Ranking of California Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the California city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Los Angeles (31,047), followed by Oakland (15,490), San Diego (5,759), San Francisco (5,560), and Sacramento (4,237).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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 2023
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
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| 1 | Los Angeles | 31047 |
| 2 | Oakland | 15490 |
| 3 | San Diego | 5759 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 5560 |
| 5 | Sacramento | 4237 |
| 6 | Fresno | 3970 |
| 7 | Stockton | 3717 |
| 8 | Bakersfield | 3647 |
| 9 | Long Beach | 2782 |
| 10 | San Bernardino | 2351 |
| 11 | Anaheim | 2260 |
| 12 | Riverside | 1762 |
| 13 | Santa Ana | 1711 |
| 14 | Lancaster | 1434 |
| 15 | Modesto | 1408 |
| 16 | Oxnard | 1213 |
| 17 | Richmond | 1211 |
| 18 | Compton | 1077 |
| 19 | Hayward | 1023 |
| 20 | Vallejo | 994 |
| 21 | Pomona | 974 |
| 22 | Chula Vista | 972 |
| 23 | Palmdale | 816 |
| 24 | Salinas | 796 |
| 25 | Berkeley | 791 |
| 26 | Merced | 778 |
| 27 | Inglewood | 776 |
| 28 | Santa Monica | 774 |
| 29 | Oceanside | 737 |
| 30 | Pasadena | 699 |
| 31 | Fairfield | 684 |
| 32 | Moreno Valley | 678 |
| 33 | Santa Maria | 677 |
| 34 | Visalia | 660 |
| 35 | Antioch | 646 |
| 36 | Chico | 623 |
| 37 | Concord | 621 |
| 38 | Ontario | 615 |
| 39 | Fontana | 603 |
| 40 | Santa Rosa | 585 |
| 41 | Rialto | 575 |
| 42 | Escondido | 574 |
| 43 | San Leandro | 572 |
| 44 | Hawthorne | 548 |
| 45 | Fullerton | 528 |
| 46 | Santa Barbara | 522 |
| 47 | El Cajon | 486 |
| 48 | South Gate | 485 |
| 49 | Fremont | 476 |
| 50 | Downey | 475 |
| 50 | Ventura | 475 |
| 51 | Lynwood | 473 |
| 52 | Tulare | 453 |
| 53 | Bellflower | 452 |
| 54 | El Monte | 436 |
| 55 | Gardena | 430 |
| 56 | Hemet | 429 |
| 57 | Pittsburg | 425 |
| 58 | Glendale | 422 |
| 59 | Huntington Beach | 416 |
| 60 | Huntington Park | 414 |
| 61 | Santa Cruz | 412 |
| 62 | Madera | 405 |
| 63 | Carson | 401 |
| 64 | Norwalk | 398 |
| 65 | Santa Clarita | 389 |
| 66 | Roseville | 388 |
| 67 | Redwood City | 386 |
| 68 | Westminster | 382 |
| 69 | Burbank | 377 |
| 69 | Sunnyvale | 377 |
| 70 | Indio | 376 |
| 71 | Paramount | 370 |
| 72 | Rancho Cordova | 369 |
| 73 | Torrance | 367 |
| 74 | Corona | 366 |
| 74 | National City | 366 |
| 75 | Vista | 363 |
| 76 | Citrus Heights | 362 |
| 77 | Vacaville | 358 |
| 78 | West Covina | 357 |
| 78 | Whittier | 357 |
| 79 | Manteca | 354 |
| 80 | Jurupa Valley | 353 |
| 81 | Daly City | 346 |
| 82 | San Mateo | 344 |
| 83 | Baldwin Park | 332 |
| 83 | Elk Grove | 332 |
| 84 | Turlock | 320 |
| 84 | Union City | 320 |
| 85 | Chino | 318 |
| 86 | West Hollywood | 311 |
| 87 | Gilroy | 310 |
| 88 | Garden Grove | 309 |
| 89 | San Rafael | 307 |
| 90 | Culver City | 306 |
| 91 | Yuba City | 301 |
| 92 | Pico Rivera | 298 |
| 93 | Orange | 296 |
| 94 | Clovis | 295 |
| 95 | Napa | 291 |
| 96 | Montclair | 289 |
| 97 | Upland | 283 |
| 98 | Perris | 282 |
| 99 | Porterville | 278 |
| 100 | Irvine | 274 |
| 100 | Lakewood | 274 |
| 100 | Tracy | 274 |
| 101 | Redlands | 266 |
| 102 | Santa Clara | 264 |
| 103 | Palm Springs | 262 |
| 104 | Alameda | 258 |
| 105 | San Luis Obispo | 254 |
| 106 | Eureka | 250 |
| 107 | Milpitas | 246 |
| 108 | Woodland | 240 |
| 109 | Hanford | 236 |
| 110 | Buena Park | 232 |
| 110 | South San Francisco | 232 |
| 111 | San Jacinto | 230 |
| 112 | La Mesa | 227 |
| 113 | Carlsbad | 226 |
| 114 | Rosemead | 223 |
| 115 | Bell | 222 |
| 116 | Menifee | 218 |
| 117 | Colton | 216 |
| 118 | Barstow | 215 |
| 119 | Lompoc | 211 |
| 120 | Redondo Beach | 210 |
| 121 | Oroville | 209 |
| 122 | Folsom | 204 |
| 122 | Mountain View | 204 |
| 123 | Ceres | 203 |
| 123 | San Marcos | 203 |
| 124 | Walnut Creek | 201 |
| 125 | Atwater | 197 |
| 126 | Alhambra | 195 |
| 126 | Emeryville | 195 |
| 127 | La Habra | 194 |
| 128 | Livermore | 191 |
| 128 | Monterey Park | 191 |
| 128 | Murrieta | 191 |
| 129 | Beaumont | 189 |
| 129 | Temecula | 189 |
| 130 | Lawndale | 187 |
| 131 | Claremont | 185 |
| 132 | Stanton | 177 |
| 132 | Tustin | 177 |
| 133 | Brentwood | 176 |
| 133 | Covina | 176 |
| 134 | Red Bluff | 174 |
| 135 | Clearlake | 173 |
| 136 | Delano | 172 |
| 136 | Newport Beach | 172 |
| 137 | San Bruno | 171 |
| 137 | Santee | 171 |
| 138 | Rohnert Park | 170 |
| 139 | Bell Gardens | 168 |
| 139 | Lake Elsinore | 168 |
| 140 | Desert Hot Springs | 166 |
| 141 | East Palo Alto | 164 |
| 141 | Novato | 164 |
| 142 | Petaluma | 163 |
| 143 | Commerce | 162 |
| 144 | Dinuba | 160 |
| 144 | Lemon Grove | 160 |
| 145 | Ridgecrest | 158 |
| 145 | San Pablo | 158 |
| 146 | Cathedral City | 157 |
| 147 | Banning | 156 |
| 148 | Greenfield | 154 |
| 149 | Arcadia | 152 |
| 150 | Beverly Hills | 150 |
| 150 | Simi Valley | 150 |
| 151 | Newark | 148 |
| 152 | Campbell | 147 |
| 152 | El Centro | 147 |
| 153 | Hollister | 146 |
| 154 | Cerritos | 145 |
| 154 | Reedley | 145 |
| 155 | Palm Desert | 144 |
| 156 | Sanger | 142 |
| 157 | Azusa | 140 |
| 158 | Placentia | 139 |
| 158 | South Lake Tahoe | 139 |
| 159 | Santa Fe Springs | 137 |
| 160 | Coachella | 135 |
| 160 | Davis | 135 |
| 160 | Lathrop | 135 |
| 160 | Palo Alto | 135 |
| 161 | Monterey | 134 |
| 161 | Thousand Oaks | 134 |
| 162 | Encinitas | 133 |
| 163 | Corcoran | 131 |
| 163 | La Puente | 131 |
| 163 | Oakley | 131 |
| 163 | Seaside | 131 |
| 164 | Grass Valley | 129 |
| 165 | Mission Viejo | 128 |
| 166 | Blythe | 127 |
| 166 | Selma | 127 |
| 167 | Cudahy | 124 |
| 167 | El Cerrito | 124 |
| 167 | Maywood | 124 |
| 167 | Paso Robles | 124 |
| 168 | Galt | 121 |
| 168 | Glendora | 121 |
| 168 | Parlier | 121 |
| 168 | San Ramon | 121 |
| 169 | Cypress | 120 |
| 169 | Santa Paula | 120 |
| 169 | West Sacramento | 120 |
| 170 | South El Monte | 116 |
| 171 | Industry | 114 |
| 171 | Laguna Beach | 114 |
| 172 | Lake Forest | 113 |
| 172 | Suisun City | 113 |
| 173 | Morgan Hill | 111 |
| 174 | Arcata | 110 |
| 175 | Truckee | 108 |
| 176 | Brea | 107 |
| 176 | Dublin | 107 |
| 176 | Lemoore | 107 |
| 176 | Mendota | 107 |
| 176 | San Dimas | 107 |
| 177 | Pleasant Hill | 104 |
| 178 | La Mirada | 102 |
| 179 | Los Banos | 101 |
| 180 | Rocklin | 99 |
| 181 | Chowchilla | 98 |
| 182 | Coalinga | 96 |
| 182 | Seal Beach | 96 |
| 182 | Ukiah | 96 |
| 183 | Eastvale | 94 |
| 184 | San Clemente | 93 |
| 185 | Imperial Beach | 92 |
| 185 | Pleasanton | 92 |
| 186 | California City | 89 |
| 186 | Marina | 89 |
| 186 | San Fernando | 89 |
| 187 | Marysville | 86 |
| 188 | Oakdale | 85 |
| 189 | Crescent City | 84 |
| 189 | Manhattan Beach | 84 |
| 190 | Arroyo Grande | 83 |
| 191 | Artesia | 82 |
| 191 | Laguna Hills | 82 |
| 191 | Lomita | 82 |
| 192 | Monrovia | 80 |
| 192 | Placerville | 80 |
| 192 | Poway | 80 |
| 193 | Martinez | 79 |
| 193 | McFarland | 79 |
| 193 | Menlo Park | 79 |
| 194 | San Juan Capistrano | 78 |
| 195 | Lincoln | 77 |
| 196 | Fountain Valley | 76 |
| 196 | Signal Hill | 76 |
| 197 | Temple City | 75 |
| 198 | El Segundo | 74 |
| 198 | Susanville | 74 |
| 198 | Wildomar | 74 |
| 199 | Kerman | 73 |
| 200 | La Quinta | 71 |
| 201 | Diamond Bar | 70 |
| 201 | Hawaiian Gardens | 70 |
| 201 | San Gabriel | 70 |
| 201 | Shafter | 70 |
| 202 | Huron | 69 |
| 203 | Anderson | 67 |
| 203 | Central Marin | 67 |
| 203 | Soledad | 67 |
| 204 | Avenal | 66 |
| 204 | Laguna Niguel | 66 |
| 204 | Lindsay | 66 |
| 204 | Livingston | 66 |
| 204 | Pacifica | 66 |
| 204 | Patterson | 66 |
| 205 | Atascadero | 65 |
| 206 | American Canyon | 64 |
| 206 | Burlingame | 64 |
| 206 | La Verne | 64 |
| 207 | Pinole | 63 |
| 208 | Woodlake | 61 |
| 209 | Malibu | 60 |
| 210 | Coronado | 59 |
| 210 | Cupertino | 59 |
| 210 | Pismo Beach | 59 |
| 211 | Aliso Viejo | 57 |
| 211 | Camarillo | 57 |
| 211 | Duarte | 57 |
| 212 | Goleta | 56 |
| 213 | Belmont | 55 |
| 214 | Hercules | 54 |
| 214 | Port Hueneme | 54 |
| 215 | Hermosa Beach | 53 |
| 216 | Auburn | 52 |
| 216 | Tehachapi | 52 |
| 217 | Dixon | 50 |
| 218 | Rancho Mirage | 49 |
| 219 | Fort Bragg | 48 |
| 220 | King City | 47 |
| 220 | Rancho Palos Verdes | 47 |
| 221 | Farmersville | 46 |
| 221 | Windsor | 46 |
| 222 | Los Gatos | 45 |
| 223 | Los Alamitos | 44 |
| 223 | Vernon | 44 |
| 224 | Corning | 43 |
| 224 | Sonora | 43 |
| 224 | Walnut | 43 |
| 225 | Willits | 42 |
| 226 | Calexico | 41 |
| 226 | Norco | 41 |
| 227 | Calabasas | 40 |
| 227 | Dana Point | 40 |
| 227 | Healdsburg | 40 |
| 228 | Exeter | 39 |
| 228 | Fowler | 39 |
| 229 | Gustine | 38 |
| 229 | Nevada City | 38 |
| 229 | South Pasadena | 38 |
| 230 | Albany | 37 |
| 230 | Colusa | 37 |
| 230 | Newman | 37 |
| 230 | Taft | 37 |
| 231 | Imperial | 35 |
| 232 | Agoura Hills | 34 |
| 232 | Danville | 34 |
| 232 | Escalon | 34 |
| 232 | Rio Vista | 34 |
| 233 | Orland | 33 |
| 233 | Riverbank | 33 |
| 234 | Dos Palos | 32 |
| 234 | Paradise | 32 |
| 235 | La Canada Flintridge | 31 |
| 235 | Yorba Linda | 31 |
| 236 | Morro Bay | 30 |
| 236 | Piedmont | 30 |
| 237 | Mammoth Lakes | 29 |
| 238 | Benicia | 28 |
| 238 | Bishop | 28 |
| 238 | Fillmore | 28 |
| 238 | Irwindale | 28 |
| 239 | Gridley | 27 |
| 239 | Los Altos | 27 |
| 239 | Sebastopol | 27 |
| 240 | Capitola | 26 |
| 240 | Moorpark | 26 |
| 241 | Grover Beach | 25 |
| 242 | Colma | 24 |
| 242 | Pacific Grove | 24 |
| 242 | Sierra Madre | 24 |
| 242 | Williams | 24 |
| 243 | Cloverdale | 23 |
| 244 | Kingsburg | 22 |
| 244 | Rancho Santa Margarita | 22 |
| 245 | Carpinteria | 21 |
| 245 | Fortuna | 21 |
| 245 | Jackson | 21 |
| 245 | Ripon | 21 |
| 245 | Solana Beach | 21 |
| 246 | Avalon | 20 |
| 246 | Lafayette | 20 |
| 246 | Moraga | 20 |
| 247 | Gonzales | 19 |
| 247 | Orange Cove | 19 |
| 248 | Saratoga | 18 |
| 248 | Westlake Village | 18 |
| 249 | Hillsborough | 17 |
| 249 | Orinda | 17 |
| 249 | Waterford | 17 |
| 249 | Weed | 17 |
| 250 | Calistoga | 16 |
| 250 | La Palma | 16 |
| 250 | Scotts Valley | 16 |
| 250 | Sonoma | 16 |
| 251 | Cotati | 15 |
| 251 | Foster City | 15 |
| 251 | Sand City | 15 |
| 252 | Brisbane | 14 |
| 253 | Alturas | 13 |
| 253 | Holtville | 13 |
| 253 | Mount Shasta | 13 |
| 254 | Fairfax | 12 |
| 254 | Guadalupe | 12 |
| 255 | Canyon Lake | 11 |
| 255 | Firebaugh | 11 |
| 255 | Rolling Hills Estates | 11 |
| 255 | St. Helena | 11 |
| 256 | Calimesa | 10 |
| 256 | Rio Dell | 10 |
| 257 | Atherton | 9 |
| 257 | Broadmoor | 9 |
| 257 | Clayton | 9 |
| 257 | Laguna Woods | 9 |
| 257 | Ojai | 9 |
| 257 | Sutter Creek | 9 |
| 258 | Angels Camp | 8 |
| 258 | Indian Wells | 8 |
| 259 | Ione | 7 |
| 259 | Los Altos Hills | 7 |
| 259 | Mill Valley | 7 |
| 259 | Sausalito | 7 |
| 260 | Del Rey Oaks | 6 |
| 260 | Dorris | 6 |
| 260 | Isleton | 6 |
| 260 | San Marino | 6 |
| 260 | Tulelake | 6 |
| 260 | Winters | 6 |
| 261 | Del Mar | 5 |
| 261 | Lake Shastina | 5 |
| 261 | Solvang | 5 |
| 261 | Tiburon | 5 |
| 262 | Carmel | 4 |
| 262 | Dunsmuir | 4 |
| 262 | Etna | 4 |
| 262 | Ferndale | 4 |
| 262 | Fort Jones | 4 |
| 262 | Montague | 4 |
| 262 | Monte Sereno | 4 |
| 263 | Bear Valley | 3 |
| 263 | Buellton | 3 |
| 263 | Hughson | 3 |
| 263 | Kensington | 3 |
| 263 | La Habra Heights | 3 |
| 263 | Ross | 3 |
| 263 | Yountville | 3 |
| 264 | Belvedere | 2 |
| 264 | Stallion Springs | 2 |
| 264 | Villa Park | 2 |
| 265 | Hidden Hills | 1 |
| 265 | Palos Verdes Estates | 1 |
| 265 | Rolling Hills | 1 |
| 265 | Wheatland | 1 |
| 266 | Bradbury | 0 |