Crime in California: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in California since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

432.7 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,792.2 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
1,370murders2025: 3.5 per 100,000.

California since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, California 02945888821176 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, California 01822364354657286 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
2025170,300432.71,37037,357118,443705,3451,792.2108,270124,629
2024187,414475.31,65445,467125,957774,7841,964.9119,234153,481
2023198,715506.91,94650,038131,852911,7972,326.1136,144200,618
2022196,537503.62,24848,484130,808921,6932,361.5146,244186,126
2021188,343481.22,34644,649126,709847,5672,165.3134,873177,867
2020174,026442.02,20344,728113,646842,0542,138.9145,529168,323
2019174,341442.11,69052,306105,544921,1772,335.8152,551141,761
2018176,604447.51,73954,328105,031941,6442,386.2164,645155,220
2017178,597453.31,83056,625105,418987,0632,505.3176,679168,365
2016174,796444.81,93054,789104,3751,002,0702,550.0188,304176,756
2015166,883428.01,86152,86299,3491,024,9142,628.4197,404170,993
2014153,763396.41,70048,68191,804947,1932,441.7202,669151,851
2013154,739402.61,74653,64089,0291,018,9072,651.2232,058165,292
2012160,944423.51,88456,52194,7021,049,4652,761.8245,767168,608
2011154,943411.21,79254,29191,195973,8222,584.2230,075146,842
2010164,133439.61,80958,11695,877981,9392,629.9228,857152,524
2009174,934473.31,97264,093100,1561,009,4332,731.0230,198163,833
2008185,329504.22,14269,388104,8961,080,9962,941.0237,811192,529
2007191,561524.12,26270,706109,5471,112,5103,043.5237,850220,134
2006194,483533.52,48671,142111,6201,159,9883,181.7247,230243,655
2005190,178526.02,50363,622114,6611,200,5313,320.6250,521257,543
2004189,175527.82,39261,768115,4001,227,1943,423.9245,903252,604
2003205,551579.62,40763,770129,3801,215,0863,426.4242,274241,326
2002208,388595.42,39564,968130,8271,176,4843,361.2238,428222,364
2001212,867615.22,20664,614136,0871,134,1893,278.0232,273204,177
2000210,531621.62,07960,249138,4181,056,1833,118.2222,293182,035
1999207,879627.22,00560,039136,4721,053,2853,177.8223,814168,480
1998229,883703.72,17168,782149,1481,188,7913,639.1269,012195,517
1997257,582798.32,57981,468163,3461,312,3674,067.1299,240228,722
1996274,996862.72,91694,222167,6141,385,1354,345.1312,212242,466
1995305,154966.03,531104,611186,4581,536,8304,865.1353,895280,479
1994318,3951,013.03,703112,160191,5481,622,1025,160.8384,257308,205
1993336,3811,077.84,096126,436194,0831,678,8845,379.1414,182319,295
1992345,6241,119.73,921130,897198,0451,716,1375,559.8427,491320,112
1991331,1221,089.93,859124,939189,4281,726,3915,682.7424,656315,615
1990311,0511,045.23,553112,208182,6021,654,1865,558.4400,392302,214
1989284,136977.73,15896,431172,5811,681,5165,785.8410,468298,445
1988261,912929.82,93686,141161,0551,607,1805,705.7407,631265,913
1987253,943918.02,92483,341155,5691,545,9285,588.4419,969229,624
1986248,370920.53,03892,512140,7011,576,2995,842.3457,698205,597
1985201,763765.32,77086,387101,1851,516,7105,752.7448,506177,237
1984195,589763.42,71783,92497,2461,461,7315,705.0443,094161,309
1983194,491772.62,63985,82693,9331,486,4875,904.9460,460158,904
1982201,429814.72,77991,98894,1331,599,8276,470.7499,466164,530
1981208,485863.03,14393,78197,9951,625,3026,727.5540,806162,557
1980210,290893.63,41190,420102,7661,633,0426,939.5545,138174,834
1979184,087811.12,95275,76793,1291,511,0216,657.7496,310167,563

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Alameda County2024786.34,179.815
Alpine County2025649.4927.61
Amador County2025219.7695.86
Butte County2024627.01,655.86
Calaveras County2025432.3864.52
Colusa County2025258.0733.33
Contra Costa County2025351.41,669.221
Del Norte County2025484.71,413.02
El Dorado County2025246.2605.43
Fresno County2025586.71,909.716
Glenn County2024377.31,012.93
Humboldt County2025362.51,212.78
Imperial County2025263.2630.98
Inyo County2025534.6654.62
Kern County2020666.32,941.115
Kings County2025403.3847.85
Lake County2025593.6937.03
Lassen County2025478.3686.52
Los Angeles County2025546.32,148.389
Madera County2025438.8930.73
Marin County2025158.21,059.913
Mariposa County2025376.4958.71
Mendocino County2025520.5617.25
Merced County2025474.51,786.07
Modoc County2025545.5628.62
Mono County2025240.0851.72
Monterey County2025420.91,123.513
Napa County2025264.91,036.06
Nevada County2025296.0670.44
Orange County2025262.91,300.835
Placer County2025192.3882.26
Plumas County2025280.6769.32
Riverside County2025269.81,476.430
Sacramento County2025496.01,663.18
San Benito County2025269.4431.03
San Bernardino County2025444.81,503.925
San Diego County2025312.61,137.019
San Francisco County2025486.22,932.41
San Joaquin County2025610.21,693.68
San Luis Obispo County2025279.0949.98
San Mateo County2025203.21,247.823
Santa Barbara County2025417.41,226.49
Santa Clara County2025354.82,193.616
Santa Cruz County2025318.01,307.65
Shasta County2025556.51,131.93
Sierra County2025369.9396.32
Siskiyou County2025404.1755.911
Solano County2025471.41,886.68
Sonoma County2025244.11,015.110
Stanislaus County2025421.01,336.910
Sutter County2025361.01,241.63
Tehama County2025454.31,116.54
Trinity County2025393.3812.51
Tulare County2025421.01,444.49
Tuolumne County2025574.4759.62
Ventura County2025289.51,158.611
Yolo County2025207.21,410.45
Yuba County2025465.3751.53

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in California?
In 2025, 432.7 violent and 1,792.2 property crimes per 100,000 residents in California (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in California?
1,370 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 3.5 per 100,000.

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