Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

California City, CA Crime Grade

How California City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.

F

National

9/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

F

California

9/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in California City, CA was 533.5 per 100,000 residents (68 incidents over a population of 12,745). That puts California City 64% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 28% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. California City (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

California City vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense

Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.

Full data, last 5 years

Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.

Offense20202022202320242025
Violent crime630.0(90)502.0(76)593.5(90)596.2(80)533.5(68)
Murder0.0(0)6.6(1)6.6(1)7.5(1)0.0(0)
Rape63.0(9)13.2(2)52.8(8)22.4(3)54.9(7)
Robbery63.0(9)33.0(5)79.1(12)44.7(6)86.3(11)
Aggravated assault504.0(72)449.2(68)455.0(69)521.7(70)392.3(50)
Property crime1666.0(238)1334.4(202)1740.9(264)1647.0(221)1404.5(179)
Burglary609.0(87)535.1(81)507.7(77)395.0(53)235.4(30)
Larceny700.0(100)528.5(80)751.7(114)849.6(114)870.9(111)
Motor vehicle theft308.0(44)257.6(39)474.8(72)365.2(49)290.3(37)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

  • Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
  • Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
  • National decile: California City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
  • Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

Nearby cities in California

Comparable California cities by population.

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