What is the #1 safest cities in california?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Belvedere	2,415	0.00
2	Rolling Hills	1,511	0.00
3	Palos Verdes Estates	13,047	0.24
4	San Marino	12,279	0.34
5	Villa Park	5,776	0.36
6	Holtville	5,606	0.36
7	Canyon Lake	11,107	0.45
8	Tiburon	9,035	0.46
9	Los Altos Hills	8,367	0.49
10	Orinda	19,472	0.57
11	Orange	138,723	0.60
12	Danville	43,426	0.63
13	Calipatria	6,549	0.66
14	Piedmont	11,012	0.67
15	Solvang	6,034	0.68
16	Foster City	32,964	0.69
17	San Ramon	85,734	0.71
18	Sausalito	7,171	0.72
19	Imperial	20,943	0.77
20	Los Altos	30,736	0.78
21	Diamond Bar	53,750	0.78
22	Lafayette	25,277	0.80
23	Rancho Santa Margarita	47,257	0.81
24	Irvine	308,160	0.84
25	Clayton	10,962	0.84
26	Monte Sereno	3,459	0.87
27	Ross	2,626	0.88
28	La Cañada Flintridge	20,094	0.88
29	Winters	7,453	0.89
30	Saratoga	30,335	0.89
31	Moraga	16,790	0.91
32	Guadalupe	8,422	0.91
33	Rancho Palos Verdes	41,259	0.92
34	Yorba Linda	67,407	0.93
35	Hillsborough	11,122	0.93
36	Mill Valley	14,064	0.95
37	Lincoln	51,629	0.96
38	Moorpark	35,957	0.99
39	Mission Viejo	92,415	0.99
40	Rolling Hills Estates	8,158	1.01
41	Thousand Oaks	125,676	1.02
42	Wildomar	36,953	1.02
43	Solana Beach	12,841	1.03
44	Atherton	7,021	1.04
45	Fairfax	1,654	1.09
46	Kensington	5,292	1.11
47	Cupertino	58,886	1.12
48	Calimesa	10,680	1.13
49	Broadmoor	4,467	1.13
50	Pleasanton	77,500	1.15
51	Newman	12,299	1.15
52	Hidden Hills	2,079	1.20
53	Agoura Hills	19,881	1.25
54	Laguna Niguel	64,023	1.27
55	Walnut	27,857	1.27
56	Camarillo	70,244	1.29
57	Simi Valley	125,769	1.29
58	Del Mar	3,921	1.30
59	Carmel-by-the-Sea	3,186	1.30
60	Benicia	26,861	1.34
61	Poway	48,515	1.34
62	Aliso Viejo	51,320	1.35
63	Chino Hills	78,024	1.38
64	Albany	19,768	1.39
65	Pacific Grove	15,003	1.43
66	Menifee	107,020	1.44
67	Wheatland	3,790	1.45
68	Pacifica	37,527	1.45
69	Norco	25,211	1.46
70	Lake Forest	85,846	1.46
71	Oakley	44,311	1.46
72	Los Gatos	32,773	1.48
73	Westlake Village	7,829	1.48
74	Manhattan Beach	34,584	1.50
75	Temecula	110,404	1.52
76	Calexico	38,476	1.52
77	Dublin	70,542	1.54
78	Calabasas	22,869	1.60
79	Riverbank	24,881	1.64
80	Bear Valley Springs	5,787	1.65
81	San Juan Capistrano	34,998	1.65
82	Belmont	27,505	1.65
83	Rocklin	72,340	1.65
84	Santa Clarita	229,021	1.65
85	Kingsburg	12,589	1.66
86	Willits	4,945	1.67
87	Laguna Beach	22,777	1.67
88	Hughson	7,541	1.68
89	Ripon	16,117	1.68
90	Hercules	26,245	1.68
91	Glendora	51,350	1.69
92	La Habra Heights	5,546	1.71
93	La Mirada	46,945	1.72
94	St. Helena	5,378	1.72
95	Lake Elsinore	71,516	1.73
96	Biggs	2,254	1.74
97	La Quinta	38,299	1.77
98	Sonoma	10,726	1.80
99	Fountain Valley	56,358	1.80
100	Waterford	9,177	1.81
101	Atascadero	29,735	1.82
102	Santa Clara	129,239	1.82
103	Sutter Creek	2,687	1.83
104	San Gabriel	38,764	1.83
105	San Clemente	63,510	1.83
106	Burlingame	30,526	1.83
107	Murrieta	111,621	1.85
108	Dana Point	32,883	1.85
109	Folsom	82,140	1.86
110	Davis	66,801	1.86
111	Rancho Mirage	17,375	1.88
112	Carpinteria	13,100	1.89
113	Elk Grove	177,221	1.90
114	Morgan Hill	45,152	1.95
115	Del Rey Oaks	1,556	1.95
116	Weed	2,765	1.96
117	Fremont	228,518	1.97
118	La Verne	30,804	1.97
119	Arroyo Grande	18,412	1.98
120	Carlsbad	114,500	1.99
121	Fillmore	16,665	2.01
122	Cotati	7,533	2.03
123	Indian Wells	4,830	2.05
124	Goleta	32,693	2.05
125	Beaumont	54,817	2.06
126	Huntington Beach	196,010	2.07
127	Windsor	26,179	2.07
128	Sierra Madre	11,020	2.09
129	La Palma	15,375	2.09
130	South Pasadena	26,297	2.10
131	Brea	47,337	2.11
132	Tustin	79,035	2.12
133	Palo Alto	67,231	2.12
134	Los Banos	46,776	2.14
135	Encinitas	61,585	2.15
136	Roseville	152,438	2.19
137	Temple City	35,749	2.21
138	San Marcos	94,078	2.22
139	Alhambra	81,483	2.26
140	Stallion Springs	2,215	2.28
141	Menlo Park	32,775	2.29
142	Firebaugh	8,301	2.30
143	Gustine	6,118	2.30
144	Arcadia	55,550	2.30
145	Lodi	67,008	2.32
146	Laguna Hills	30,921	2.34
147	Livermore	85,870	2.35
148	Pleasant Hill	34,335	2.36
149	West Covina	107,436	2.39
150	Capitola	9,813	2.43
151	San Mateo	103,555	2.43
152	Brentwood	64,609	2.43
153	Clovis	122,719	2.45
154	Sunnyvale	153,455	2.45
155	Rio Vista	10,002	2.45
156	Redondo Beach	69,814	2.49
157	Corona	158,839	2.49
158	Duarte	21,921	2.49
159	Buena Park	83,052	2.51
160	Newport Beach	84,304	2.53
161	Novato	52,689	2.54
162	San Jacinto	54,756	2.54
163	Santee	59,485	2.54
164	San Bruno	42,612	2.56
165	Soledad	24,476	2.57
166	Rohnert Park	44,461	2.58
167	Grand Terrace	13,069	2.64
168	Indio	90,669	2.69
169	Fontana	211,921	2.70
170	Azusa	49,318	2.71
171	Petaluma	59,321	2.72
172	Ontario	178,347	2.72
173	Moreno Valley	210,378	2.72
174	Wasco	26,222	2.73
175	Patterson	24,306	2.75
176	Woodland	61,256	2.75
177	Garden Grove	170,603	2.77
178	Martinez	36,926	2.77
179	Shafter	20,618	2.79
180	Monterey Park	59,639	2.81
181	San Dimas	34,099	2.83
182	Ojai	7,576	2.83
183	Walnut Creek	69,790	2.83
184	Orland	8,252	2.85
185	Cathedral City	52,047	2.85
186	Cypress	49,531	2.85
187	Paradise	6,793	2.85
188	Glendale	192,270	2.88
189	Dixon	19,158	2.89
190	Ione	5,306	2.89
191	Napa	78,816	2.90
192	King City	13,512	2.91
193	Vacaville	102,085	2.93
194	West Sacramento	54,496	2.94
195	Rancho Cucamonga	174,693	2.94
196	Marina	22,324	2.95
197	Daly City	102,560	2.97
198	Redlands	72,985	2.99
199	Coachella	42,594	2.99
200	Chino	91,775	3.00
201	Calistoga	5,159	3.00
202	South San Francisco	64,487	3.01
203	Fortuna	12,413	3.03
204	Tracy	95,358	3.03
205	Brawley	26,934	3.04
206	Morro Bay	10,717	3.04
207	Westmorland	1,734	3.05
208	Scotts Valley	12,138	3.06
209	Mountain View	2,072	3.07
210	Orange Cove	9,607	3.07
211	Torrance	143,499	3.11
212	Exeter	10,280	3.15
213	Milpitas	78,216	3.15
214	Monrovia	37,553	3.16
215	Vista	98,646	3.16
216	Alameda	76,876	3.17
217	Palm Desert	51,551	3.24
218	Perris	79,349	3.28
219	Grover Beach	12,687	3.28
220	El Centro	44,186	3.28
221	Kerman	16,492	3.28
222	Santa Paula	31,202	3.30
223	Hollister	43,003	3.33
224	Loma Linda	25,021	3.41
225	Cloverdale	8,933	3.42
226	Santa Rosa	177,216	3.43
227	Coronado	18,558	3.45
228	Manteca	86,521	3.47
229	Delano	50,835	3.48
230	Yucaipa	54,348	3.50
231	Cerritos	48,340	3.50
232	Los Alamitos	11,784	3.52
233	Healdsburg	11,274	3.52
234	Covina	50,143	3.53
235	Rosemead	50,340	3.53
236	Lomita	20,409	3.55
237	Placentia	52,384	3.57
238	Ferndale	1,525	3.61
239	San Fernando	23,716	3.62
240	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	31,399	3.64
241	Rio Dell	3,371	3.66
242	La Habra	62,233	3.66
243	Pismo Beach	8,024	3.67
244	Upland	78,940	3.72
245	Livingston	14,450	3.72
246	Norwalk	100,713	3.74
247	Chula Vista	275,030	3.76
248	Truckee	16,942	3.79
249	Auburn	13,758	3.82
250	Newark	47,145	3.83
251	Bell Gardens	38,661	3.88
252	Monterey	29,772	3.89
253	Suisun City	29,205	3.89
254	Porterville	62,765	3.90
255	Burbank	105,165	3.91
256	Hermosa Beach	19,248	3.93
257	Colton	53,798	3.93
258	Madera	67,133	3.95
259	Oakdale	23,155	3.96
260	Ceres	48,918	3.99
261	Watsonville	51,968	3.99
262	Brisbane	4,718	4.01
263	Gonzales	8,526	4.01
264	Blythe	17,824	4.04
265	Pinole	18,835	4.04
266	Baldwin Park	70,720	4.04
267	Union City	68,141	4.08
268	Escalon	7,429	4.10
269	La Puente	37,404	4.10
270	Galt	25,665	4.11
271	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	109,900	4.11
272	Lemoore	27,023	4.12
273	San Diego	1,385,061	4.12
274	La Mesa	60,835	4.16
275	Twentynine Palms	28,738	4.18
276	Carson	93,523	4.21
277	McFarland	14,138	4.21
278	Sebastopol	7,466	4.23
279	El Monte	107,066	4.23
280	San Luis Obispo	48,039	4.24
281	Hemet	90,646	4.25
282	Yuba City	69,545	4.25
283	Rancho Cordova	80,656	4.26
284	Escondido	149,913	4.34
285	El Cajon	104,909	4.34
286	Visalia	142,649	4.37
287	Westminster	90,147	4.40
288	Downey	111,793	4.40
289	Citrus Heights	87,036	4.41
290	Colusa	6,439	4.42
291	Gridley	7,372	4.43
292	Lemon Grove	27,489	4.43
293	Lindsay	12,572	4.50
294	Lakewood	80,510	4.53
295	Fullerton	141,278	4.57
296	Oceanside	172,542	4.59
297	Pittsburg	75,868	4.60
298	Gilroy	58,561	4.61
299	South El Monte	19,413	4.67
300	Banning	30,680	4.67
301	Pico Rivera	60,821	4.68
302	Taft	7,228	4.71
303	Redwood City	82,423	4.72
304	Artesia	16,044	4.75
305	Turlock	72,400	4.76
306	Woodlake	7,651	4.77
307	Hayward	159,201	4.77
308	El Cerrito	25,781	4.80
309	Pasadena	136,462	4.81
310	Jackson	5,061	4.83
311	Sanger	26,515	4.84
312	Seal Beach	24,868	4.86
313	Hanford	59,389	4.87
314	Concord	124,260	4.87
315	Campbell	42,848	4.90
316	Whittier	85,925	4.90
317	Farmersville	10,336	4.91
318	Coalinga	17,352	4.92
319	Desert Hot Springs	32,786	4.92
320	Santa Ana	311,639	4.93
321	Montebello	61,376	4.95
322	Fairfield	119,985	4.99
323	Avalon	3,373	5.00
324	Lompoc	43,819	5.00
325	Claremont	36,553	5.01
326	Arcata	18,578	5.08
327	Fowler	6,930	5.10
328	Port Hueneme	21,691	5.10
329	Stanton	38,639	5.12
330	Beverly Hills	31,955	5.12
331	El Segundo	16,863	5.12
332	Seaside	31,964	5.13
333	Mammoth Lakes	7,233	5.16
334	Apple Valley	75,478	5.16
335	Hesperia	100,141	5.20
336	Corcoran	22,626	5.22
337	South Gate	91,836	5.26
338	Salinas	161,993	5.27
339	Highland	56,690	5.35
340	Imperial Beach	25,897	5.39
341	Grass Valley	14,126	5.40
342	Paramount	52,546	5.47
343	San Leandro	88,531	5.49
344	Palmdale	165,487	5.51
345	Ukiah	16,419	5.53
346	Bakersfield	408,366	5.56
347	San Rafael	60,604	5.59
348	Reedley	25,446	5.65
349	Adelanto	38,010	5.65
350	Tulare	69,984	5.72
351	Selma	24,586	5.74
352	Tehachapi	12,366	5.74
353	Maywood	24,593	5.76
354	Dinuba	25,201	5.79
355	Placerville	10,730	5.83
356	Bell	32,830	5.84
357	California City	14,821	5.89
358	Riverside	316,241	5.90
359	Lawndale	31,113	5.94
360	Oxnard	201,014	5.96
361	Anaheim	344,553	5.96
362	San Francisco	836,321	5.96
363	Montague	1,486	5.99
364	Yucca Valley	21,744	6.06
365	Antioch	115,759	6.07
366	San Jose	990,054	6.07
367	East Palo Alto	29,143	6.07
368	Palm Springs	44,998	6.08
369	Santa Cruz	60,953	6.13
370	Bellflower	77,396	6.13
371	Williams	5,569	6.20
372	San Pablo	31,771	6.30
373	Greenfield	4,399	6.31
374	Angels	3,721	6.35
375	Malibu	10,516	6.40
376	Berkeley	120,223	6.40
377	Rialto	103,866	6.42
378	Montclair	37,809	6.44
379	Redding	93,268	6.49
380	Santa Barbara	88,024	6.50
381	Cudahy	22,325	6.54
382	Modesto	218,614	6.56
383	Santa Maria	109,880	6.61
384	Culver City	39,993	6.67
385	Inglewood	105,575	6.76
386	Ridgecrest	28,138	6.76
387	Chowchilla	18,876	6.77
388	Long Beach	458,491	6.77
389	Susanville	14,992	6.87
390	Mendota	12,554	6.87
391	Huntington Park	53,658	6.91
392	Willows	6,239	6.94
393	Mount Shasta	3,208	6.95
394	Fort Bragg	7,001	6.96
395	National City	55,960	6.96
396	Chico	102,032	7.01
397	Gardena	59,765	7.03
398	Yreka	7,832	7.04
399	Atwater	32,013	7.10
400	Pomona	148,391	7.20
401	Hawthorne	85,933	7.27
402	Los Angeles	3,857,897	7.29
403	Fresno	543,615	7.36
404	Hawaiian Gardens	13,816	7.36
405	Costa Mesa	110,538	7.39
406	Dos Palos	5,757	7.39
407	Dunsmuir	1,519	7.39
408	Vallejo	124,637	7.42
409	Marysville	12,703	7.45
410	Sacramento	524,802	7.55
411	Huron	6,425	7.69
412	Arvin	19,478	7.77
413	Santa Monica	91,535	7.82
414	Merced	89,766	7.85
415	Avenal	13,441	7.96
416	South Lake Tahoe	21,319	8.05
417	Clearlake	16,604	8.29
418	Lancaster	170,013	8.35
419	Anderson	11,282	8.42
420	West Hollywood	35,090	8.84
421	San Bernardino	221,774	8.97
422	Parlier	14,545	8.97
423	Santa Fe Springs	19,310	9.06
424	Lynwood	65,291	9.10
425	Signal Hill	11,563	9.13
426	Bishop	3,793	9.15
427	Needles	4,882	9.19
428	Sonora	4,965	9.20
429	Richmond	115,396	9.23
430	Corning	8,168	9.48
431	Oroville	19,855	9.81
432	Victorville	135,983	10.16
433	Eureka	26,302	10.20
434	Barstow	25,198	11.12
435	Stockton	320,470	11.46
436	Lakeport	5,085	11.80
437	Emeryville	12,756	12.39
438	Compton	93,525	12.72
439	Red Bluff	14,592	12.84
440	Crescent City	6,180	13.86
441	Commerce	12,072	14.48
442	Alturas	2,703	14.77
443	Big Bear Lake	5,038	15.82
444	Colma	1,441	15.97
445	Nevada City	3,168	17.54
446	Oakland	438,072	19.25
447	Irwindale	1,352	23.34

Methodology

Cities in California are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 safest cities in california?: Belvedere ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in california?: 1. Belvedere (0.00), 2. Rolling Hills (0.00), 3. Palos Verdes Estates (0.24), 4. San Marino (0.34), 5. Villa Park (0.36)
How many cities in California are ranked?: This ranking includes 447 cities in California with available data.

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