Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, Oakland had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (3,640.56), followed by Emeryville (1,511.63), Commerce (1,397.64), Red Bluff (1,217.38), and Compton (1,192.39).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2023, 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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of California Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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| 1 | Oakland | 3640.56 |
| 2 | Emeryville | 1511.63 |
| 3 | Commerce | 1397.64 |
| 4 | Red Bluff | 1217.38 |
| 5 | Compton | 1192.39 |
| 6 | Stockton | 1153.56 |
| 7 | San Bernardino | 1071.15 |
| 8 | Richmond | 1069.01 |
| 9 | Oroville | 1040.68 |
| 10 | Clearlake | 1036.61 |
| 11 | Eureka | 963.13 |
| 12 | Grass Valley | 928.59 |
| 13 | West Hollywood | 915.60 |
| 14 | Bakersfield | 882.18 |
| 15 | Santa Monica | 874.06 |
| 16 | Lancaster | 857.18 |
| 17 | Barstow | 855.28 |
| 18 | Mendota | 848.94 |
| 19 | Parlier | 833.16 |
| 20 | Merced | 826.56 |
| 21 | Los Angeles | 820.04 |
| 22 | Vallejo | 811.97 |
| 23 | Huntington Park | 801.97 |
| 24 | Sacramento | 800.69 |
| 25 | Greenfield | 787.64 |
| 26 | Culver City | 785.66 |
| 27 | Montclair | 768.21 |
| 28 | Inglewood | 762.35 |
| 29 | Santa Fe Springs | 757.16 |
| 30 | Lynwood | 753.59 |
| 31 | Placerville | 752.52 |
| 32 | Blythe | 745.35 |
| 33 | Gardena | 743.26 |
| 34 | Paramount | 729.54 |
| 35 | Fresno | 725.60 |
| 36 | San Francisco | 710.23 |
| 37 | Bell | 694.14 |
| 38 | Marysville | 680.92 |
| 39 | Signal Hill | 680.21 |
| 40 | Berkeley | 678.42 |
| 41 | Pomona | 678.38 |
| 42 | San Leandro | 674.09 |
| 43 | Santa Cruz | 667.16 |
| 44 | Hayward | 664.66 |
| 45 | National City | 662.20 |
| 46 | Hawthorne | 660.34 |
| 47 | Anaheim | 658.61 |
| 48 | South Lake Tahoe | 658.27 |
| 49 | Modesto | 646.53 |
| 50 | Truckee | 638.67 |
| 51 | Tulare | 634.21 |
| 52 | Long Beach | 625.99 |
| 53 | Dinuba | 624.98 |
| 54 | Lawndale | 622.94 |
| 55 | Chico | 617.47 |
| 56 | Santa Maria | 613.69 |
| 57 | Oxnard | 608.00 |
| 58 | Atwater | 604.61 |
| 59 | Ukiah | 602.56 |
| 60 | Bellflower | 601.45 |
| 61 | Santa Barbara | 600.23 |
| 62 | Arcata | 595.75 |
| 63 | East Palo Alto | 593.34 |
| 64 | Anderson | 593.13 |
| 65 | South El Monte | 591.93 |
| 66 | Lemon Grove | 591.91 |
| 67 | Susanville | 590.77 |
| 68 | Madera | 588.13 |
| 69 | California City | 586.88 |
| 70 | Malibu | 585.42 |
| 71 | Palm Springs | 575.50 |
| 72 | Fairfield | 574.45 |
| 73 | Coalinga | 574.23 |
| 73 | Cudahy | 574.23 |
| 74 | Corcoran | 572.00 |
| 75 | Reedley | 567.47 |
| 76 | McFarland | 562.96 |
| 77 | Antioch | 560.42 |
| 78 | Rialto | 556.86 |
| 79 | Santa Ana | 556.74 |
| 80 | Ridgecrest | 553.80 |
| 81 | Riverside | 544.71 |
| 82 | Pittsburg | 544.45 |
| 83 | Gilroy | 540.72 |
| 84 | South Gate | 537.79 |
| 85 | Sanger | 534.08 |
| 86 | Artesia | 529.10 |
| 87 | Lindsay | 528.80 |
| 88 | Pasadena | 528.70 |
| 89 | Hawaiian Gardens | 524.50 |
| 90 | Chowchilla | 524.06 |
| 91 | Maywood | 523.74 |
| 92 | Selma | 522.27 |
| 93 | Claremont | 522.25 |
| 94 | San Luis Obispo | 518.93 |
| 95 | San Rafael | 516.84 |
| 96 | Concord | 511.82 |
| 97 | Laguna Beach | 509.45 |
| 98 | San Pablo | 508.86 |
| 99 | Palmdale | 507.37 |
| 100 | Pico Rivera | 507.20 |
| 101 | Banning | 498.74 |
| 102 | Salinas | 497.82 |
| 103 | Desert Hot Springs | 497.13 |
| 104 | Avenal | 495.16 |
| 105 | Redwood City | 490.07 |
| 106 | Beverly Hills | 488.33 |
| 107 | El Cerrito | 488.32 |
| 108 | Union City | 487.71 |
| 109 | Baldwin Park | 486.59 |
| 110 | Lompoc | 486.03 |
| 111 | Galt | 476.12 |
| 112 | Hemet | 470.83 |
| 113 | El Cajon | 469.25 |
| 114 | Monterey | 457.82 |
| 115 | Visalia | 455.08 |
| 116 | Rancho Cordova | 454.71 |
| 117 | Rosemead | 453.64 |
| 118 | El Segundo | 453.02 |
| 119 | Arroyo Grande | 452.07 |
| 120 | Bell Gardens | 451.36 |
| 121 | Stanton | 448.43 |
| 122 | Kerman | 448.05 |
| 123 | Farmersville | 447.38 |
| 124 | Turlock | 443.72 |
| 125 | Carson | 440.79 |
| 126 | Porterville | 440.12 |
| 127 | Downey | 439.94 |
| 128 | Livingston | 439.41 |
| 129 | Yuba City | 439.09 |
| 130 | Ventura | 435.64 |
| 131 | Westminster | 430.62 |
| 132 | Oceanside | 430.12 |
| 133 | Tehachapi | 429.61 |
| 134 | Whittier | 428.73 |
| 135 | San Bruno | 422.71 |
| 136 | Seaside | 421.71 |
| 137 | Citrus Heights | 421.45 |
| 138 | El Monte | 421.41 |
| 139 | San Diego | 417.82 |
| 140 | Lomita | 416.94 |
| 141 | Ceres | 415.75 |
| 142 | Norwalk | 411.77 |
| 143 | San Jacinto | 409.33 |
| 144 | Indio | 402.73 |
| 145 | Hanford | 402.34 |
| 146 | Colton | 400.79 |
| 147 | Manteca | 399.92 |
| 148 | Seal Beach | 394.19 |
| 149 | Marina | 393.88 |
| 150 | Suisun City | 393.84 |
| 151 | Paso Robles | 393.16 |
| 152 | Lemoore | 392.92 |
| 153 | Woodland | 389.17 |
| 154 | Los Alamitos | 384.58 |
| 155 | Santa Paula | 384.54 |
| 156 | Rohnert Park | 383.99 |
| 157 | Escondido | 383.08 |
| 158 | Exeter | 380.97 |
| 159 | Fullerton | 379.50 |
| 160 | Auburn | 379.29 |
| 161 | La Mesa | 378.28 |
| 162 | San Fernando | 378.02 |
| 163 | Napa | 373.29 |
| 164 | South San Francisco | 372.96 |
| 165 | Vista | 372.47 |
| 166 | Lathrop | 372.35 |
| 167 | Burbank | 368.36 |
| 168 | Oakdale | 366.95 |
| 169 | La Puente | 363.99 |
| 170 | Covina | 361.63 |
| 171 | Upland | 359.58 |
| 172 | Imperial Beach | 359.02 |
| 173 | Redlands | 358.75 |
| 174 | Campbell | 353.92 |
| 175 | Daly City | 353.88 |
| 176 | Lakewood | 353.39 |
| 177 | Vacaville | 351.07 |
| 178 | Perris | 348.26 |
| 179 | San Mateo | 347.89 |
| 180 | West Covina | 346.56 |
| 181 | Chula Vista | 346.22 |
| 182 | Alameda | 343.72 |
| 183 | Pinole | 342.86 |
| 184 | Ontario | 340.37 |
| 185 | Chino | 337.72 |
| 186 | King City | 337.26 |
| 187 | El Centro | 337.04 |
| 188 | Healdsburg | 336.25 |
| 189 | Delano | 334.98 |
| 190 | Monterey Park | 332.64 |
| 191 | Santa Rosa | 330.78 |
| 192 | Beaumont | 326.88 |
| 193 | San Dimas | 325.05 |
| 194 | Jurupa Valley | 324.52 |
| 195 | Rio Vista | 323.41 |
| 196 | Hollister | 321.44 |
| 197 | Milpitas | 321.26 |
| 198 | Shafter | 318.94 |
| 199 | Moreno Valley | 317.79 |
| 200 | Novato | 317.01 |
| 201 | La Habra | 315.83 |
| 202 | Newark | 313.80 |
| 203 | Coachella | 312.17 |
| 204 | Cerritos | 311.56 |
| 205 | Coronado | 310.49 |
| 206 | Redondo Beach | 310.00 |
| 207 | Pleasant Hill | 309.75 |
| 208 | Newman | 302.91 |
| 209 | American Canyon | 301.01 |
| 210 | Cathedral City | 296.43 |
| 211 | Walnut Creek | 293.68 |
| 212 | Santee | 291.78 |
| 213 | Azusa | 290.62 |
| 214 | Oakley | 289.11 |
| 215 | Hermosa Beach | 284.27 |
| 216 | Buena Park | 283.78 |
| 217 | Piedmont | 283.07 |
| 218 | Fontana | 281.21 |
| 219 | Morro Bay | 281.19 |
| 220 | Arcadia | 281.11 |
| 221 | Petaluma | 280.56 |
| 222 | Soledad | 279.82 |
| 223 | Palm Desert | 278.12 |
| 224 | Patterson | 276.66 |
| 225 | Tracy | 275.80 |
| 226 | Rancho Mirage | 273.21 |
| 227 | Laguna Hills | 271.47 |
| 228 | Placentia | 266.95 |
| 229 | Torrance | 265.04 |
| 230 | Brentwood | 262.78 |
| 231 | Duarte | 260.45 |
| 232 | Dixon | 260.12 |
| 233 | Port Hueneme | 255.49 |
| 234 | Mountain View | 253.79 |
| 235 | Manhattan Beach | 250.49 |
| 236 | Menlo Park | 249.75 |
| 237 | Morgan Hill | 248.23 |
| 238 | Sunnyvale | 247.98 |
| 239 | Alhambra | 246.56 |
| 240 | Cypress | 245.97 |
| 241 | Roseville | 245.44 |
| 242 | Glendora | 241.96 |
| 243 | Folsom | 241.25 |
| 244 | Clovis | 233.11 |
| 245 | Lake Elsinore | 231.10 |
| 246 | Livermore | 229.69 |
| 247 | Brea | 228.86 |
| 248 | Corona | 227.91 |
| 249 | San Juan Capistrano | 227.83 |
| 249 | Tustin | 227.83 |
| 250 | Glendale | 226.98 |
| 251 | Sierra Madre | 226.39 |
| 252 | La Mirada | 223.77 |
| 253 | Orange | 219.94 |
| 254 | Monrovia | 219.59 |
| 255 | Atascadero | 219.17 |
| 256 | Martinez | 218.94 |
| 257 | Encinitas | 217.81 |
| 258 | Huntington Beach | 216.34 |
| 259 | Temple City | 215.78 |
| 260 | West Sacramento | 215.63 |
| 261 | Fremont | 215.60 |
| 262 | La Verne | 214.51 |
| 263 | San Marcos | 214.05 |
| 264 | Burlingame | 211.79 |
| 265 | Los Banos | 211.54 |
| 266 | Belmont | 210.95 |
| 267 | Santa Clara | 208.78 |
| 268 | Hercules | 208.69 |
| 269 | Palo Alto | 208.16 |
| 270 | Newport Beach | 206.26 |
| 271 | Davis | 200.91 |
| 272 | Grover Beach | 198.71 |
| 273 | Carlsbad | 198.60 |
| 274 | Wildomar | 198.04 |
| 275 | Albany | 194.51 |
| 276 | Menifee | 193.50 |
| 277 | Central Marin | 191.62 |
| 278 | San Gabriel | 186.66 |
| 279 | Elk Grove | 186.54 |
| 280 | Pacifica | 185.57 |
| 281 | Garden Grove | 183.91 |
| 282 | La Quinta | 183.09 |
| 283 | Calabasas | 180.55 |
| 284 | Windsor | 180.15 |
| 285 | Santa Clarita | 178.39 |
| 286 | Agoura Hills | 178.08 |
| 287 | Goleta | 173.48 |
| 288 | Kingsburg | 173.27 |
| 289 | Fortuna | 167.80 |
| 289 | Temecula | 167.80 |
| 290 | Poway | 167.61 |
| 291 | Fillmore | 166.85 |
| 292 | Murrieta | 166.03 |
| 293 | Solana Beach | 164.86 |
| 294 | Norco | 164.83 |
| 295 | Carpinteria | 163.96 |
| 296 | Pacific Grove | 163.81 |
| 297 | Imperial | 161.63 |
| 298 | Walnut | 160.01 |
| 299 | La Canada Flintridge | 159.91 |
| 300 | Hillsborough | 157.98 |
| 301 | Sonoma | 154.71 |
| 302 | South Pasadena | 149.82 |
| 303 | Dublin | 148.96 |
| 304 | San Clemente | 147.48 |
| 305 | Lincoln | 142.73 |
| 306 | San Ramon | 141.31 |
| 307 | Los Gatos | 141.05 |
| 308 | Mission Viejo | 140.75 |
| 309 | Fountain Valley | 137.14 |
| 310 | Diamond Bar | 134.97 |
| 311 | Scotts Valley | 133.41 |
| 312 | Riverbank | 133.05 |
| 313 | Rocklin | 132.22 |
| 314 | Lake Forest | 132.11 |
| 315 | Eastvale | 131.35 |
| 316 | Ripon | 128.25 |
| 317 | Dana Point | 124.34 |
| 318 | Pleasanton | 122.28 |
| 319 | Simi Valley | 121.51 |
| 320 | Moraga | 120.29 |
| 321 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 118.26 |
| 322 | Aliso Viejo | 112.35 |
| 323 | Thousand Oaks | 108.92 |
| 324 | Calexico | 107.59 |
| 325 | La Palma | 106.56 |
| 326 | Benicia | 106.43 |
| 327 | Cupertino | 103.98 |
| 328 | Laguna Niguel | 103.93 |
| 329 | Canyon Lake | 98.47 |
| 330 | Los Altos | 90.08 |
| 331 | Orinda | 88.20 |
| 332 | Calimesa | 87.15 |
| 333 | Irvine | 86.67 |
| 334 | Clayton | 83.13 |
| 335 | Camarillo | 81.42 |
| 336 | Lafayette | 80.38 |
| 337 | Danville | 80.30 |
| 338 | Moorpark | 73.94 |
| 339 | Saratoga | 61.23 |
| 340 | Laguna Woods | 52.99 |
| 341 | San Marino | 50.74 |
| 342 | Mill Valley | 50.34 |
| 343 | Foster City | 48.03 |
| 344 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 47.66 |
| 345 | Yorba Linda | 46.63 |
| 346 | Palos Verdes Estates | 7.97 |