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California Crime Map

254 California cities colored by FBI crime rate — green is safer, red is higher-crime; circle size is population. Click a city for its full report.

Quick answer

According to crimebycity.com's FBI-data crime map of California, the highest-crime city shown is Emeryville, CA (14,727/100K) and the safest is Imperial, CA (259/100K).

Highest crime rates on this map

  1. Emeryville, CA crime rate — 14,727/100K
  2. Oakland, CA crime rate — 9,156/100K
  3. Signal Hill, CA crime rate — 6,831/100K
  4. Culver City, CA crime rate — 6,530/100K
  5. El Segundo, CA crime rate — 5,977/100K

Lowest crime rates on this map

  1. Imperial, CA crime rate — 259/100K
  2. Newman, CA crime rate — 543/100K
  3. Moraga, CA crime rate — 578/100K
  4. Clayton, CA crime rate — 591/100K
  5. Rio Vista, CA crime rate — 628/100K

See also: California crime statistics · Most dangerous cities in California · Safest cities in California · US crime map

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this an incident-level crime map?

No — this map shows city-level crime rates computed by crimebycity.com from FBI Uniform Crime Report data (each city's most recent reported year). For street- or incident-level detail, local police department portals are the primary source. City-level rates are better for comparing places.

What do the colors mean on this crime map?

Each city is colored by its Safety Score (a percentile of total crime rate): green = safer than most US cities, orange = mid-range, red = among the highest crime rates. Circle size reflects population.

Which city has the highest crime rate in California?

Emeryville, CA has the highest total crime rate on this map at 14,727 per 100,000 residents (FBI data, 2024).