Crime Grade · California

Safest Cities in California

371 reporting California cities ranked safest to least safe, by FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. Data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

State median violent crime rate: 308.2 per 100,000. Cities with population ≥ 10,000. Letter grade is the national decile against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities — same grade everywhere on this site.

Rank	City	Population	Violent / 100k	Grade
1	Solana Beach	12,854	31.1	A1/10
2	Palos Verdes Estates	12,512	32.0	A1/10
3	Los Altos	30,747	32.5	A1/10
4	Clayton	10,901	36.7	A1/10
5	Hillsborough	11,126	44.9	A1/10
6	Canyon Lake	11,100	45.0	A1/10
7	Yorba Linda	66,061	46.9	A1/10
8	Lafayette	25,368	55.2	A1/10
9	Danville	43,372	55.3	A1/10
10	San Marino	12,015	58.3	A1/10
11	Moraga	16,651	60.1	A1/10
12	Laguna Woods	16,922	70.9	A1/10
13	Foster City	32,395	71.0	A1/10
14	Orinda	19,588	76.6	A1/10
15	Irvine	321,339	78.1	A1/10
16	Diamond Bar	51,126	78.2	A1/10
17	Lincoln	57,962	82.8	A1/10
18	Piedmont	10,709	84.0	A1/10
19	Poway	49,601	86.7	A1/10
20	Benicia	26,322	87.4	A1/10
21	La Canada Flintridge	19,229	88.4	A1/10
22	Saratoga	29,185	89.1	A1/10
23	Central Marin	35,311	90.6	A1/10
24	Rancho Palos Verdes	39,289	91.6	A1/10
25	San Ramon	85,810	92.1	A1/10
26	Eastvale	70,669	93.4	A1/10
27	Los Gatos	32,840	94.4	A1/10
28	Fremont	227,635	94.9	A1/10
29	Mill Valley	13,658	95.2	A1/10
30	Imperial	22,531	97.6	A1/10
31	Moorpark	35,466	98.7	A1/10
32	Pacific Grove	14,792	101.4	A1/10
33	San Marcos	97,052	102.0	A1/10
34	Wildomar	37,145	102.3	A1/10
35	Encinitas	60,923	105.1	A1/10
36	Rancho Santa Margarita	45,982	108.7	A1/10
37	Cupertino	56,375	111.8	A1/10
38	Laguna Niguel	64,098	112.3	A1/10
39	Calimesa	11,503	113.0	A1/10
40	Rocklin	75,993	117.1	A1/10
41	Mission Viejo	91,142	117.4	A1/10
42	Aliso Viejo	50,060	119.9	A1/10
43	Pleasanton	74,698	120.5	A2/10
44	Manhattan Beach	32,989	121.3	A2/10
45	Sonoma	10,576	122.9	A2/10
46	Agoura Hills	19,229	124.8	A2/10
47	Thousand Oaks	123,592	125.4	A2/10
48	Arroyo Grande	18,203	126.4	A2/10
49	Walnut	26,702	127.3	A2/10
50	Simi Valley	125,637	133.7	A2/10
51	Belmont	26,859	137.8	A2/10
52	Chino Hills	76,802	138.0	A2/10
53	Pacifica	36,699	139.0	A2/10
54	Oakley	48,125	139.2	A2/10
55	Atascadero	29,742	141.2	A2/10
56	Camarillo	69,673	143.5	A2/10
57	Dublin	70,120	145.5	A2/10
58	Norco	25,405	145.6	A2/10
59	Temecula	110,880	151.5	A2/10
60	Ripon	16,285	153.5	A2/10
61	Newman	12,267	154.9	A2/10
62	Santee	58,918	157.8	A2/10
63	Palo Alto	67,491	158.5	A2/10
64	Burlingame	30,794	159.1	A2/10
65	Auburn	13,777	159.7	A2/10
66	Calabasas	21,897	159.8	A2/10
67	Folsom	89,999	160.0	A2/10
68	La Palma	14,977	160.2	A2/10
69	Elk Grove	184,388	161.1	A2/10
70	Windsor	25,723	163.3	A2/10
71	Riverbank	25,043	163.7	A2/10
72	Lake Forest	87,471	164.6	A2/10
73	Rio Vista	10,309	164.9	A2/10
74	Santa Clarita	221,303	165.4	A2/10
75	Hercules	26,595	165.4	A2/10
76	San Clemente	62,236	165.5	A2/10
77	San Juan Capistrano	35,548	166.0	A2/10
78	Kingsburg	13,218	166.4	A2/10
79	San Mateo	102,362	167.1	A2/10
80	Menifee	120,777	167.3	A2/10
81	Santa Clara	134,290	170.5	A2/10
82	La Verne	29,879	170.7	A2/10
83	La Mirada	44,755	172.0	A2/10
84	Dana Point	32,466	172.5	A2/10
85	Lake Elsinore	73,871	173.3	A2/10
86	Fortuna	12,021	174.7	A2/10
87	Livermore	84,137	174.7	A2/10
88	Albany	19,258	176.6	A2/10
89	La Quinta	39,536	177.1	A2/10
90	Fountain Valley	55,805	177.4	A2/10
91	Woodland	63,498	181.1	A3/10
92	Brea	47,997	181.3	A3/10
93	Menlo Park	32,887	182.4	A3/10
94	Jurupa Valley	107,986	184.3	A3/10
95	Truckee	17,361	184.3	A3/10
96	Sunnyvale	157,191	185.1	A3/10
97	Laguna Beach	22,455	187.0	A3/10
98	Glendora	49,541	187.7	A3/10
99	Murrieta	112,892	187.8	A3/10
100	Rancho Mirage	18,056	188.3	A3/10
101	Davis	67,181	189.0	A3/10
102	Carpinteria	12,692	189.1	A3/10
103	Morro Bay	10,549	189.6	A3/10
104	Roseville	167,225	190.8	A3/10
105	Monrovia	37,736	190.8	A3/10
106	San Bruno	41,622	192.2	A3/10
107	Tracy	101,835	193.5	A3/10
108	Alhambra	79,699	194.5	A3/10
109	Orange	137,561	195.5	A3/10
110	Arcadia	53,974	196.4	A3/10
111	Brentwood	66,753	197.7	A3/10
112	Grover Beach	12,501	200.0	A3/10
113	Lathrop	44,482	202.3	A3/10
114	Avenal	14,286	203.0	A3/10
115	Vista	99,445	203.1	A3/10
116	Calexico	38,785	203.7	A3/10
117	Goleta	32,632	205.3	A3/10
118	Mountain View	88,504	205.6	A3/10
119	Carlsbad	113,239	206.6	A3/10
120	Huntington Beach	190,081	207.3	A3/10
121	Pleasant Hill	34,065	208.4	A3/10
122	Novato	52,105	209.2	A3/10
123	Tustin	78,611	209.9	A3/10
124	Walnut Creek	70,970	211.4	A3/10
125	Scotts Valley	11,731	213.1	A3/10
126	West Covina	106,374	213.4	A3/10
127	Laguna Hills	30,150	215.6	A3/10
128	Sierra Madre	10,663	215.7	A3/10
129	Beaumont	61,160	215.8	A3/10
130	Napa	76,328	217.5	A3/10
131	Morgan Hill	46,021	219.5	A3/10
132	Temple City	34,359	221.2	A3/10
133	Petaluma	59,305	227.6	A3/10
134	Garden Grove	172,490	231.9	A3/10
135	Glendale	185,849	234.6	A3/10
136	Milpitas	79,749	235.7	A3/10
137	San Gabriel	37,551	237.0	A3/10
138	Rohnert Park	45,002	237.8	A3/10
139	Corona	162,606	238.0	A3/10
140	Dixon	20,540	238.6	A3/10
141	Redondo Beach	67,280	239.3	A3/10
142	Fontana	220,837	243.2	A3/10
143	Soledad	26,261	243.7	A3/10
144	El Centro	44,178	244.5	A3/10
145	Placentia	53,580	244.5	A3/10
146	Newport Beach	82,431	248.7	A3/10
147	Los Banos	49,457	248.7	A3/10
148	Duarte	23,654	249.4	A3/10
149	Daly City	100,564	249.6	A3/10
150	San Jacinto	55,863	254.2	A3/10
151	Martinez	36,962	254.3	A3/10
152	La Habra	60,994	257.4	A3/10
153	Clovis	129,862	259.5	A3/10
154	Suisun City	29,650	259.7	A3/10
155	Los Alamitos	11,864	261.3	B4/10
156	Vacaville	104,462	263.3	B4/10
157	Grand Terrace	12,868	264.2	B4/10
158	Indio	95,514	264.9	B4/10
159	Monterey Park	57,293	265.3	B4/10
160	Exeter	10,152	266.0	B4/10
161	Redlands	74,542	271.0	B4/10
162	Azusa	47,939	271.2	B4/10
163	Ontario	184,763	272.2	B4/10
164	Moreno Valley	213,581	272.5	B4/10
165	Covina	48,777	272.7	B4/10
166	Patterson	25,491	274.6	B4/10
167	Hollister	45,859	281.3	B4/10
168	Buena Park	82,300	281.9	B4/10
169	San Dimas	32,560	282.6	B4/10
170	Imperial Beach	25,437	283.1	B4/10
171	Pinole	18,579	285.3	B4/10
172	Banning	32,480	286.3	B4/10
173	West Sacramento	56,549	286.5	B4/10
174	South Pasadena	25,370	287.7	B4/10
175	Santa Rosa	177,414	289.7	B4/10
176	Claremont	35,825	293.1	B4/10
177	Rancho Cucamonga	174,313	293.7	B4/10
178	Farmersville	10,528	294.5	B4/10
179	Healdsburg	11,201	294.6	B4/10
180	Coachella	44,131	299.1	B4/10
181	Downey	108,251	299.3	B4/10
182	Cypress	49,097	299.4	B4/10
183	Bell Gardens	37,125	301.7	B4/10
184	Delano	54,060	305.2	B4/10
185	South San Francisco	64,363	307.6	B4/10
186	Torrance	137,914	308.2	B4/10
187	Fillmore	17,399	310.4	B4/10
188	Chino	94,769	318.7	B4/10
189	Paradise	10,570	321.7	B4/10
190	Shafter	23,483	323.6	B4/10
191	Palm Desert	52,205	323.7	B4/10
192	Galt	26,827	324.3	B4/10
193	Perris	81,203	327.6	B4/10
194	Kerman	17,657	328.5	B4/10
195	Stanton	42,005	328.5	B4/10
196	Manteca	97,039	329.8	B4/10
197	Porterville	63,646	331.5	B4/10
198	Santa Ana	317,439	332.0	B4/10
199	Westminster	89,231	332.8	B4/10
200	Wasco	27,937	332.9	B4/10
201	Escondido	148,303	333.1	B4/10
202	Upland	79,844	333.1	B4/10
203	Cathedral City	52,742	333.7	B4/10
204	Newark	45,944	335.2	B4/10
205	Livingston	14,908	335.4	B4/10
206	Lemon Grove	27,896	337.0	B4/10
207	Colton	53,417	338.8	B4/10
208	Loma Linda	25,186	341.5	B4/10
209	Campbell	42,679	342.1	B4/10
210	Brawley	28,624	342.4	B4/10
211	Burbank	102,684	342.8	B4/10
212	Santa Paula	32,043	343.3	B4/10
213	Marina	23,220	344.5	B4/10
214	Hanford	60,962	346.1	B4/10
215	Monterey	28,727	348.1	B4/10
216	Alameda	78,978	348.2	B4/10
217	Paso Robles	31,588	348.2	B4/10
218	Ventura	109,633	349.3	B4/10
219	Yucaipa	53,735	349.9	B4/10
220	Cerritos	45,961	350.3	B4/10
221	Rosemead	48,740	352.9	B4/10
222	Lomita	19,433	355.1	B4/10
223	Turlock	72,919	357.9	B4/10
224	Coronado	17,532	359.3	B4/10
225	McFarland	14,413	360.8	B5/10
226	San Fernando	23,173	362.5	B5/10
227	Chula Vista	279,237	362.8	B5/10
228	Arcata	18,741	362.8	B5/10
229	Redwood City	82,769	363.7	B5/10
230	San Rafael	59,670	363.7	B5/10
231	Baldwin Park	68,586	367.4	B5/10
232	Chowchilla	19,258	368.7	B5/10
233	Hemet	93,689	371.4	B5/10
234	San Diego	1,409,432	372.0	B5/10
235	Ceres	49,144	372.4	B5/10
236	Citrus Heights	86,751	373.5	B5/10
237	Norwalk	96,677	374.4	B5/10
238	Lindsay	12,716	377.5	B5/10
239	Oceanside	170,168	380.2	B5/10
240	Fullerton	139,237	381.4	B5/10
241	Whittier	85,082	389.0	B5/10
242	Tehachapi	10,699	392.6	B5/10
243	San Pablo	31,429	394.5	B5/10
244	American Canyon	21,728	395.8	B5/10
245	Yuba City	68,919	396.1	B5/10
246	La Mesa	60,686	397.1	B5/10
247	Gilroy	60,649	397.4	B5/10
248	Grass Valley	14,087	397.5	B5/10
249	Lompoc	43,455	398.1	B5/10
250	El Segundo	16,380	409.0	B5/10
251	El Monte	103,551	410.4	B5/10
252	La Puente	36,056	410.5	B5/10
253	Beverly Hills	30,651	411.1	B5/10
254	Hermosa Beach	18,451	411.9	B5/10
255	Montebello	60,172	412.2	B5/10
256	Visalia	147,414	413.1	B5/10
257	Watsonville	51,037	413.4	B5/10
258	Twentynine Palms	28,976	417.6	B5/10
259	Concord	123,703	418.7	B5/10
260	Carson	89,767	420.0	B5/10
261	Pasadena	136,663	420.7	B5/10
262	Placerville	10,686	421.1	B5/10
263	El Cerrito	26,528	422.2	B5/10
264	San Luis Obispo	49,948	424.4	B5/10
265	King City	14,065	426.6	B5/10
266	Oakdale	23,209	430.9	B5/10
267	Madera	69,753	431.5	B5/10
268	Hayward	157,399	436.5	B5/10
269	Pittsburg	77,328	439.7	B5/10
270	Port Hueneme	21,174	443.9	B5/10
271	Union City	65,297	450.3	B5/10
272	Lakewood	76,818	453.0	B5/10
273	El Cajon	102,604	454.2	B5/10
274	Lemoore	27,042	458.5	B5/10
275	Bell	31,562	459.4	B5/10
276	South El Monte	18,861	466.6	B5/10
277	Pico Rivera	58,318	468.1	B5/10
278	Tulare	73,442	475.2	B5/10
279	Artesia	15,358	475.3	B5/10
280	Desert Hot Springs	34,267	481.5	C6/10
281	Sanger	26,245	483.9	C6/10
282	Seal Beach	24,079	490.1	C6/10
283	Coalinga	17,290	491.6	C6/10
284	Lodi	69,204	492.7	C6/10
285	Corcoran	22,609	495.4	C6/10
286	Bakersfield	420,589	495.7	C6/10
287	Palm Springs	45,657	499.4	C6/10
288	San Jose	994,435	504.3	C6/10
289	Rancho Cordova	85,272	506.6	C6/10
290	Fairfield	123,346	510.8	C6/10
291	Blythe	17,214	511.2	C6/10
292	Salinas	160,138	512.7	C6/10
293	Apple Valley	74,764	516.3	C6/10
294	Hesperia	100,850	519.6	C6/10
295	South Gate	89,223	525.6	C6/10
296	Ukiah	15,949	526.7	C6/10
297	Riverside	325,858	529.7	C6/10
298	Santa Cruz	62,473	531.4	C6/10
299	California City	12,745	533.5	C6/10
300	Highland	55,936	534.5	C6/10
301	Greenfield	21,603	537.0	C6/10
302	Signal Hill	11,149	538.2	C6/10
303	Costa Mesa	108,414	538.7	C6/10
304	Seaside	31,325	539.5	C6/10
305	Anaheim	344,040	546.2	C6/10
306	Paramount	50,265	547.1	C6/10
307	San Leandro	84,200	548.7	C6/10
308	Palmdale	158,983	551.0	C6/10
309	Ridgecrest	28,469	551.5	C6/10
310	East Palo Alto	29,143	552.4	C6/10
311	Oxnard	200,296	553.7	C6/10
312	Reedley	26,201	564.9	C6/10
313	Adelanto	38,210	565.3	C6/10
314	Hawthorne	82,626	568.8	C6/10
315	Selma	24,399	573.8	C6/10
316	Maywood	23,432	576.1	C6/10
317	Atwater	32,326	578.5	C6/10
318	Modesto	221,064	580.4	C6/10
319	Dinuba	26,100	586.2	C6/10
320	Lawndale	29,647	593.7	C6/10
321	San Francisco	802,856	596.5	C6/10
322	Yucca Valley	21,630	605.6	C6/10
323	Bellflower	73,883	613.1	C6/10
324	Gardena	58,456	615.8	C6/10
325	Santa Maria	111,741	620.2	C7/10
326	Long Beach	447,317	620.8	C7/10
327	Santa Monica	90,193	622.0	C7/10
328	National City	57,748	637.3	C7/10
329	Santa Barbara	86,926	638.5	C7/10
330	Malibu	10,164	639.5	C7/10
331	Rialto	103,164	641.7	C7/10
332	Berkeley	121,235	641.7	C7/10
333	Pomona	147,214	645.3	C7/10
334	Cudahy	21,401	654.2	C7/10
335	Chico	102,829	656.4	C7/10
336	Culver City	39,678	657.8	C7/10
337	Montclair	37,576	660.0	C7/10
338	Los Angeles	3,874,484	667.8	C7/10
339	Inglewood	101,651	685.7	C7/10
340	Mendota	12,511	687.4	C7/10
341	Huntington Park	51,054	691.4	C7/10
342	Marysville	12,680	694.0	C7/10
343	Merced	98,482	695.6	C7/10
344	Anderson	11,133	700.6	C7/10
345	Fresno	551,969	714.4	C7/10
346	South Lake Tahoe	21,206	716.8	C7/10
347	Sacramento	538,389	719.4	C7/10
348	Susanville	11,522	720.4	C7/10
349	Clearlake	16,622	721.9	C7/10
350	Redding	93,429	723.5	C7/10
351	Hawaiian Gardens	13,172	736.4	C7/10
352	Antioch	119,234	754.8	C7/10
353	Emeryville	14,177	768.9	C7/10
354	Vallejo	122,870	770.7	C7/10
355	Arvin	22,149	776.6	C7/10
356	Richmond	115,149	810.3	D8/10
357	Eureka	25,154	819.0	D8/10
358	Lancaster	164,012	834.7	D8/10
359	Oroville	19,632	876.1	D8/10
360	West Hollywood	33,928	884.2	D8/10
361	San Bernardino	224,283	897.1	D8/10
362	Parlier	14,377	897.3	D8/10
363	Lynwood	62,089	910.0	D8/10
364	Santa Fe Springs	18,568	953.3	D8/10
365	Victorville	140,309	1015.6	D8/10
366	Stockton	325,985	1027.0	D8/10
367	Red Bluff	14,175	1157.0	F9/10
368	Compton	89,564	1271.7	F9/10
369	Barstow	24,770	1332.3	F9/10
370	Commerce	11,464	1448.0	F10/10
371	Oakland	435,042	1925.3	F10/10

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About this ranking

Cities are ranked by the FBI's reported violent crime rate per 100,000 residents for the most recent fully-reported year (see individual city pages for the year shown). The list is restricted to cities with population ≥ 10,000 that report to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Refreshed every six months.