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Safest towns in California

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 411 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Imperial 1 Imperial 6.3 Violent 1.1 per 1,000 Yountville 2 Yountville 6.4 Violent 0.8 per 1,000 Map of Winters 3 Winters 7.5 Violent 0.7 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Imperial Imperial21,430 people 6.3 1.1 per 1,000 1.8 per 1,000
2 Yountville Yountville3,348 people 6.4 0.8 per 1,000 3.1 per 1,000
3 Map of Winters Winters7,583 people 7.5 0.7 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
4 Wheatland Wheatland3,876 people 7.6 0.8 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
5 Map of Los Altos Hills Los Altos Hills8,377 people 7.7 0.5 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
6 Map of Rancho Santa Margarita Rancho Santa Margarita46,990 people 7.9 0.8 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
7 Danville Danville43,401 people 8.4 0.7 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
8 Hughson Hughson7,648 people 8.5 1.0 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
9 Lake Shastina Lake Shastina3,001 people 8.5 1.6 per 1,000 2.2 per 1,000
10 Map of Saratoga Saratoga30,319 people 8.5 0.7 per 1,000 5.6 per 1,000
11 Map of Villa Park Villa Park5,748 people 8.5 0.4 per 1,000 6.9 per 1,000
12 Clayton10,937 people 8.8 0.7 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
13 Moraga Moraga16,769 people 8.8 0.9 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
14 Map of Stallion Springs Stallion Springs2,937 people 8.8 1.4 per 1,000 3.1 per 1,000
15 Canyon Lake Canyon Lake11,119 people 9.0 0.6 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
16 Laguna Woods Laguna Woods17,289 people 9.3 0.6 per 1,000 6.9 per 1,000
17 Map of Lincoln Lincoln52,956 people 10.0 1.1 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
18 Map of Monte Sereno Monte Sereno3,461 people 10.0 0.7 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
19 Hillsborough Hillsborough11,099 people 10.2 1.0 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
20 Map of Moorpark Moorpark35,854 people 10.4 0.9 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
21 Ione Ione9,156 people 10.4 1.6 per 1,000 4.0 per 1,000
22 Palos Verdes Estates Palos Verdes Estates12,925 people 10.4 0.2 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
23 Yorba Linda Yorba Linda67,170 people 10.8 0.6 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
24 Foster City Foster City32,792 people 10.8 0.6 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
25 Tiburon Tiburon9,012 people 10.9 0.5 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
26 Holtville Holtville5,617 people 11.1 1.6 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
27 Orinda Orinda19,514 people 11.1 0.7 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
28 Map of Poway Poway48,713 people 11.1 1.3 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
29 Mill Valley Mill Valley14,012 people 11.2 0.7 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
30 Guadalupe Guadalupe8,566 people 11.4 1.2 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
31 Newman Newman12,316 people 11.8 1.9 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
32 Aliso Viejo Aliso Viejo51,113 people 12.2 1.2 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
33 Solvang Solvang6,034 people 12.5 1.0 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
34 Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes40,864 people 12.9 1.1 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
35 Laguna Niguel Laguna Niguel64,139 people 13.0 1.1 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
36 Map of Hercules Hercules26,302 people 13.0 1.8 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
37 St. Helena5,318 people 13.0 1.4 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
38 Fairfax Fairfax7,516 people 13.2 1.2 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
39 San Marcos San Marcos94,882 people 13.3 1.8 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
40 Calexico Calexico38,585 people 13.3 1.5 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
41 La Habra Heights La Habra Heights5,478 people 13.4 1.2 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
42 Pacific Grove Pacific Grove14,951 people 13.5 1.4 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
43 Los Altos Los Altos30,698 people 13.6 0.7 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
44 Map of Simi Valley Simi Valley125,634 people 14.0 1.3 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
45 Windsor26,081 people 14.1 1.9 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
46 Lake Forest Lake Forest86,281 people 14.3 1.5 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
47 Map of Firebaugh Firebaugh8,392 people 14.3 1.4 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
48 Benicia26,749 people 14.3 1.1 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
49 Fillmore Fillmore16,816 people 14.3 2.2 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000
50 Orange Cove Orange Cove9,695 people 14.3 2.5 per 1,000 4.2 per 1,000
51 Map of San Ramon San Ramon85,993 people 14.3 1.1 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
52 Ojai Ojai7,577 people 14.3 1.7 per 1,000 7.6 per 1,000
53 Map of Ripon Ripon16,201 people 14.7 1.5 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
54 Rocklin Rocklin73,327 people 14.8 1.4 per 1,000 9.2 per 1,000
55 Lafayette25,285 people 14.9 0.7 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
56 Thousand Oaks125,205 people 14.9 1.1 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
57 Map of Waterford Waterford9,204 people 14.9 1.8 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
58 Map of Rio Vista Rio Vista10,102 people 15.3 2.5 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
59 Map of Atherton Atherton6,993 people 15.3 1.0 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
60 Dana Point Dana Point32,790 people 15.4 1.6 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
61 Sierra Madre Sierra Madre10,940 people 15.5 2.2 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
62 Map of Broadmoor Broadmoor4,586 people 15.5 1.5 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
63 Solana Beach Solana Beach12,823 people 15.6 1.0 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
64 Map of Mission Viejo Mission Viejo92,151 people 15.7 1.2 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
65 Map of Santee Santee59,332 people 16.1 2.4 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
66 Encinitas Encinitas61,480 people 16.1 1.8 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
67 Map of Atascadero Atascadero29,712 people 16.2 1.8 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
68 Sonoma Sonoma10,670 people 16.3 1.5 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
69 Map of Menifee Menifee110,305 people 16.4 1.8 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
70 Agoura Hills Agoura Hills19,721 people 16.5 1.5 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
71 Camarillo Camarillo70,186 people 16.6 1.2 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
72 San Marino San Marino12,216 people 16.6 0.5 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
73 Map of Wildomar Wildomar37,277 people 16.9 1.4 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
74 Map of Irvine Irvine311,690 people 16.9 0.8 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
75 Map of Murrieta Murrieta112,064 people 17.2 1.8 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
76 San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano35,095 people 17.2 1.9 per 1,000 9.8 per 1,000
77 Map of Ross Ross2,606 people 17.3 0.9 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
78 Gonzales Gonzales8,492 people 17.4 3.1 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
79 Map of Oakley Oakley45,183 people 17.4 1.9 per 1,000 9.8 per 1,000
80 Soledad Soledad26,365 people 17.7 2.6 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
81 Buellton Buellton5,074 people 17.8 1.7 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
82 Avenal Avenal13,608 people 17.9 3.9 per 1,000 2.5 per 1,000
83 Cupertino Cupertino58,566 people 17.9 1.0 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
84 Map of Pacifica Pacifica37,261 people 18.0 1.6 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
85 Kensington Kensington5,179 people 18.1 0.9 per 1,000 14.5 per 1,000
86 Santa Clarita Santa Clarita230,221 people 18.1 1.7 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
87 Del Mar Del Mar3,903 people 18.1 1.2 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
88 Map of San Clemente San Clemente63,273 people 18.4 1.7 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
89 Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande18,372 people 18.7 2.6 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
90 Kingsburg Kingsburg12,755 people 19.0 1.6 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
91 Cotati Cotati7,489 people 19.2 1.8 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
92 Elk Grove Elk Grove179,155 people 19.3 1.8 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
93 Morro Bay Morro Bay10,692 people 19.3 2.6 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
94 Calabasas Calabasas22,669 people 19.3 1.7 per 1,000 12.7 per 1,000
95 Temple City Temple City35,430 people 19.5 2.1 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
96 Eastvale Eastvale70,633 people 19.6 0.9 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
97 Hollister Hollister43,811 people 19.7 3.1 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
98 Belmont Belmont27,337 people 19.7 1.7 per 1,000 12.8 per 1,000
99 Los Gatos Los Gatos32,786 people 19.7 1.3 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
100 Map of Beaumont Beaumont56,266 people 19.8 2.5 per 1,000 9.9 per 1,000
101 Auburn Auburn13,768 people 19.8 3.1 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
102 Sutter Creek Sutter Creek2,702 people 19.8 2.8 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
103 Map of Cloverdale Cloverdale8,886 people 19.9 3.0 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
104 Patterson24,693 people 20.4 2.6 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
105 La Cañada Flintridge La Cañada Flintridge19,935 people 20.4 1.1 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
106 Laguna Hills30,740 people 20.5 2.4 per 1,000 10.9 per 1,000
107 Map of Vista Vista99,114 people 20.6 3.0 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
108 Fortuna Fortuna12,326 people 20.6 2.2 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
109 Map of Walnut Walnut27,611 people 20.6 1.3 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
110 Sausalito Sausalito7,141 people 20.7 0.8 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
111 Map of Grover Beach Grover Beach12,604 people 20.9 2.4 per 1,000 11.3 per 1,000
112 Calistoga Calistoga5,111 people 20.9 2.9 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
113 Riverbank Riverbank25,166 people 21.4 1.4 per 1,000 15.9 per 1,000
114 Indian Wells Indian Wells4,871 people 21.4 1.3 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
115 Pleasanton Pleasanton76,960 people 21.5 1.2 per 1,000 16.8 per 1,000
116 Goleta Goleta32,685 people 21.6 1.9 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
117 Santa Paula Santa Paula31,376 people 21.9 3.5 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
118 Folsom Folsom83,916 people 21.9 1.9 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
119 Map of Gustine Gustine6,133 people 22.0 3.5 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
120 Orange Orange138,266 people 22.0 2.1 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
121 Carlsbad Carlsbad114,373 people 22.2 2.0 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
122 Morgan Hill Morgan Hill45,425 people 22.2 2.2 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
123 Imperial Beach Imperial Beach25,764 people 22.2 3.9 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
124 Duarte22,184 people 22.3 2.5 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
125 Petaluma Petaluma59,247 people 22.4 2.6 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
126 Orland Orland8,357 people 22.4 3.2 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
127 Map of Roseville Roseville155,955 people 22.4 2.2 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
128 Martinez Martinez36,903 people 22.5 2.5 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
129 Map of Paradise Paradise7,392 people 22.5 3.4 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
130 Diamond Bar Diamond Bar53,355 people 22.6 1.1 per 1,000 18.1 per 1,000
131 Dublin Dublin70,803 people 22.6 1.5 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
132 Rolling Hills Estates Rolling Hills Estates8,131 people 22.6 1.5 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
133 Carpinteria Carpinteria13,036 people 22.7 2.3 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
134 Truckee Truckee17,066 people 22.8 4.0 per 1,000 6.9 per 1,000
135 King City King City13,604 people 22.8 3.5 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
136 Dixon Dixon19,683 people 22.8 2.6 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
137 Fontana Fontana214,169 people 22.9 2.7 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
138 Map of Temecula Temecula111,167 people 23.2 1.6 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
139 Scotts Valley Scotts Valley12,044 people 23.3 2.2 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
140 Laguna Beach Laguna Beach22,710 people 23.4 2.9 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
141 Map of Garden Grove Garden Grove170,964 people 23.5 2.3 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
142 La Palma La Palma15,272 people 23.7 1.6 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
143 Map of Mount Shasta Mount Shasta3,182 people 23.9 4.8 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
144 Map of Rohnert Park Rohnert Park44,575 people 24.2 2.9 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
145 Brisbane Brisbane4,692 people 24.3 2.5 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
146 Delano Delano51,679 people 24.3 3.3 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
147 Cathedral City52,267 people 24.5 3.0 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
148 El Centro El Centro44,240 people 24.6 3.0 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
149 Map of La Mirada La Mirada47,180 people 24.7 1.8 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
150 Willits Willits4,920 people 24.7 5.3 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
151 Novato Novato52,546 people 24.8 2.6 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000
152 Map of Calimesa Calimesa10,902 people 24.9 1.5 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
153 Fountain Valley Fountain Valley56,258 people 24.9 1.6 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
154 Escalon7,451 people 25.1 3.5 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
155 Westlake Village Westlake Village7,743 people 25.1 1.7 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
156 Los Banos Los Banos47,593 people 25.3 2.3 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
157 Azusa Azusa49,031 people 25.4 2.8 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
158 Lathrop Lathrop35,052 people 25.4 2.9 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
159 Healdsburg Healdsburg11,243 people 25.4 3.3 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
160 West Sacramento West Sacramento54,927 people 25.4 2.8 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
161 Tracy Tracy96,966 people 25.5 2.6 per 1,000 15.2 per 1,000
162 Map of Menlo Park Menlo Park32,727 people 25.7 2.2 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
163 Map of Lake Elsinore Lake Elsinore72,461 people 25.9 1.7 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
164 Clovis Clovis124,725 people 25.9 2.5 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
165 Chula Vista Chula Vista276,375 people 26.0 3.6 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
166 Napa Napa78,239 people 26.0 2.9 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
167 Map of Cypress Cypress49,498 people 26.1 2.8 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
168 Huntington Beach Huntington Beach195,240 people 26.3 2.0 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
169 Map of Woodland Woodland61,854 people 26.4 2.8 per 1,000 15.1 per 1,000
170 McFarland14,222 people 26.5 4.5 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
171 Glendora Glendora50,926 people 26.5 2.0 per 1,000 18.5 per 1,000
172 Coalinga Coalinga17,203 people 26.5 5.3 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
173 Map of Colusa Colusa6,505 people 26.5 4.5 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
174 Placentia Placentia52,826 people 26.6 2.9 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
175 American Canyon American Canyon21,691 people 26.7 3.4 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
176 Map of Farmersville Farmersville10,397 people 26.8 4.1 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
177 Santa Rosa Santa Rosa177,090 people 26.8 3.2 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
178 Williams Williams5,585 people 26.9 4.1 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
179 La Quinta La Quinta38,707 people 27.0 1.7 per 1,000 20.2 per 1,000
180 Marina Marina22,563 people 27.1 3.4 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
181 Map of Coachella Coachella43,307 people 27.3 3.0 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
182 Newport Beach Newport Beach83,845 people 27.5 2.4 per 1,000 18.1 per 1,000
183 Map of Seaside Seaside31,814 people 27.5 4.9 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
184 Hanford Hanford59,754 people 27.5 4.1 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
185 San Mateo San Mateo103,105 people 27.7 2.5 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
186 Corona Corona159,670 people 27.7 2.4 per 1,000 18.1 per 1,000
187 Map of San Gabriel San Gabriel38,392 people 27.7 2.0 per 1,000 19.6 per 1,000
188 Oakdale Oakdale23,194 people 27.8 4.0 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
189 Map of Banning Banning31,093 people 27.9 4.2 per 1,000 11.3 per 1,000
190 Sunnyvale Sunnyvale154,236 people 27.9 2.3 per 1,000 18.9 per 1,000
191 Lemoore Lemoore27,102 people 28.1 4.2 per 1,000 11.3 per 1,000
192 Mammoth Lakes7,214 people 28.2 4.0 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
193 Rio Dell Rio Dell3,349 people 28.3 3.5 per 1,000 14.5 per 1,000
194 Map of Shafter Shafter21,193 people 28.3 3.1 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
195 Map of Livermore Livermore85,522 people 28.7 2.1 per 1,000 20.2 per 1,000
196 Map of Bell Gardens Bell Gardens38,229 people 28.7 3.8 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
197 Map of Suisun City Suisun City29,286 people 28.9 3.5 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
198 La Puente La Puente37,142 people 29.0 4.0 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
199 Norco Norco25,054 people 29.1 1.2 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
200 Map of Moreno Valley Moreno Valley211,666 people 29.4 3.0 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
201 Manteca Manteca89,043 people 29.4 3.6 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
202 Map of Lemon Grove Lemon Grove27,686 people 29.5 4.6 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
203 Burlingame Burlingame30,525 people 29.5 1.9 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
204 Livingston Livingston14,606 people 29.5 3.8 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
205 Tustin Tustin78,981 people 29.5 2.2 per 1,000 20.8 per 1,000
206 Daly City Daly City101,964 people 29.6 3.0 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
207 Fremont Fremont228,295 people 29.6 1.7 per 1,000 22.9 per 1,000
208 South San Francisco South San Francisco64,305 people 29.7 3.3 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
209 Map of Vacaville Vacaville102,596 people 29.7 3.0 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
210 Kerman Kerman16,815 people 29.8 3.8 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
211 Map of Brentwood Brentwood65,208 people 29.8 2.4 per 1,000 20.4 per 1,000
212 San Bruno San Bruno42,307 people 30.0 2.9 per 1,000 18.4 per 1,000
213 Covina Covina49,888 people 30.1 3.3 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
214 Map of La Verne La Verne30,600 people 30.1 1.9 per 1,000 22.3 per 1,000
215 Sebastopol Sebastopol7,445 people 30.1 3.9 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
216 Escondido Escondido149,668 people 30.3 3.8 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
217 Madera Madera67,831 people 30.3 4.7 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
218 Glendale Glendale190,748 people 30.3 2.5 per 1,000 20.4 per 1,000
219 Galt Galt25,962 people 30.4 4.0 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
220 Ontario Ontario180,547 people 30.4 2.9 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
221 La Mesa La Mesa60,797 people 30.5 4.0 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
222 Coronado Coronado19,015 people 30.7 3.4 per 1,000 17.1 per 1,000
223 Corcoran Corcoran22,491 people 30.8 5.3 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
224 Davis Davis66,978 people 30.8 1.9 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
225 Chowchilla Chowchilla19,020 people 31.0 5.3 per 1,000 10.0 per 1,000
226 West Covina West Covina107,037 people 31.2 2.7 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
227 Map of San Jacinto San Jacinto55,180 people 31.2 3.3 per 1,000 18.1 per 1,000
228 Jackson Jackson5,048 people 31.2 4.4 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
229 La Habra La Habra61,970 people 31.2 3.1 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
230 Map of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)31,446 people 31.3 3.7 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
231 Sanger Sanger26,699 people 31.4 4.9 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
232 Fowler Fowler7,094 people 31.4 5.0 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
233 Porterville Porterville63,157 people 31.5 3.9 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
234 Map of Blythe Blythe17,396 people 31.6 5.5 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
235 Monrovia Monrovia37,571 people 31.6 2.4 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
236 Baldwin Park70,138 people 31.7 4.2 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
237 Map of Desert Hot Springs Desert Hot Springs33,200 people 31.8 4.9 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
238 Upland Upland79,257 people 31.9 3.5 per 1,000 17.8 per 1,000
239 San Dimas San Dimas33,789 people 31.9 2.7 per 1,000 21.3 per 1,000
240 Alhambra Alhambra81,022 people 31.9 2.2 per 1,000 23.0 per 1,000
241 Jurupa Valley Jurupa Valley107,011 people 32.0 2.2 per 1,000 23.3 per 1,000
242 Map of Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach34,210 people 32.0 1.7 per 1,000 25.0 per 1,000
243 Gridley Gridley7,330 people 32.1 4.0 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
244 El Cajon El Cajon104,449 people 32.2 4.5 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
245 Monterey Park Monterey Park59,132 people 32.4 2.9 per 1,000 20.7 per 1,000
246 Monterey Monterey29,613 people 32.4 4.0 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
247 Exeter Exeter10,258 people 32.5 3.2 per 1,000 19.6 per 1,000
248 Map of Albany Albany19,414 people 32.6 1.7 per 1,000 25.7 per 1,000
249 Los Alamitos Los Alamitos11,794 people 32.7 3.3 per 1,000 19.4 per 1,000
250 South Pasadena South Pasadena26,068 people 32.7 2.2 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
251 San Diego San Diego1,389,526 people 32.8 4.0 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
252 Map of Lompoc Lompoc43,646 people 32.8 4.6 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
253 Stanton Stanton39,402 people 33.0 4.3 per 1,000 15.9 per 1,000
254 Perris Perris80,511 people 33.1 3.2 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
255 Port Hueneme Port Hueneme21,582 people 33.3 4.0 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
256 Oceanside Oceanside172,242 people 33.5 4.2 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
257 Ridgecrest Ridgecrest28,225 people 33.5 6.0 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
258 Map of Norwalk Norwalk99,789 people 33.5 3.7 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
259 Lomita Lomita20,225 people 33.6 4.0 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
260 Lindsay Lindsay12,643 people 33.7 4.5 per 1,000 15.6 per 1,000
261 Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage17,563 people 33.7 2.1 per 1,000 25.3 per 1,000
262 Map of Yuba City Yuba City69,471 people 33.8 4.2 per 1,000 17.0 per 1,000
263 Santa Clara Santa Clara130,256 people 34.1 1.9 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
264 Reedley Reedley25,609 people 34.2 6.4 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
265 Map of Greenfield Greenfield20,232 people 34.3 6.5 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
266 Turlock Turlock72,502 people 34.8 4.3 per 1,000 17.8 per 1,000
267 Weed Weed2,737 people 34.9 6.0 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
268 Buena Park Buena Park82,871 people 34.9 2.7 per 1,000 24.0 per 1,000
269 Map of Santa Ana Santa Ana312,534 people 35.0 4.6 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
270 Redondo Beach Redondo Beach69,291 people 35.0 2.7 per 1,000 24.4 per 1,000
271 Map of Ceres Ceres49,342 people 35.1 4.0 per 1,000 19.3 per 1,000
272 Huron Huron6,519 people 35.1 7.6 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
273 Map of Avalon Avalon3,338 people 35.1 6.5 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
274 Salinas Salinas161,761 people 35.2 5.1 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
275 Redwood City82,447 people 35.2 4.4 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
276 Hemet Hemet91,326 people 35.4 4.3 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
277 Redlands Redlands73,375 people 35.5 3.1 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
278 Map of Pinole Pinole18,761 people 35.7 3.4 per 1,000 22.0 per 1,000
279 Bell Bell32,476 people 35.8 5.8 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
280 Map of Brea Brea47,469 people 35.8 2.1 per 1,000 27.6 per 1,000
281 Chino Chino92,652 people 35.9 3.2 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
282 Fullerton Fullerton140,968 people 35.9 4.1 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
283 Maywood Maywood24,317 people 35.9 5.5 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
284 Map of Ukiah Ukiah16,304 people 36.0 5.6 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
285 San Fernando San Fernando23,632 people 36.1 3.7 per 1,000 21.2 per 1,000
286 Map of Woodlake Woodlake7,702 people 36.2 6.1 per 1,000 11.7 per 1,000
287 Map of San Buenaventura (Ventura) San Buenaventura (Ventura)109,857 people 36.3 4.0 per 1,000 20.4 per 1,000
288 El Monte El Monte106,109 people 36.7 4.2 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
289 Map of Palo Alto Palo Alto67,237 people 36.7 1.9 per 1,000 29.0 per 1,000
290 Claremont Claremont36,595 people 36.7 4.4 per 1,000 19.2 per 1,000
291 Map of Citrus Heights Citrus Heights86,995 people 36.7 4.1 per 1,000 20.3 per 1,000
292 Mountain View Mountain View83,732 people 36.8 2.5 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
293 Arcadia Arcadia55,170 people 37.1 2.4 per 1,000 27.7 per 1,000
294 Selma Selma24,659 people 37.2 5.4 per 1,000 15.7 per 1,000
295 Walnut Creek Walnut Creek70,088 people 37.2 2.6 per 1,000 26.8 per 1,000
296 Susanville Susanville14,177 people 37.3 6.6 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
297 Map of Cudahy Cudahy22,087 people 37.4 5.7 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
298 Placerville Placerville10,762 people 37.4 5.9 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
299 Map of Arcata Arcata18,607 people 37.5 4.9 per 1,000 18.0 per 1,000
300 Piedmont Piedmont10,945 people 37.7 1.5 per 1,000 31.9 per 1,000
301 Map of Palmdale Palmdale164,634 people 38.0 5.1 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
302 Palm Desert51,990 people 38.2 2.5 per 1,000 28.4 per 1,000
303 Map of Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova81,849 people 38.3 4.6 per 1,000 19.8 per 1,000
304 Lakewood Lakewood79,850 people 38.3 3.9 per 1,000 22.8 per 1,000
305 Visalia Visalia143,939 people 38.3 4.4 per 1,000 20.9 per 1,000
306 Pittsburg Pittsburg76,257 people 38.4 4.8 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
307 Torrance Torrance142,130 people 38.5 3.0 per 1,000 26.7 per 1,000
308 California City California City14,414 people 38.6 5.7 per 1,000 15.8 per 1,000
309 Dos Palos Dos Palos5,765 people 38.9 5.9 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
310 Map of Mendota Mendota12,577 people 39.0 7.9 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
311 Colton Colton53,772 people 39.2 3.8 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
312 Map of Whittier Whittier86,165 people 39.5 4.4 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
313 Tulare Tulare70,945 people 40.0 5.6 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
314 Rosemead Rosemead50,013 people 40.0 3.9 per 1,000 24.5 per 1,000
315 Fairfield120,785 people 40.0 5.3 per 1,000 18.8 per 1,000
316 Tehachapi Tehachapi11,946 people 40.0 4.6 per 1,000 21.5 per 1,000
317 Westminster Westminster89,860 people 40.2 4.0 per 1,000 24.2 per 1,000
318 Hermosa Beach Hermosa Beach19,063 people 40.2 3.6 per 1,000 25.7 per 1,000
319 Parlier Parlier14,507 people 40.3 7.7 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
320 Artesia Artesia15,889 people 40.4 4.8 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
321 Map of Capitola Capitola9,689 people 40.6 3.2 per 1,000 28.0 per 1,000
322 Oxnard200,928 people 40.9 5.9 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
323 Map of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo48,491 people 41.5 4.3 per 1,000 24.3 per 1,000
324 Pico Rivera Pico Rivera60,272 people 41.5 4.9 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
325 Corning Corning8,155 people 41.9 6.8 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
326 Gilroy Gilroy59,004 people 42.0 4.7 per 1,000 23.3 per 1,000
327 Pismo Beach Pismo Beach8,014 people 42.0 4.9 per 1,000 22.3 per 1,000
328 Map of Union City Union City67,464 people 42.0 4.5 per 1,000 24.0 per 1,000
329 East Palo Alto East Palo Alto29,069 people 42.0 5.8 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
330 Map of Lawndale Lawndale30,781 people 42.6 6.0 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
331 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara87,779 people 42.6 6.3 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
332 Campbell Campbell42,781 people 42.7 4.0 per 1,000 26.8 per 1,000
333 Milpitas Milpitas78,578 people 42.9 2.9 per 1,000 31.3 per 1,000
334 South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe21,269 people 42.9 7.2 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
335 San Rafael San Rafael60,433 people 43.2 4.8 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
336 Seal Beach Seal Beach24,722 people 43.4 4.2 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
337 Alturas Alturas2,681 people 43.6 9.1 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
338 Map of Burbank Burbank104,546 people 43.7 3.7 per 1,000 29.0 per 1,000
339 Pasadena Pasadena136,969 people 44.4 4.8 per 1,000 25.3 per 1,000
340 Dinuba Dinuba25,475 people 44.6 6.0 per 1,000 20.7 per 1,000
341 Carson Carson92,871 people 44.7 4.3 per 1,000 27.4 per 1,000
342 Chico Chico102,188 people 44.8 6.6 per 1,000 18.4 per 1,000
343 Bellflower Bellflower76,819 people 44.8 6.0 per 1,000 20.8 per 1,000
344 Hawaiian Gardens Hawaiian Gardens13,691 people 45.1 6.3 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
345 Map of Anaheim Anaheim344,521 people 45.1 6.0 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
346 Map of Santa Maria Santa Maria110,462 people 45.2 6.3 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
347 Map of San Pablo San Pablo31,720 people 45.5 5.1 per 1,000 25.1 per 1,000
348 Grass Valley Grass Valley14,113 people 45.6 6.2 per 1,000 20.7 per 1,000
349 National City National City58,893 people 45.7 6.7 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
350 Map of Taft Taft7,125 people 46.2 4.6 per 1,000 27.6 per 1,000
351 Anderson11,255 people 46.6 7.1 per 1,000 18.2 per 1,000
352 Modesto Modesto219,215 people 46.7 6.3 per 1,000 21.6 per 1,000
353 Marysville Marysville12,726 people 47.0 7.1 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
354 Atwater Atwater32,162 people 47.2 6.3 per 1,000 22.0 per 1,000
355 Map of Rialto Rialto104,143 people 47.9 5.9 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
356 Concord Concord124,035 people 48.2 4.7 per 1,000 29.3 per 1,000
357 Hawthorne Hawthorne85,191 people 48.3 6.5 per 1,000 22.2 per 1,000
358 Map of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz61,607 people 48.9 6.0 per 1,000 24.8 per 1,000
359 Map of Newark Newark46,903 people 49.1 3.4 per 1,000 35.4 per 1,000
360 Riverside Riverside319,069 people 50.0 5.6 per 1,000 27.8 per 1,000
361 Lancaster Lancaster169,169 people 50.4 8.2 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
362 Map of El Cerrito El Cerrito25,994 people 50.8 4.6 per 1,000 32.3 per 1,000
363 Map of Los Angeles Los Angeles3,857,263 people 51.4 7.4 per 1,000 21.9 per 1,000
364 Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill34,235 people 51.9 2.5 per 1,000 41.8 per 1,000
365 Map of Paramount Paramount52,050 people 52.2 6.4 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
366 Bakersfield Bakersfield411,986 people 52.5 6.4 per 1,000 26.8 per 1,000
367 Clearlake Clearlake16,659 people 53.4 8.6 per 1,000 18.9 per 1,000
368 Map of South El Monte South El Monte19,287 people 53.5 5.4 per 1,000 32.1 per 1,000
369 Map of Pomona Pomona147,943 people 53.7 6.8 per 1,000 26.5 per 1,000
370 Map of Fort Bragg Fort Bragg7,032 people 54.0 7.0 per 1,000 25.9 per 1,000
371 Antioch Antioch116,477 people 54.3 6.4 per 1,000 28.6 per 1,000
372 Hayward Hayward158,801 people 55.1 5.3 per 1,000 34.0 per 1,000
373 Map of South Gate South Gate91,483 people 55.1 5.1 per 1,000 34.6 per 1,000
374 Palm Springs Palm Springs45,070 people 55.1 5.6 per 1,000 32.7 per 1,000
375 Map of Long Beach Long Beach455,548 people 55.6 6.4 per 1,000 30.0 per 1,000
376 Sacramento Sacramento528,706 people 56.0 7.6 per 1,000 25.6 per 1,000
377 Malibu Malibu10,421 people 56.4 6.0 per 1,000 32.5 per 1,000
378 Merced Merced91,953 people 56.9 7.7 per 1,000 26.2 per 1,000
379 Sonora Sonora4,919 people 57.0 8.4 per 1,000 23.4 per 1,000
380 Gardena Gardena59,422 people 58.3 6.9 per 1,000 30.8 per 1,000
381 Cerritos Cerritos47,867 people 58.6 3.0 per 1,000 46.4 per 1,000
382 Fresno Fresno545,970 people 58.6 7.3 per 1,000 29.6 per 1,000
383 Bishop Bishop3,778 people 59.5 8.3 per 1,000 26.3 per 1,000
384 Lynwood Lynwood64,578 people 59.6 8.0 per 1,000 27.5 per 1,000
385 Alameda Alameda77,238 people 60.3 3.4 per 1,000 46.8 per 1,000
386 Huntington Park Huntington Park53,108 people 60.7 6.7 per 1,000 33.9 per 1,000
387 Beverly Hills Beverly Hills31,624 people 62.1 4.7 per 1,000 43.3 per 1,000
388 Inglewood Inglewood104,569 people 63.5 7.1 per 1,000 35.2 per 1,000
389 Richmond Richmond115,505 people 63.9 9.3 per 1,000 26.5 per 1,000
390 Montclair Montclair37,810 people 65.5 6.9 per 1,000 37.8 per 1,000
391 San Francisco830,235 people 65.6 6.0 per 1,000 41.7 per 1,000
392 San Bernardino San Bernardino222,724 people 66.6 9.5 per 1,000 28.5 per 1,000
393 Eureka Eureka26,010 people 67.5 9.3 per 1,000 30.2 per 1,000
394 Vallejo Vallejo124,268 people 68.3 7.8 per 1,000 37.3 per 1,000
395 Map of El Segundo El Segundo16,769 people 70.1 4.6 per 1,000 51.8 per 1,000
396 Barstow Barstow25,100 people 70.8 11.0 per 1,000 27.0 per 1,000
397 Stockton Stockton322,326 people 70.9 11.1 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
398 Santa Monica Santa Monica91,169 people 75.5 7.6 per 1,000 45.3 per 1,000
399 Nevada City Nevada City3,172 people 75.7 15.4 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
400 Berkeley Berkeley120,257 people 76.9 6.5 per 1,000 50.8 per 1,000
401 Oroville Oroville19,752 people 79.3 9.7 per 1,000 40.6 per 1,000
402 Map of Compton Compton92,698 people 79.7 12.4 per 1,000 30.3 per 1,000
403 Signal Hill Signal Hill11,468 people 82.8 7.1 per 1,000 54.4 per 1,000
404 Map of Culver City Culver City39,931 people 86.0 7.0 per 1,000 57.9 per 1,000
405 West Hollywood West Hollywood34,884 people 89.2 8.6 per 1,000 55.0 per 1,000
406 Map of Red Bluff Red Bluff14,549 people 92.8 12.3 per 1,000 43.8 per 1,000
407 Map of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs18,871 people 97.0 8.7 per 1,000 62.0 per 1,000
408 Crescent City Crescent City6,046 people 103.8 12.5 per 1,000 53.6 per 1,000
409 Oakland Oakland439,418 people 168.2 23.3 per 1,000 74.9 per 1,000
410 Commerce Commerce11,993 people 178.3 13.7 per 1,000 123.4 per 1,000
411 Map of Emeryville Emeryville13,081 people 179.0 11.6 per 1,000 132.7 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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