 | King City | 271 |
| 311 | Hercules | 270 |
| 312 | Agoura Hills | 268 |
| 313 | Anderson | 267 |
| 313 | Arroyo Grande | 267 |
| 313 | McFarland | 267 |
| 313 | Taft | 267 |
| 314 | Lindsay | 266 |
| 315 | Yreka | 262 |
| 316 | Danville | 260 |
| 317 | Carpinteria | 257 |
| 318 | Parlier | 255 |
| 319 | San Marino | 251 |
| 320 | Hawaiian Gardens | 250 |
| 320 | Pacific Grove | 250 |
| 321 | Mendota | 249 |
| 322 | Grand Terrace | 247 |
| 323 | Sausalito | 245 |
| 324 | Moorpark | 244 |
| 325 | Colma | 241 |
| 326 | Saratoga | 238 |
| 327 | Los Alamitos | 235 |
| 328 | Coalinga | 227 |
| 328 | Grover Beach | 227 |
| 329 | Ripon | 224 |
| 330 | Auburn | 220 |
| 331 | Morro Bay | 207 |
| 332 | Avenal | 205 |
| 333 | Corning | 203 |
| 334 | Scotts Valley | 202 |
| 335 | Irwindale | 201 |
| 336 | Chowchilla | 200 |
| 337 | Sebastopol | 198 |
| 338 | Healdsburg | 197 |
| 339 | Needles | 194 |
| 340 | Gridley | 189 |
| 340 | Kingsburg | 189 |
| 341 | Huron | 188 |
| 342 | Fillmore | 185 |
| 342 | Greenfield | 185 |
| 343 | Jackson | 181 |
| 344 | Soledad | 178 |
| 345 | Dos Palos | 177 |
| 346 | Cotati | 176 |
| 347 | Farmersville | 175 |
| 348 | Solana Beach | 169 |
| 349 | Laguna Woods | 165 |
| 350 | Escalon | 162 |
| 351 | Bishop | 159 |
| 352 | Atherton | 158 |
| 352 | Moraga | 158 |
| 353 | Big Bear | 154 |
| 354 | Lakeport | 151 |
| 355 | Rio Vista | 146 |
| 356 | Newman | 142 |
| 357 | Orland | 141 |
| 358 | Westlake Village | 138 |
| 359 | Angels Camp | 137 |
| 360 | Fowler | 136 |
| 360 | Orinda | 136 |
| 360 | Willits | 136 |
| 361 | Truckee | 131 |
| 362 | Rolling Hills Estates | 130 |
| 363 | Sonoma | 125 |
| 364 | Indian Wells | 124 |
| 365 | Clayton | 122 |
| 366 | Firebaugh | 117 |
| 366 | Mammoth Lakes | 117 |
| 367 | Gustine | 116 |
| 367 | Paradise | 116 |
| 368 | Cloverdale | 112 |
| 368 | Fairfax | 112 |
| 369 | Carmel | 110 |
| 370 | Ojai | 109 |
| 371 | Nevada City | 108 |
| 372 | Guadalupe | 107 |
| 373 | Brisbane | 105 |
| 373 | Hillsborough | 105 |
| 374 | St. Helena | 104 |
| 375 | Calistoga | 102 |
| 375 | Canyon Lake | 102 |
| 375 | Waterford | 102 |
| 376 | Sierra Madre | 101 |
| 377 | Winters | 100 |
| 378 | Colusa | 95 |
| 378 | Holtville | 95 |
| 379 | Tiburon | 92 |
| 380 | Orange Cove | 91 |
| 381 | Palos Verdes Estates | 90 |
| 382 | Williams | 89 |
| 383 | Buellton | 88 |
| 383 | Sand City | 88 |
| 383 | Woodlake | 88 |
| 384 | Kensington | 84 |
| 385 | Broadmoor | 83 |
| 386 | Del Mar | 79 |
| 387 | Gonzales | 76 |
| 388 | Solvang | 73 |
| 389 | Rio Dell | 71 |
| 390 | Los Altos Hills | 65 |
| 391 | Imperial | 64 |
| 391 | Weed | 64 |
| 392 | Montague | 62 |
| 392 | Sutter Creek | 62 |
| 393 | Wheatland | 61 |
| 394 | Westmorland | 60 |
| 395 | Avalon | 59 |
| 395 | Ione | 59 |
| 396 | Alturas | 58 |
| 396 | La Habra Heights | 58 |
| 397 | Dunsmuir | 56 |
| 398 | Del Rey Oaks | 55 |
| 399 | Villa Park | 53 |
| 400 | Mount Shasta | 49 |
| 401 | Hughson | 38 |
| 402 | Yountville | 35 |
| 403 | Ross | 33 |
| 404 | Bear Valley | 28 |
| 405 | Fort Jones | 27 |
| 406 | Dorris | 24 |
| 407 | Belvedere | 22 |
| 407 | Ferndale | 22 |
| 408 | Monte Sereno | 19 |
| 409 | Isleton | 17 |
| 410 | Lake Shastina | 15 |
| 411 | Hidden Hills | 14 |
| 412 | Etna | 13 |
| 413 | Stallion Springs | 12 |
| 414 | Tulelake | 11 |
| 415 | Bradbury | 7 |
| 416 | Rolling Hills | 6 |