Ranking of California Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the California city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Los Angeles (31,772), followed by Oakland (6,516), San Diego (5,932), San Francisco (5,323), and San Jose (5,046).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with high number of Violent 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 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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 31772 |
| 2 | Oakland | 6516 |
| 3 | San Diego | 5932 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 5323 |
| 5 | San Jose | 5046 |
| 6 | Sacramento | 4749 |
| 7 | Fresno | 4732 |
| 8 | Stockton | 3742 |
| 9 | Anaheim | 2641 |
| 10 | San Bernardino | 2640 |
| 11 | Long Beach | 2455 |
| 12 | Bakersfield | 2250 |
| 13 | Modesto | 1669 |
| 14 | Riverside | 1652 |
| 15 | Lancaster | 1453 |
| 16 | Victorville | 1290 |
| 17 | Vallejo | 1207 |
| 18 | Compton | 1045 |
| 19 | Richmond | 1005 |
| 20 | Chula Vista | 975 |
| 21 | Palmdale | 904 |
| 22 | Pomona | 860 |
| 23 | Salinas | 845 |
| 24 | Oceanside | 826 |
| 25 | Concord | 792 |
| 26 | Moreno Valley | 791 |
| 27 | Santa Monica | 765 |
| 28 | Merced | 738 |
| 29 | Visalia | 716 |
| 30 | Santa Maria | 712 |
| 31 | Antioch | 702 |
| 32 | Inglewood | 684 |
| 33 | Berkeley | 667 |
| 34 | Rancho Cucamonga | 651 |
| 35 | Costa Mesa | 647 |
| 36 | Hawthorne | 635 |
| 37 | Fontana | 611 |
| 38 | Hesperia | 609 |
| 39 | Santa Rosa | 597 |
| 40 | Chico | 589 |
| 40 | Fairfield | 589 |
| 41 | Ontario | 582 |
| 42 | Hayward | 559 |
| 43 | Fullerton | 551 |
| 44 | Garden Grove | 526 |
| 45 | Rialto | 525 |
| 46 | Escondido | 518 |
| 47 | Lynwood | 514 |
| 48 | Pasadena | 511 |
| 49 | Downey | 503 |
| 50 | San Leandro | 499 |
| 51 | Huntington Beach | 494 |
| 52 | South Gate | 493 |
| 53 | El Cajon | 491 |
| 54 | Fremont | 467 |
| 55 | Pittsburg | 456 |
| 56 | Santa Cruz | 447 |
| 57 | Bellflower | 445 |
| 58 | Carson | 436 |
| 59 | Tulare | 434 |
| 60 | Apple Valley | 433 |
| 61 | West Covina | 424 |
| 62 | Hemet | 420 |
| 63 | Turlock | 418 |
| 64 | Highland | 416 |
| 64 | Huntington Park | 416 |
| 65 | El Monte | 402 |
| 66 | Santa Barbara | 400 |
| 67 | Santa Clara | 396 |
| 68 | Ventura | 388 |
| 69 | Rancho Cordova | 382 |
| 70 | Yuba City | 380 |
| 71 | Norwalk | 379 |
| 72 | Vista | 378 |
| 73 | Gardena | 376 |
| 74 | Torrance | 372 |
| 75 | Lakewood | 369 |
| 76 | Elk Grove | 364 |
| 77 | Santa Clarita | 360 |
| 78 | Westminster | 355 |
| 79 | Citrus Heights | 353 |
| 80 | Corona | 350 |
| 81 | Jurupa Valley | 349 |
| 82 | Daly City | 348 |
| 83 | Adelanto | 344 |
| 84 | National City | 342 |
| 85 | Montebello | 328 |
| 86 | Sunnyvale | 326 |
| 87 | Vacaville | 325 |
| 88 | West Hollywood | 324 |
| 89 | San Rafael | 323 |
| 90 | Burbank | 321 |
| 91 | Madera | 320 |
| 92 | Menifee | 318 |
| 92 | Palm Springs | 318 |
| 93 | Baldwin Park | 317 |
| 94 | Murrieta | 314 |
| 95 | Redwood City | 312 |
| 96 | Paramount | 309 |
| 97 | Indio | 308 |
| 98 | Porterville | 305 |
| 99 | Petaluma | 302 |
| 99 | San Mateo | 302 |
| 99 | Watsonville | 302 |
| 100 | Pico Rivera | 293 |
| 101 | Culver City | 289 |
| 101 | Tracy | 289 |
| 102 | Glendale | 283 |
| 103 | Redondo Beach | 282 |
| 104 | Barstow | 277 |
| 105 | Upland | 275 |
| 106 | Chino | 274 |
| 107 | Gilroy | 273 |
| 108 | Atwater | 271 |
| 109 | San Luis Obispo | 267 |
| 110 | La Habra | 262 |
| 111 | Ceres | 255 |
| 111 | Napa | 255 |
| 112 | Roseville | 254 |
| 113 | Hanford | 253 |
| 114 | Tustin | 252 |
| 115 | South San Francisco | 246 |
| 116 | Perris | 244 |
| 117 | Carlsbad | 241 |
| 118 | Montclair | 239 |
| 119 | Clovis | 236 |
| 120 | Irvine | 234 |
| 120 | Manteca | 234 |
| 121 | Alameda | 232 |
| 121 | San Pablo | 232 |
| 122 | Mountain View | 223 |
| 123 | Woodland | 220 |
| 124 | Desert Hot Springs | 219 |
| 124 | Lompoc | 219 |
| 125 | Rosemead | 218 |
| 126 | Colton | 216 |
| 127 | Oroville | 209 |
| 128 | Redlands | 206 |
| 128 | San Marcos | 206 |
| 129 | Bell | 203 |
| 130 | Buena Park | 202 |
| 131 | Beaumont | 200 |
| 131 | Brentwood | 200 |
| 132 | Milpitas | 197 |
| 133 | Livermore | 190 |
| 133 | Yucaipa | 190 |
| 134 | Los Banos | 188 |
| 135 | La Mesa | 184 |
| 136 | Commerce | 183 |
| 137 | Palm Desert | 182 |
| 138 | Banning | 180 |
| 138 | Delano | 180 |
| 139 | East Palo Alto | 178 |
| 140 | Temecula | 175 |
| 141 | Rohnert Park | 174 |
| 142 | Grass Valley | 173 |
| 143 | Davis | 170 |
| 144 | Lemon Grove | 166 |
| 145 | Covina | 163 |
| 146 | Ridgecrest | 162 |
| 147 | Alhambra | 160 |
| 148 | Newport Beach | 158 |
| 149 | Cudahy | 157 |
| 150 | Beverly Hills | 154 |
| 150 | Coachella | 154 |
| 150 | Monterey Park | 154 |
| 150 | Santee | 154 |
| 151 | Stanton | 153 |
| 152 | El Centro | 151 |
| 153 | Newark | 150 |
| 153 | Twentynine Palms | 150 |
| 154 | Reedley | 148 |
| 155 | Campbell | 147 |
| 156 | Bell Gardens | 146 |
| 157 | Morgan Hill | 144 |
| 157 | Selma | 144 |
| 158 | Clearlake | 143 |
| 158 | Sanger | 143 |
| 159 | Emeryville | 142 |
| 160 | Arcadia | 141 |
| 161 | Cerritos | 139 |
| 161 | Lake Elsinore | 139 |
| 162 | Azusa | 138 |
| 162 | Glendora | 138 |
| 163 | Hollister | 137 |
| 164 | Maywood | 135 |
| 164 | South Lake Tahoe | 135 |
| 165 | Palo Alto | 134 |
| 165 | Seaside | 134 |
| 166 | Lawndale | 133 |
| 166 | Red Bluff | 133 |
| 166 | Yucca Valley | 133 |
| 167 | Chino Hills | 127 |
| 168 | Coalinga | 126 |
| 168 | Novato | 126 |
| 168 | South El Monte | 126 |
| 169 | Lemoore | 125 |
| 170 | Santa Fe Springs | 122 |
| 171 | Dinuba | 121 |
| 172 | Arcata | 120 |
| 173 | Chowchilla | 119 |
| 173 | Simi Valley | 119 |
| 174 | Atascadero | 118 |
| 174 | Placentia | 118 |
| 174 | San Bruno | 118 |
| 174 | San Clemente | 118 |
| 174 | Yreka | 118 |
| 175 | El Segundo | 117 |
| 176 | La Puente | 116 |
| 177 | Folsom | 115 |
| 178 | Encinitas | 112 |
| 179 | El Cerrito | 111 |
| 179 | Monterey | 111 |
| 179 | San Jacinto | 111 |
| 180 | Corcoran | 110 |
| 180 | Parlier | 110 |
| 181 | Blythe | 108 |
| 182 | Monrovia | 107 |
| 183 | Martinez | 106 |
| 183 | Pleasant Hill | 106 |
| 184 | Claremont | 104 |
| 184 | Lake Forest | 104 |
| 185 | Imperial Beach | 103 |
| 185 | Suisun City | 103 |
| 186 | Santa Paula | 102 |
| 186 | Truckee | 102 |
| 187 | Oakley | 101 |
| 188 | Ukiah | 99 |
| 189 | Galt | 98 |
| 189 | Paso Robles | 98 |
| 190 | Eastvale | 97 |
| 191 | Brawley | 95 |
| 191 | Pismo Beach | 95 |
| 192 | Lincoln | 94 |
| 193 | Lomita | 93 |
| 193 | San Fernando | 93 |
| 193 | West Sacramento | 93 |
| 194 | Arroyo Grande | 92 |
| 194 | Diamond Bar | 92 |
| 194 | Marysville | 92 |
| 194 | San Dimas | 92 |
| 195 | Brea | 91 |
| 195 | Needles | 91 |
| 196 | Menlo Park | 90 |
| 196 | Rocklin | 90 |
| 197 | Artesia | 88 |
| 197 | Laguna Beach | 88 |
| 197 | Pacifica | 88 |
| 198 | Fountain Valley | 85 |
| 198 | Oakdale | 85 |
| 199 | Kerman | 84 |
| 199 | Pleasanton | 84 |
| 199 | Shafter | 84 |
| 200 | Mission Viejo | 83 |
| 200 | Poway | 83 |
| 200 | Signal Hill | 83 |
| 201 | Crescent City | 82 |
| 201 | Greenfield | 82 |
| 202 | La Mirada | 81 |
| 202 | McFarland | 81 |
| 202 | Susanville | 81 |
| 203 | Seal Beach | 80 |
| 204 | Hawaiian Gardens | 79 |
| 204 | Industry | 79 |
| 205 | Mendota | 78 |
| 206 | California City | 77 |
| 207 | American Canyon | 75 |
| 207 | Soledad | 75 |
| 208 | Marina | 74 |
| 209 | Anderson | 72 |
| 209 | Big Bear | 72 |
| 209 | Grand Terrace | 72 |
| 209 | Livingston | 72 |
| 209 | Pinole | 72 |
| 209 | San Juan Capistrano | 72 |
| 209 | Thousand Oaks | 72 |
| 210 | Loma Linda | 71 |
| 211 | La Quinta | 70 |
| 211 | Temple City | 70 |
| 212 | Taft | 68 |
| 213 | Duarte | 67 |
| 214 | Cupertino | 66 |
| 215 | King City | 65 |
| 215 | Manhattan Beach | 65 |
| 216 | Dixon | 64 |
| 216 | Huron | 64 |
| 217 | Laguna Niguel | 61 |
| 217 | Placerville | 61 |
| 217 | Tehachapi | 61 |
| 218 | Burlingame | 59 |
| 218 | Malibu | 59 |
| 219 | Auburn | 58 |
| 219 | Laguna Hills | 58 |
| 219 | Rancho Mirage | 58 |
| 220 | Cypress | 57 |
| 220 | La Verne | 57 |
| 220 | Port Hueneme | 57 |
| 220 | San Ramon | 57 |
| 221 | Coronado | 56 |
| 222 | Dana Point | 55 |
| 222 | Hermosa Beach | 55 |
| 222 | Morro Bay | 55 |
| 223 | Los Gatos | 54 |
| 224 | Fort Bragg | 53 |
| 224 | Norco | 53 |
| 225 | Calexico | 52 |
| 225 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 52 |
| 226 | Central Marin | 51 |
| 227 | Corning | 50 |
| 227 | Riverbank | 50 |
| 228 | Goleta | 49 |
| 229 | Farmersville | 48 |
| 230 | South Pasadena | 46 |
| 231 | Lakeport | 45 |
| 232 | Aliso Viejo | 44 |
| 232 | Colma | 44 |
| 232 | Lindsay | 44 |
| 232 | Wildomar | 44 |
| 233 | Avenal | 43 |
| 233 | Benicia | 43 |
| 233 | Patterson | 43 |
| 233 | Vernon | 43 |
| 234 | Foster City | 42 |
| 235 | Fortuna | 41 |
| 235 | Sonora | 41 |
| 236 | Albany | 40 |
| 236 | Belmont | 40 |
| 237 | Camarillo | 38 |
| 238 | Hercules | 37 |
| 238 | Kingsburg | 37 |
| 238 | La Palma | 37 |
| 239 | Rio Vista | 36 |
| 239 | Yorba Linda | 36 |
| 240 | Walnut | 35 |
| 241 | Dos Palos | 34 |
| 241 | Los Alamitos | 34 |
| 241 | Orange Cove | 34 |
| 241 | Scotts Valley | 34 |
| 242 | Calabasas | 33 |
| 242 | Fowler | 33 |
| 242 | Grover Beach | 33 |
| 242 | Jackson | 33 |
| 242 | Sebastopol | 33 |
| 243 | Agoura Hills | 32 |
| 243 | Healdsburg | 32 |
| 244 | Bishop | 31 |
| 244 | Carpinteria | 31 |
| 244 | Gridley | 31 |
| 245 | Moraga | 30 |
| 246 | Mammoth Lakes | 29 |
| 246 | Weed | 29 |
| 247 | Cotati | 28 |
| 247 | Firebaugh | 28 |
| 247 | Gustine | 28 |
| 248 | Calimesa | 26 |
| 248 | Capitola | 26 |
| 248 | Newman | 26 |
| 248 | Woodlake | 26 |
| 249 | Irwindale | 25 |
| 249 | Lafayette | 25 |
| 249 | Ripon | 25 |
| 250 | Escalon | 24 |
| 250 | La Canada Flintridge | 24 |
| 251 | Exeter | 23 |
| 252 | Gonzales | 22 |
| 252 | Piedmont | 22 |
| 252 | Williams | 22 |
| 253 | Orland | 21 |
| 253 | Paradise | 21 |
| 254 | Avalon | 20 |
| 254 | Imperial | 20 |
| 254 | Los Altos | 20 |
| 254 | Mount Shasta | 20 |
| 254 | Rio Dell | 20 |
| 254 | Solana Beach | 20 |
| 254 | Waterford | 20 |
| 255 | Montague | 19 |
| 256 | Cloverdale | 18 |
| 256 | Dunsmuir | 18 |
| 256 | Holtville | 18 |
| 256 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 18 |
| 257 | Isleton | 17 |
| 257 | Moorpark | 17 |
| 258 | Colusa | 16 |
| 258 | Yountville | 16 |
| 259 | Clayton | 15 |
| 259 | Fillmore | 15 |
| 259 | St. Helena | 15 |
| 260 | Angels Camp | 14 |
| 260 | Broadmoor | 14 |
| 260 | Calistoga | 14 |
| 260 | Danville | 14 |
| 261 | Canyon Lake | 13 |
| 261 | Pacific Grove | 13 |
| 262 | Saratoga | 12 |
| 262 | Solvang | 12 |
| 263 | Fairfax | 11 |
| 263 | Indian Wells | 11 |
| 263 | Orinda | 11 |
| 264 | Sierra Madre | 10 |
| 264 | Westlake Village | 10 |
| 265 | Mill Valley | 9 |
| 265 | Rolling Hills Estates | 9 |
| 265 | San Marino | 9 |
| 266 | Carmel | 8 |
| 266 | Sand City | 8 |
| 266 | Sausalito | 8 |
| 267 | Brisbane | 7 |
| 267 | Dorris | 7 |
| 268 | Atherton | 6 |
| 268 | Buellton | 6 |
| 268 | Del Mar | 6 |
| 269 | Guadalupe | 5 |
| 269 | Hillsborough | 5 |
| 269 | Winters | 5 |
| 270 | Del Rey Oaks | 4 |
| 270 | Etna | 4 |
| 270 | Ferndale | 4 |
| 270 | Laguna Woods | 4 |
| 270 | Ojai | 4 |
| 270 | Palos Verdes Estates | 4 |
| 270 | Tiburon | 4 |
| 271 | La Habra Heights | 3 |
| 271 | Lake Shastina | 3 |
| 271 | Stallion Springs | 3 |
| 271 | Sutter Creek | 3 |
| 272 | Fort Jones | 2 |
| 272 | Hughson | 2 |
| 272 | Kensington | 2 |
| 272 | Los Altos Hills | 2 |
| 272 | Monte Sereno | 2 |
| 272 | Tulelake | 2 |
| 272 | Villa Park | 2 |
| 272 | Willits | 2 |
| 273 | Bear Valley | 1 |
| 273 | Hidden Hills | 1 |
| 274 | Belvedere | 0 |
| 274 | Bradbury | 0 |
| 274 | Rolling Hills | 0 |
| 274 | Ross | 0 |
| 274 | Wheatland | 0 |