Crime & Safety in California

Crime rates, violent and property crime, and public safety.

Topics

Dive into each indicator for California.

499 /100k
Violent crime rate
2,308 /100k
Property crime rate
5.7 /100k
Homicide rate
37 /100k
Rape
157 /100k
Robbery
299 /100k
Aggravated assault
393 /100k
Burglary
1,378 /100k
Larceny-theft
537 /100k
Motor vehicle theft
Above U.S. avg.
≈ 1.1 M
Total reported crimes
2023

Historical data

Long-run evolution of the key indicators, so you can see the trend — not just today's snapshot.

Violent crime rate

19702023
499 6%

Violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents.

Data table

Violent crime rate499 /100k
Property crime rate2,308 /100k
Homicide rate5.7 /100k
Rape37 /100k
Robbery157 /100k
Aggravated assault299 /100k
Burglary393 /100k
Larceny-theft1,378 /100k
Motor vehicle theft537 /100kAbove U.S. avg.
Total reported crimes≈ 1.1 M2023

Compared to the United States

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Compared to other states

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How this indicator ranks against every other state.

National ranking

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