Ranking of California Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021

Updated on November 1, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the California city with the highest number of Total Crimes was San Diego (31,902), followed by Chula Vista (4,255), Oceanside (4,157), Escondido (3,219), and El Cajon (2,411).

The chart below shows the top 8 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2021, 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.

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 Total Crimes in 2021
San Diego
Chula Vista
Oceanside
Escondido
El Cajon
Carlsbad
National City
La Mesa
Ranking of California Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 San Diego 31902
2 Chula Vista 4255
3 Oceanside 4157
4 Escondido 3219
5 El Cajon 2411
6 Carlsbad 2285
7 National City 1709
8 La Mesa 1317