California Crime Grades

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458 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 0/100 (High Risk).

FBI UCR Safety Grade Snapshot: California

California earned an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100, High Risk) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 476.8 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1985.9 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 458 California cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 458 graded California cities, 2 earned A+, 1 earned A, 2 received B, 11 landed at C, 20 received D, and 422 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Tulelake with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Industry with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 36614.2/100K).

Roughly 1% of graded cities in California achieved an A or A+ rating, while 97% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between California and other states on the site.

A+
2 cities
A
1 cities
B
2 cities
C
11 cities
D
20 cities
F
422 cities
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Tulelake 100
2 A+ Rolling Hills 97
3 A Belvedere 81
4 B Holtville 66
5 B Los Altos Hills 60
6 C Palos Verdes Estates 58
7 C Calipatria 57
8 C Imperial 54
9 C San Marino 53
10 C Villa Park 52
11 C Canyon Lake 48
12 C Tiburon 47
13 C Danville 43
14 C Orinda 42
15 C Yountville 41
16 C Laguna Woods 40
17 D Piedmont 37
18 D Solvang 37
19 D Rancho Santa Margarita 37
20 D Foster City 36
21 D Clayton 36
22 D Sausalito 34
23 D Moraga 34
24 D Winters 33
25 D Guadalupe 33
26 D Los Altos 31
27 D Diamond Bar 31
28 D Lafayette 30
29 D Saratoga 30
30 D Irvine 28
31 D Lincoln 28
32 D San Ramon 27
33 D Monte Sereno 27
34 D Ross 26
35 D La Canada Flintridge 26
36 D Rancho Palos Verdes 25
37 F Yorba Linda 24
38 F Hillsborough 24
39 F Eastvale 24
40 F Newman 24
41 F Mill Valley 23
42 F Moorpark 21
43 F Mission Viejo 21
44 F Avenal 21
45 F Rolling Hills Estates 20
46 F Thousand Oaks 19
47 F Wildomar 19
48 F Solana Beach 19
49 F Bear Valley 19
50 F Atherton 18
51 F Hidden Hills 17
52 F Fort Jones 17
53 F Orange Cove 17
54 F Fairfax 16
55 F Lake Shastina 16
56 F Kensington 15
57 F Cupertino 15
58 F Stallion Springs 15
59 F Montague 15
60 F Calimesa 14
61 F Broadmoor 14
62 F Bradbury 14
63 F Pleasanton 13
64 F Rio Vista 13
65 F Hughson 12
66 F Ione 12
67 F Coalinga 12
68 F Gonzales 11
69 F Mount Shasta 11
70 F Dunsmuir 11
71 F Willits 10
72 F Central Marin 9
73 F Wheatland 9
74 F Agoura Hills 8
75 F Poway 8
76 F Laguna Niguel 7
77 F Walnut 7
78 F Calexico 7
79 F Soledad 7
80 F Huron 7
81 F Camarillo 6
82 F Simi Valley 6
83 F Del Mar 5
84 F Carmel 5
85 F Santee 5
86 F Colusa 5
87 F Benicia 4
88 F Sierra Madre 4
89 F Aliso Viejo 3
90 F Etna 3
91 F Chino Hills 2
92 F Truckee 2
93 F Imperial Beach 2
94 F Alturas 2
95 F Albany 1
96 F Hercules 1
97 F Fillmore 1
98 F San Marcos 1
99 F Auburn 1
100 F Mendota 1
101 F Pacific Grove 0
102 F Pacifica 0
103 F Norco 0
104 F Lake Forest 0
105 F Oakley 0
106 F Los Gatos 0
107 F Westlake Village 0
108 F Manhattan Beach 0
109 F Temecula 0
110 F Dublin 0
111 F Calabasas 0
112 F Riverbank 0
113 F San Juan Capistrano 0
114 F Belmont 0
115 F Rocklin 0
116 F Santa Clarita 0
117 F Kingsburg 0
118 F Laguna Beach 0
119 F Ripon 0
120 F Glendora 0
121 F La Habra Heights 0
122 F La Mirada 0
123 F St. Helena 0
124 F Lake Elsinore 0
125 F La Quinta 0
126 F Fountain Valley 0
127 F Atascadero 0
128 F Sonoma 0
129 F Waterford 0
130 F Santa Clara 0
131 F Sutter Creek 0
132 F Menifee 0
133 F San Gabriel 0
134 F San Clemente 0
135 F Burlingame 0
136 F Folsom 0
137 F Murrieta 0
138 F Jurupa Valley 0
139 F Dana Point 0
140 F Davis 0
141 F Rancho Mirage 0
142 F Carpinteria 0
143 F Elk Grove 0
144 F Morgan Hill 0
145 F Del Rey Oaks 0
146 F Fremont 0
147 F La Verne 0
148 F Arroyo Grande 0
149 F Carlsbad 0
150 F Cotati 0
151 F Beaumont 0
152 F Indian Wells 0
153 F Goleta 0
154 F Huntington Beach 0
155 F La Palma 0
156 F South Pasadena 0
157 F Brea 0
158 F Tustin 0
159 F Palo Alto 0
160 F Los Banos 0
161 F Encinitas 0
162 F Roseville 0
163 F Temple City 0
164 F Alhambra 0
165 F Orange 0
166 F Menlo Park 0
167 F Firebaugh 0
168 F Gustine 0
169 F Arcadia 0
170 F Windsor 0
171 F Laguna Hills 0
172 F Livermore 0
173 F Pleasant Hill 0
174 F West Covina 0
175 F Brentwood 0
176 F Capitola 0
177 F Buellton 0
178 F San Mateo 0
179 F Sunnyvale 0
180 F Clovis 0
181 F Redondo Beach 0
182 F Corona 0
183 F Duarte 0
184 F Buena Park 0
185 F Newport Beach 0
186 F Novato 0
187 F San Jacinto 0
188 F San Bruno 0
189 F Rohnert Park 0
190 F Grand Terrace 0
191 F Ojai 0
192 F Fontana 0
193 F Azusa 0
194 F Petaluma 0
195 F Ontario 0
196 F Moreno Valley 0
197 F Monterey Park 0
198 F Patterson 0
199 F Woodland 0
200 F Garden Grove 0
201 F Martinez 0
202 F Shafter 0
203 F Walnut Creek 0
204 F San Dimas 0
205 F Cathedral City 0
206 F Dixon 0
207 F Orland 0
208 F Cypress 0
209 F Paradise 0
210 F Glendale 0
211 F Napa 0
212 F King City 0
213 F Marina 0
214 F Vacaville 0
215 F West Sacramento 0
216 F Rancho Cucamonga 0
217 F Morro Bay 0
218 F Daly City 0
219 F Brawley 0
220 F Redlands 0
221 F Coachella 0
222 F Chino 0
223 F Calistoga 0
224 F South San Francisco 0
225 F Tracy 0
226 F Lathrop 0
227 F Fortuna 0
228 F Westmorland 0
229 F Scotts Valley 0
230 F Mountain View 0
231 F Torrance 0
232 F Milpitas 0
233 F Exeter 0
234 F Monrovia 0
235 F Vista 0
236 F Alameda 0
237 F Grover Beach 0
238 F Palm Desert 0
239 F American Canyon 0
240 F Santa Paula 0
241 F Perris 0
242 F El Centro 0
243 F Kerman 0
244 F Hollister 0
245 F Loma Linda 0
246 F Cloverdale 0
247 F Santa Rosa 0
248 F Delano 0
249 F Coronado 0
250 F Manteca 0
251 F Yucaipa 0
252 F Cerritos 0
253 F Los Alamitos 0
254 F Healdsburg 0
255 F Covina 0
256 F Rosemead 0
257 F Lomita 0
258 F Placentia 0
259 F Ferndale 0
260 F San Fernando 0
261 F La Habra 0
262 F Paso Robles 0
263 F Rio Dell 0
264 F Pismo Beach 0
265 F Upland 0
266 F Livingston 0
267 F Norwalk 0
268 F Chula Vista 0
269 F Newark 0
270 F Monterey 0
271 F Porterville 0
272 F Bell Gardens 0
273 F Suisun City 0
274 F Burbank 0
275 F Hermosa Beach 0
276 F Colton 0
277 F Madera 0
278 F Oakdale 0
279 F Ceres 0
280 F Watsonville 0
281 F Brisbane 0
282 F Blythe 0
283 F Pinole 0
284 F Baldwin Park 0
285 F Union City 0
286 F Escalon 0
287 F La Puente 0
288 F Galt 0
289 F Ventura 0
290 F Lemoore 0
291 F San Diego 0
292 F La Mesa 0
293 F Twentynine Palms 0
294 F Carson 0
295 F McFarland 0
296 F Sebastopol 0
297 F El Monte 0
298 F Yuba City 0
299 F San Luis Obispo 0
300 F Hemet 0
301 F Rancho Cordova 0
302 F Escondido 0
303 F El Cajon 0
304 F Visalia 0
305 F Westminster 0
306 F Citrus Heights 0
307 F Gridley 0
308 F Lemon Grove 0
309 F Lindsay 0
310 F Lakewood 0
311 F Fullerton 0
312 F Oceanside 0
313 F Pittsburg 0
314 F Gilroy 0
315 F South El Monte 0
316 F Banning 0
317 F Pico Rivera 0
318 F Taft 0
319 F Redwood City 0
320 F Artesia 0
321 F Turlock 0
322 F Woodlake 0
323 F Hayward 0
324 F El Cerrito 0
325 F Pasadena 0
326 F Seal Beach 0
327 F Jackson 0
328 F Hanford 0
329 F Sanger 0
330 F Concord 0
331 F Dorris 0
332 F Campbell 0
333 F Whittier 0
334 F Farmersville 0
335 F Desert Hot Springs 0
336 F Santa Ana 0
337 F Montebello 0
338 F Fairfield 0
339 F Avalon 0
340 F Lompoc 0
341 F Claremont 0
342 F Arcata 0
343 F Fowler 0
344 F Port Hueneme 0
345 F Stanton 0
346 F Beverly Hills 0
347 F El Segundo 0
348 F Seaside 0
349 F Mammoth Lakes 0
350 F Apple Valley 0
351 F Hesperia 0
352 F Corcoran 0
353 F Salinas 0
354 F South Gate 0
355 F Highland 0
356 F Grass Valley 0
357 F Paramount 0
358 F San Leandro 0
359 F Palmdale 0
360 F Ukiah 0
361 F Bakersfield 0
362 F San Rafael 0
363 F Reedley 0
364 F Adelanto 0
365 F Tulare 0
366 F Selma 0
367 F Tehachapi 0
368 F Maywood 0
369 F Dinuba 0
370 F Placerville 0
371 F Bell 0
372 F California City 0
373 F Riverside 0
374 F Lawndale 0
375 F Anaheim 0
376 F Oxnard 0
377 F San Francisco 0
378 F Palm Springs 0
379 F Yucca Valley 0
380 F Antioch 0
381 F San Jose 0
382 F East Palo Alto 0
383 F Santa Cruz 0
384 F Bellflower 0
385 F Williams 0
386 F San Pablo 0
387 F Greenfield 0
388 F Angels Camp 0
389 F Berkeley 0
390 F Malibu 0
391 F Rialto 0
392 F Montclair 0
393 F Redding 0
394 F Santa Barbara 0
395 F Cudahy 0
396 F Modesto 0
397 F Santa Maria 0
398 F Culver City 0
399 F Inglewood 0
400 F Ridgecrest 0
401 F Long Beach 0
402 F Chowchilla 0
403 F Susanville 0
404 F Huntington Park 0
405 F Fort Bragg 0
406 F National City 0
407 F Chico 0
408 F Gardena 0
409 F Yreka 0
410 F Atwater 0
411 F Pomona 0
412 F Weed 0
413 F Hawthorne 0
414 F Los Angeles 0
415 F Fresno 0
416 F Hawaiian Gardens 0
417 F Costa Mesa 0
418 F Dos Palos 0
419 F Vallejo 0
420 F Marysville 0
421 F Sacramento 0
422 F Santa Monica 0
423 F Merced 0
424 F South Lake Tahoe 0
425 F Clearlake 0
426 F Lancaster 0
427 F Anderson 0
428 F West Hollywood 0
429 F San Bernardino 0
430 F Parlier 0
431 F Santa Fe Springs 0
432 F Isleton 0
433 F Lynwood 0
434 F Signal Hill 0
435 F Bishop 0
436 F Needles 0
437 F Sonora 0
438 F Richmond 0
439 F Corning 0
440 F Oroville 0
441 F Victorville 0
442 F Eureka 0
443 F Barstow 0
444 F Stockton 0
445 F Lakeport 0
446 F Emeryville 0
447 F Compton 0
448 F Red Bluff 0
449 F Crescent City 0
450 F Commerce 0
451 F Big Bear 0
452 F Colma 0
453 F Nevada City 0
454 F Sand City 0
455 F Oakland 0
456 F Irwindale 0
457 F Vernon 0
458 F Industry 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is California's overall crime safety grade?
California has an overall safety grade of F (score: 0/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 476.8 per 100K and property crime rate of 1985.9 per 100K compared to national averages.
How many cities in California have an A+ safety grade?
2 cities in California earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 1 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in California?
Tulelake is the highest-rated city in California with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable.

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