Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, National City had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (657.17), followed by El Cajon (511.37), Oceanside (439.73), San Diego (376.67), and Escondido (362.11).

The chart below shows the top 8 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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.

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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
National City
El Cajon
Oceanside
San Diego
Escondido
Chula Vista
La Mesa
Carlsbad
Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 National City 657.17
2 El Cajon 511.37
3 Oceanside 439.73
4 San Diego 376.67
5 Escondido 362.11
6 Chula Vista 315.61
7 La Mesa 261.81
8 Carlsbad 201.49