UCR FBI crime data by state: California crime rates

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We're going to start digging into FBI UCR state data. First stop, crime rate in California.

There are an estimated 18,000 police agencies in the US. FBI reporting is only required if an agency wants to receive federal funding and not all 18,000 agencies report to the FBI. UCR data is reported anywhere from monthly to quarterly to the FBI. The FBI then publishes the national data about every 6 months. 

Some agencies have moved over to the FBI NIBRS reporting program. NIBRS was created to create a higher level of classification on crime that's reported to the FBI. More and more agencies are moving to NIBRS reporting, but there is no timeline as to when 100% of agencies will be using NIBRS. 2016 data for NIBRS has not been released yet. If you want more information on the NIBRS program, head here.

Keep in mind, SpotCrime collects RMS/CAD data - the data found on SpotCrime is more up-to-date and robust than FBI data. RMS/CAD helps tell a better picture of what your police department is up against daily and it can be delivered to the community faster (via free SpotCrime email alerts!)

This is the first time we've taken a look at FBI data. If you notice a flaw in our methodology, let us know!

California Crime rates 2006 & 2016

2006 UCR homepage | 2006 state crime rate | 2006 city data | 2006 sortable data

2016 UCR homepage | 2016 state crime rate | 2016 city data | 2016 sortable data

OVERALL CRIME RATE IN CALIFORNIA IS DOWN compared to 2006 - rate per 100,000





Rate per 100k residents
2006
2016
Change
Property Crime
3170
2553
-24.17%
Burglary
676
479.8
-40.89%
Larceny-theft
1829.1
1623
-12.70%
Motor Vehicle theft
665.7
450.3
-47.83%
Violent Crime
532.5
445.3
-19.58%
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
6.8
4.9
-38.78%
Rape (revised definition)
--
34.9
--
Rape (legacy definition)
25.3
25.9
2.32%
Robbery
194.7
139.6
-39.47%
Aggravated Assault
305.7
265.9
-14.97%

HIGHEST CRIME RATES BY CITY

Please note the FBI only provides population information for city police jurisdictions. There is no population data provided for county police agencies. Therefore, these rates are for city police jurisdictions only and it does not take into account any cross jurisdictional crime rates. We used the crime rate per 1,000.

HIGHEST VIOLENT CRIME RATES - All Cities

The two cities with consistent highest violent crime rates are Vernon, CA and Industry, CA. Both cities have a population below 100,000 and are industry heavy cities that are suburbs of Los Angeles. Overall the violent crime rate in California is down compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Violent Crime
Murder/manslaughter
Rape*
Robbery
Agg. Assault
2006
Vernon, CA (569.89)
Industry (4.57)
Vernon (10.75)
Vernon (344)
Vernon (215)
2016
Industry (470.59)
Vernon (8.77)
Industry (39.22)
Industry (196.08)
Industry (235.29)

HIGHEST VIOLENT CRIME RATES - Population 100k+

Oakland tops the list for highest crime rate overall in cities with a population of 100,000+ (Oakland crime map here!). Stockton has the highest assault rate and is the only violent crime rate in the table that has increased since 2006 (the rape definition was revised recently which caused most city’s rate of rape to increase). Again, overall the violent crime rate in California is down compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Violent Crime
Murder/manslaughter
Rape*
Robbery
Agg. Assault
2006
Oakland (19.05)
Richmond (.4)
Oakland (.76)
Oakland (8.86)
Stockton (9.08)
2016
Oakland (14.26)
San Bernardino (.29)
Vallejo (.91)
Oakland (7.24)
Stockton (9.79)

HIGHEST PROPERTY CRIME RATES - all cities

Vernon and Industry top the list again for property crimes, with theft/larceny being the major driver for the property crime rate increase seen since 2006 in the cities with the most property crime. Overall in California, the property crime rate is down compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Property Crime
Burglary
Theft/Larceny
MV Theft
Arson
2006
Vernon (5,139.78)
Vernon (860.21)
Vernon (2,419.35)
Vernon (1,860.21)
Vernon (43)
2016
Industry (5,759.8)
Industry (852.94)
Industry (3,838.24)
Vernon (1,096.5)
Vernon (35.09)

HIGHEST PROPERTY CRIME RATES - pop 100k+

Property crime in California cities with a population of 100,000+ is down overall. Oakland still leads in motor vehicle thefts. Again, overall property crime rate in California is down since 2006 compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Property Crime
Burglary
Theft/Larceny
MV Theft
Arson
2006
Berkeley (72.04)
Sacramento (13.41)
Berkeley (50.13)
Oakland (26.45)
Oakland (.77)

2016
Oakland (53.36)
Vallejo (19.35)
San Francisco (42.46)
Oakland (16.23)

Bakersfield (.88)

LOWEST CRIME RATES BY CITY

LOWEST VIOLENT CRIME RATES - all cities

Multiple cities in California experienced NO violent crime in 2006 and 10 years later in 2016. Violent crime overall in California is down compared to 2006
Rate Per 1k
Violent Crime
Murder/manslaughter
Rape*
Robbery
Agg. Assault
2006
8 cities with NO violent crime!
Around 150 cities with NO murders!
Around 50 cities with NO rapes!
Around 100 cities with NO robberies!
Around 15 cities with NO assaults!
2016
Bradbury, Monte Sereno, Rolling HIlls NO violent crime!
Around 250 cities with NO murders!
Around 45 cities with NO rapes!
Around 30 cities with NO robberies!
Around 5 cities with NO assaults!

LOWEST VIOLENT CRIME RATES - pop 100k+

Two cities with populations above 100,000 - Thousand Oaks and Elk Grove - experienced NO murders in the two years analyzed. Again, violent crime overall in California is down compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Violent Crime
Murder/manslaughter
Rape*
Robbery
Agg. Assault
2006
Irvine (.67)
Thousand Oaks (0)
Glendale (.07)
Irvine (.27)
Irvine (.29)
2016
Murrieta (.44)
Elk Grove (0)
Temecula (.03)
Murrieta (.15)
Murrieta (.22)

LOWEST PROPERTY CRIME RATES - all cities

Assuming there is no place safe from crime, these are good stats. Property crime overall in California is down compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Property Crime
Burglary
Theft/Larceny
MV Theft
Arson
2006
Bear Valley (2.85)
Hidden Hills (.49)

Bear Valley (1.32)
About 10 cities with NO MV thefts!
About 70 cities with NO Arson!
2016
Lake Shastina (3.14)
Etna (0)
Westmoreland (1.32)
About 10 cities with NO MV thefts!
About 100 cities with NO arson!

LOWEST PROPERTY CRIME RATES - pop 100k+

Still not bad numbers. Again, property crime overall in California is down compared to 2006.
Rate Per 1k
Property Crime
Burglary
Theft/Larceny
MV Theft
Arson
2006
Thousand Oaks (14.29)
Daly City (2.4)
Fontana (8.31)
Thousand Oaks (1.04)
West Covina (.02)
2016
Simi Valley (12.31)
Thousand Oaks (2.9)
Rialto (5.8)
Irvine (.67)
Rialto (.02)

 *UCR Rape definition has changed from 2006 to 2016.

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