Statewide grade D

455 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 35/100 (Below Average).

What is California’s crime safety grade?

California earned an overall safety grade of D (score: 35/100, Below Average) 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 455 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 455 graded California cities, 6 earned A+, 71 earned A, 99 received B, 122 landed at C, 64 received D, and 93 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Holtville with an A+ grade (score: 93/100, violent rate 36.1/100K). The lowest-rated city is Industry with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 36614.2/100K).

Roughly 17% of graded cities in California achieved an A or A+ rating, while 35% 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 safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+
6 cities
A
71 cities
B
99 cities
C
122 cities
D
64 cities
F
93 cities

The safest cities in California

Violent crimes per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer, hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Holtville reports the lowest violent-crime rate in California. At 36.1 per 100K, it runs well below the California average of 476.8. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Holtville 93
2 A+ Los Altos Hills 92
3 A+ Palos Verdes Estates 91
4 A+ Calipatria 91
5 A+ Imperial 91
6 A+ Villa Park 90
7 A Canyon Lake 89
8 A Danville 89
9 A Yountville 88
10 A Orinda 87
11 A Foster City 87
12 A Rancho Santa Margarita 87
13 A Clayton 87
14 A Moraga 87
15 A Guadalupe 87
16 A San Marino 86
17 A Tiburon 86
18 A Laguna Woods 86
19 A Winters 86
20 A Saratoga 86
21 A Lincoln 86
22 A Solvang 85
23 A Monte Sereno 85
24 A Hillsborough 85
25 A Newman 85
26 A Yorba Linda 84
27 A Moorpark 84
28 A Rancho Palos Verdes 83
29 A Hidden Hills 83
30 A Los Altos 82
31 A San Ramon 82
32 A Mill Valley 82
33 A Poway 82
34 A Fort Jones 82
35 A Lafayette 81
36 A Thousand Oaks 81
37 A Wildomar 81
38 A Fairfax 81
39 A Wheatland 81
40 A Calexico 81
41 A Bear Valley 81
42 A Mission Viejo 80
43 A Solana Beach 80
44 A Broadmoor 80
45 A Agoura Hills 80
46 A Hughson 80
47 A Irvine 79
48 A Bradbury 79
49 A Laguna Niguel 79
50 A Simi Valley 79
51 A Aliso Viejo 79
52 A Willits 79
53 A Sausalito 78
54 A La Canada Flintridge 78
55 A Atherton 78
56 A Kensington 78
57 A Benicia 78
58 A Chino Hills 78
59 A Pacific Grove 78
60 A Lake Forest 78
61 A Lake Shastina 78
62 A Camarillo 77
63 A Oakley 77
64 A Hercules 77
65 A La Habra Heights 77
66 A Diamond Bar 76
67 A Ross 76
68 A Eastvale 76
69 A Rolling Hills Estates 76
70 A Rocklin 76
71 A Ripon 76
72 A St. Helena 76
73 A Cupertino 75
74 A Del Mar 75
75 A Laguna Beach 75
76 A Menifee 75
77 A Fillmore 75
78 B Calimesa 74
79 B Pleasanton 74
80 B Pacifica 74
81 B San Juan Capistrano 74
82 B Atascadero 74
83 B Waterford 74
84 B Sutter Creek 74
85 B Dana Point 74
86 B Arroyo Grande 74
87 B Sierra Madre 74
88 B Stallion Springs 74
89 B Los Gatos 73
90 B Calabasas 73
91 B Santa Clarita 73
92 B Murrieta 73
93 B Central Marin 72
94 B Belmont 72
95 B Kingsburg 72
96 B Sonoma 72
97 B San Marcos 72
98 B Rio Vista 72
99 B Walnut 71
100 B San Clemente 71
101 B Cotati 71
102 B Beaumont 71
103 B Carmel 70
104 B Temecula 70
105 B Riverbank 70
106 B Elk Grove 70
107 B Encinitas 70
108 B Firebaugh 70
109 B Windsor 70
110 B Santee 70
111 B Soledad 70
112 B Folsom 69
113 B Carpinteria 69
114 B Temple City 69
115 B Gustine 69
116 B Westlake Village 68
117 B Dublin 68
118 B Ione 68
119 B La Mirada 67
120 B Lake Elsinore 67
121 B Fountain Valley 67
122 B Morgan Hill 67
123 B Carlsbad 67
124 B Indian Wells 67
125 B Laguna Hills 67
126 B Orange Cove 67
127 B Glendora 66
128 B Goleta 66
129 B Roseville 66
130 B Orange 66
131 B Buellton 66
132 B Ojai 66
133 B Paradise 66
134 B La Quinta 65
135 B San Gabriel 65
136 B King City 65
137 B Piedmont 64
138 B Albany 64
139 B Burlingame 64
140 B Duarte 64
141 B Patterson 64
142 B Orland 64
143 B Morro Bay 64
144 B Norco 63
145 B Manhattan Beach 63
146 B La Palma 63
147 B Los Banos 63
148 B Novato 63
149 B Rohnert Park 63
150 B Petaluma 63
151 B Brawley 63
152 B Westmorland 63
153 B Davis 62
154 B Huntington Beach 62
155 B Menlo Park 62
156 B Fontana 62
157 B Martinez 62
158 B Tustin 61
159 B Clovis 61
160 B Cathedral City 61
161 B Dixon 61
162 B Calistoga 61
163 B Vista 61
164 B Santa Clara 60
165 B Jurupa Valley 60
166 B Rancho Mirage 60
167 B Fremont 60
168 B Corona 60
169 B San Jacinto 60
170 B Azusa 60
171 B Woodland 60
172 B Shafter 60
173 B Marina 60
174 B Fortuna 60
175 B Santa Paula 60
176 B Hollister 60
177 C La Verne 59
178 C San Mateo 59
179 C Sunnyvale 59
180 C Newport Beach 59
181 C Grand Terrace 59
182 C Napa 59
183 C West Sacramento 59
184 C Cloverdale 59
185 C Del Rey Oaks 58
186 C West Covina 58
187 C Moreno Valley 58
188 C Cypress 58
189 C Grover Beach 58
190 C Yucaipa 58
191 C South Pasadena 57
192 C San Bruno 57
193 C Ontario 57
194 C Garden Grove 57
195 C Coachella 57
196 C Lathrop 57
197 C American Canyon 57
198 C Ferndale 57
199 C Truckee 57
200 C Alhambra 56
201 C Livermore 56
202 C Vacaville 56
203 C South San Francisco 56
204 C Tracy 56
205 C Scotts Valley 56
206 C El Centro 56
207 C Delano 56
208 C Auburn 56
209 C Gonzales 56
210 C Brentwood 55
211 C Rancho Cucamonga 55
212 C Daly City 55
213 C Brea 54
214 C Buena Park 54
215 C Monterey Park 54
216 C Glendale 54
217 C Kerman 54
218 C Santa Rosa 54
219 C Redondo Beach 53
220 C Loma Linda 53
221 C Manteca 53
222 C Healdsburg 53
223 C Chula Vista 53
224 C Palo Alto 52
225 C Arcadia 52
226 C San Dimas 52
227 C Coronado 52
228 C Placentia 52
229 C Twentynine Palms 52
230 C Avenal 52
231 C Redlands 51
232 C Chino 51
233 C Exeter 51
234 C Perris 51
235 C Covina 51
236 C Livingston 51
237 C Madera 51
238 C McFarland 51
239 C Colusa 51
240 C Capitola 50
241 C Rio Dell 50
242 C Oakdale 50
243 C Watsonville 50
244 C Brisbane 50
245 C Blythe 50
246 C Lemoore 50
247 C Los Alamitos 49
248 C Lomita 49
249 C Porterville 49
250 C Monrovia 48
251 C Paso Robles 48
252 C Bell Gardens 48
253 C Suisun City 48
254 C Escalon 48
255 C La Puente 48
256 C Coalinga 48
257 C Pleasant Hill 47
258 C Walnut Creek 47
259 C Upland 47
260 C Baldwin Park 47
261 C La Mesa 47
262 C Lemon Grove 47
263 C Pismo Beach 46
264 C Norwalk 46
265 C Monterey 46
266 C Galt 46
267 C Gridley 46
268 C Mountain View 45
269 C Torrance 45
270 C San Fernando 45
271 C La Habra 45
272 C Banning 45
273 C Ceres 44
274 C San Diego 44
275 C Sebastopol 44
276 C Escondido 44
277 C El Cajon 44
278 C Dorris 44
279 C Palm Desert 43
280 C Rosemead 43
281 C Yuba City 43
282 C Hemet 43
283 C Lindsay 43
284 C Woodlake 43
285 C Colton 42
286 C Pinole 42
287 C Hanford 42
288 C Sanger 42
289 C Farmersville 42
290 C Avalon 42
291 C Seaside 42
292 C Milpitas 41
293 C Desert Hot Springs 41
294 C Imperial Beach 41
295 C Union City 40
296 C Ventura 40
297 C El Monte 40
298 C Oceanside 40
299 D Hermosa Beach 39
300 D Rancho Cordova 39
301 D Redwood City 39
302 D Jackson 39
303 D Fowler 39
304 D Mammoth Lakes 39
305 D Corcoran 39
306 D Alameda 38
307 D Visalia 38
308 D Citrus Heights 38
309 D Lompoc 38
310 D Fullerton 37
311 D Montague 37
312 D Pico Rivera 36
313 D Turlock 36
314 D Santa Ana 36
315 D Fairfield 36
316 D Hesperia 36
317 D Reedley 36
318 D Cerritos 35
319 D Westminster 35
320 D Pittsburg 35
321 D Gilroy 35
322 D Apple Valley 35
323 D Highland 35
324 D Adelanto 35
325 D Burbank 34
326 D San Luis Obispo 34
327 D Arcata 34
328 D Port Hueneme 34
329 D Stanton 34
330 D Carson 33
331 D Claremont 33
332 D Salinas 33
333 D Ukiah 33
334 D Etna 33
335 D Newark 32
336 D Lakewood 32
337 D Artesia 32
338 D Bell 32
339 D Maywood 31
340 D Yucca Valley 31
341 D Williams 31
342 D Taft 30
343 D Whittier 30
344 D Greenfield 30
345 D Pasadena 29
346 D Palmdale 29
347 D Selma 29
348 D Placerville 29
349 D Seal Beach 28
350 D Montebello 28
351 D California City 28
352 D Concord 27
353 D Grass Valley 27
354 D Tulare 27
355 D Mount Shasta 27
356 D El Cerrito 26
357 D Mendota 26
358 D Dunsmuir 26
359 D South El Monte 25
360 D Campbell 25
361 D Lawndale 25
362 D Huron 25
363 F Oxnard 24
364 F Alturas 24
365 F Hayward 23
366 F Bakersfield 23
367 F San Rafael 23
368 F Dinuba 23
369 F East Palo Alto 23
370 F Angels Camp 23
371 F Ridgecrest 23
372 F Anaheim 22
373 F Cudahy 22
374 F Chowchilla 22
375 F Susanville 22
376 F Parlier 22
377 F Paramount 21
378 F Tehachapi 21
379 F Bellflower 20
380 F Redding 20
381 F Santa Barbara 20
382 F Weed 20
383 F Beverly Hills 19
384 F El Segundo 19
385 F Nevada City 19
386 F South Gate 18
387 F Santa Maria 18
388 F Anderson 18
389 F Riverside 17
390 F San Jose 17
391 F Santa Cruz 17
392 F Los Angeles 17
393 F South Lake Tahoe 17
394 F San Pablo 16
395 F Clearlake 16
396 F San Leandro 15
397 F Rialto 15
398 F Corning 15
399 F Modesto 14
400 F National City 14
401 F Chico 14
402 F Lakeport 14
403 F Dos Palos 13
404 F Lancaster 13
405 F Palm Springs 12
406 F Antioch 12
407 F Hawaiian Gardens 12
408 F Marysville 12
409 F Sonora 12
410 F San Francisco 11
411 F Atwater 11
412 F Victorville 11
413 F Big Bear 11
414 F Yreka 9
415 F Bishop 9
416 F Needles 9
417 F Fort Bragg 8
418 F Hawthorne 8
419 F Sacramento 8
420 F Barstow 7
421 F Stockton 7
422 F Berkeley 6
423 F Malibu 6
424 F Montclair 6
425 F Pomona 6
426 F Merced 6
427 F Richmond 6
428 F Costa Mesa 5
429 F San Bernardino 5
430 F Culver City 4
431 F Huntington Park 4
432 F Inglewood 3
433 F Long Beach 3
434 F Gardena 3
435 F Lynwood 2
436 F Eureka 2
437 F Compton 2
438 F Fresno 1
439 F Vallejo 0
440 F Santa Monica 0
441 F West Hollywood 0
442 F Santa Fe Springs 0
443 F Isleton 0
444 F Signal Hill 0
445 F Oroville 0
446 F Emeryville 0
447 F Red Bluff 0
448 F Crescent City 0
449 F Commerce 0
450 F Colma 0
451 F Sand City 0
452 F Oakland 0
453 F Irwindale 0
454 F Vernon 0
455 F Industry 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is California's overall crime safety grade?
California has an overall safety grade of D (score: 35/100). 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?
6 cities in California earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 71 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in California?
Holtville is the highest-rated city in California with an A+ grade (score: 93/100). Its violent crime rate is 36.1 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for California grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (35/100 here, grade D).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (455 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare California's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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