What is the #1 most dangerous cities in california?

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

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 most dangerous cities in california?: Irwindale ranks #1 with 23.34 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in california?: 1. Irwindale (23.34), 2. Oakland (19.25), 3. Nevada City (17.54), 4. Colma (15.97), 5. Big Bear Lake (15.82)
How many cities in California are ranked?: This ranking includes 447 cities in California with available data.

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