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Safest cities in California

Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer

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341 ranked cities in California

#CITYSAFETY PCTLSCHOOLS SCOREDHOME VALUE
1Redondo Beach1006 of 13$1,495,025
2Los Alamitos995 of 8$1,589,621
3Granite Bay985 of 6$1,176,593
4Union City988 of 11$1,247,792
5Albany955 of 6$1,269,346
6Palm Springs956 of 7$619,612
7Yorba Linda9510 of 12$1,420,519
8Bell Gardens947 of 7$699,293
9Rowland Heights937 of 7$992,381
10Alhambra939 of 12$932,245
11La Mirada937 of 10$894,512
12Calexico9211 of 11$394,178
13Selma928 of 12$364,481
14Pleasanton9212 of 16$1,556,554
15Arcadia9211 of 12$1,414,461
16Wasco928 of 9$319,511
17Santa Paula9210 of 13$721,278
18Buena Park9112 of 14$944,693
19Norwalk9113 of 22$765,009
20Lincoln9112 of 15$648,541
21Lawndale919 of 13$787,718
22Altadena915 of 8$1,114,913
23Hawthorne9016 of 21$881,067
24Placentia9015 of 17$1,117,757
25Bellflower907 of 11$806,220
26Aliso Viejo896 of 8$1,008,119
27Tehachapi895 of 7$429,182
28Danville8911 of 14$1,881,510
29La Crescenta887 of 11
30Lynwood8813 of 19$693,082
31Woodland8714 of 18$556,780
32Cathedral City879 of 9$479,959
33Walnut877 of 10$1,196,996
34Desert Hot Springs878 of 8$378,801
35La Mesa8715 of 17$900,788
36Palo Alto8713 of 17$3,604,398
37Hemet8720 of 22$445,921
38Los Altos868 of 11$4,621,829
39Encinitas868 of 12$1,937,012
40Monterey Park865 of 9$928,283
41Pasadena8617 of 20$1,213,522
42Novato8612 of 16$1,084,524
43Newman855 of 7$438,878
44Saratoga857 of 9$4,094,085
45La Habra8513 of 14$915,226
46Castro Valley848 of 17$1,118,381
47Thermal845 of 8$300,769
48Benicia847 of 8$798,906
49Sunnyvale8314 of 20$2,077,157
50Lodi8320 of 24$518,965
51Twentynine Palms836 of 6$252,184
52Coachella837 of 10$432,651
53Lemon Grove835 of 5$765,135
54Azusa8312 of 14$718,131
55Garden Grove8243 of 52$1,016,134
56Rosemead8210 of 14$913,761
57Spring Valley8214 of 15$778,195
58Redlands8112 of 23$640,636
59Menlo Park817 of 7$2,883,588
60Walnut Creek808 of 16$1,039,520
61Carmichael8014 of 17$565,058
62Rancho Cucamonga7910 of 13$789,064
63San Dimas797 of 11$921,861
64Westminster7915 of 18$1,104,016
65Morgan Hill7911 of 12$1,342,982
66Watsonville7910 of 29$833,282
67Fremont7823 of 45$1,499,629
68Rio Linda786 of 7$458,891
69Paramount7813 of 15$652,714
70McFarland786 of 7
71Irvine7832 of 50$1,538,073
72Campbell785 of 6$1,901,469
73Santa Monica787 of 14$1,698,037
74Citrus Heights7711 of 12$478,999
75Orland775 of 11$401,059
76Gilroy7715 of 15$1,068,039
77South Lake Tahoe777 of 9$665,209
78Long Beach7766 of 79$862,989
79Atwater765 of 13$424,582
80Rancho Santa Margarita766 of 8$1,023,922
81Norco768 of 10$924,422
82Pinole757 of 7$726,697
83Menifee7512 of 15$586,781
84Yucca Valley756 of 6$360,105
85Ramona759 of 11$814,652
86Alta Loma759 of 13
87Oakland7592 of 120$721,966
88Torrance7526 of 35$1,123,531
89Patterson747 of 8$508,300
90Cupertino749 of 14$3,065,443
91Brentwood7314 of 16$799,857
92San Leandro7314 of 17$815,011
93Mill Valley725 of 7$2,170,465
94Los Banos7215 of 18$461,991
95Los Gatos725 of 11$2,655,127
96Reedley729 of 13$393,261
97El Dorado Hills7210 of 15$921,606
98Orangevale7211 of 12$565,653
99San Clemente728 of 11$1,750,993
100San Luis Obispo728 of 16$1,100,490
101Mountain View7214 of 15$1,972,669
102Lake Forest717 of 9$1,199,098
103San Ramon7115 of 19$1,502,416
104Anaheim7128 of 70$954,662
105Orange708 of 27$1,141,755
106Dublin7010 of 14$1,266,769
107Montclair707 of 11$659,287
108Eastvale707 of 8$948,803
109North Highlands6911 of 12
110Pomona6934 of 38$687,948
111Mission Viejo6917 of 24$1,224,499
112Diamond Bar697 of 11$1,029,682
113San Francisco6969 of 127$1,395,852
114Newark689 of 11$1,228,800
115San Marcos6816 of 24$957,606
116Corona6835 of 37$762,689
117Eureka6815 of 23$415,534
118Arvin675 of 7$301,019
119Merced6729 of 36$397,690
120Seaside678 of 12$806,667
121Redwood City6715 of 22$1,884,858
122San Jose67178 of 234$1,413,804
123Davis6710 of 17$854,071
124Tustin6711 of 17$1,181,600
125Pleasant Hill679 of 13$1,002,198
126Piedmont675 of 7$2,573,543
127Laguna Niguel667 of 9$1,500,893
128Winchester665 of 7$667,759
129Oakdale666 of 10$562,451
130Imperial Beach665 of 7$858,721
131Martinez657 of 11$772,034
132South San Francisco6510 of 12$1,230,345
133Ontario6526 of 36$670,587
134San Lorenzo659 of 11$819,839
135Fairfield6427 of 34$609,593
136Ventura649 of 28$896,997
137El Centro6412 of 24$390,914
138King City636 of 9$532,688
139Folsom6315 of 16$767,454
140Pacoima636 of 12
141Whittier6332 of 42$827,319
142Sacramento63162 of 197$482,968
143El Monte6311 of 26$766,805
144El Cerrito636 of 9$1,163,612
145Coalinga626 of 8$299,368
146San Mateo6212 of 22$1,678,255
147Oxnard6236 of 51$765,564
148Antelope625 of 11
149La Puente6121 of 27$725,794
150Oceanside6131 of 39$877,395
151Santa Rosa6145 of 64$720,728
152Oakley6111 of 11$663,739
153Rosamond616 of 6$412,428
154Montebello6110 of 13$831,401
155Concord6118 of 28$737,771
156Lakeside619 of 14$821,084
157Fallbrook607 of 11$889,369
158Vacaville606 of 21$610,649
159Woodland Hills608 of 13
160Rocklin5913 of 22$697,458
161Yucaipa5910 of 14$574,974
162Stockton5967 of 122$431,217
163Ukiah5912 of 17$489,025
164Richmond5927 of 33$614,962
165Daly City598 of 20$1,132,134
166Fortuna587 of 8$419,437
167San Pablo587 of 9$566,160
168Modesto5762 of 79$449,607
169West Sacramento579 of 15$532,493
170Delano5712 of 18$337,005
171Glendale5718 of 23$1,197,774
172Palmdale5629 of 44$505,741
173Hercules565 of 5$746,282
174Carlsbad5617 of 22$1,387,670
175Adelanto5610 of 12$399,670
176Roseville5628 of 37$652,216
177Manteca5617 of 17$585,227
178Sonoma568 of 10$956,345
179Anderson568 of 15$345,201
180Hayward567 of 43$842,802
181Turlock5616 of 18$485,817
182Huntington Park5613 of 26$674,652
183Compton5514 of 34$640,999
184Imperial555 of 6$442,194
185Sun Valley557 of 15
186Berkeley5510 of 17$1,478,916
187Livermore5516 of 18$1,109,911
188Pacifica557 of 10$1,270,263
189Kingsburg558 of 12$479,775
190Camarillo5419 of 23$923,396
191Fountain Valley5412 of 14$1,400,152
192Pittsburg5415 of 15$568,060
193Sebastopol537 of 14$1,113,767
194Huntington Beach5320 of 32$1,369,864
195East Palo Alto535 of 7$1,030,709
196Mendota535 of 7$337,378
197Soledad528 of 12$638,560
198Santa Ana5249 of 79$871,417
199Yuba City5221 of 24$446,422
200Bakersfield51119 of 146$392,105
201Live Oak516 of 8$397,620
202San Juan Capistrano516 of 13$1,355,298
203Exeter515 of 7$395,330
204North Hills509 of 16
205Downey5018 of 21$890,390
206Redding5023 of 42$394,739
207Gridley505 of 6$353,612
208Canoga Park508 of 13
209Mountain House507 of 7
210Alameda4915 of 18$1,160,754
211Escondido4930 of 38$798,611
212Santee499 of 12$799,400
213Olivehurst486 of 8$451,233
214Fullerton4824 of 26$1,053,680
215Simi Valley4815 of 40$842,921
216Galt489 of 9$538,638
217Chatsworth475 of 9
218Shasta Lake475 of 5$304,812
219Monrovia478 of 11$994,909
220Covina4712 of 19$803,788
221Arcata477 of 12$485,896
222Perris4724 of 28$544,654
223Los Angeles46240 of 568$949,479
224Claremont469 of 11$1,028,179
225Goleta466 of 9$1,365,841
226Brawley466 of 10$359,422
227Marysville4612 of 18$396,575
228Inglewood4520 of 27$764,548
229Petaluma4520 of 36$913,233
230Placerville4511 of 13$539,581
231Lemoore458 of 14$387,132
232Santa Clara4516 of 24$1,710,119
233El Cajon4530 of 45$816,132
234Elk Grove4533 of 38$637,106
235Lakewood4416 of 20$884,735
236Indio4416 of 18$513,884
237Fair Oaks448 of 10$624,146
238Chico446 of 34$469,145
239American Canyon445 of 5$736,030
240Vista4320 of 28$883,373
241National City4312 of 15$692,258
242South Gate438 of 27$701,329
243Northridge426 of 16
244Kerman427 of 8$417,826
245Lathrop426 of 6$640,809
246Escalon425 of 6$607,399
247Corcoran425 of 8$270,178
248Fontana4153 of 57$639,380
249Willits415 of 9$354,097
250Murrieta4122 of 25$691,252
251Nipomo415 of 5$950,929
252Napa4122 of 26$876,582
253Etiwanda418 of 9
254North Hollywood4112 of 28
255La Quinta407 of 9$744,255
256Lancaster4037 of 46$467,567
257Santa Cruz4015 of 27$1,365,773
258Lake Elsinore4015 of 20$586,307
259Palm Desert405 of 6$545,953
260Rialto4023 of 27$592,780
261Highland3911 of 16$538,218
262West Covina3915 of 25$850,383
263Tracy3927 of 36$688,735
264San Rafael3916 of 20$1,340,153
265Vallejo3824 of 25$526,808
266Gardena385 of 15$793,575
267Clearlake385 of 5$210,490
268Carson379 of 23$798,573
269Banning375 of 8$413,486
270Riverside3763 of 79$648,360
271Santa Barbara3717 of 34$1,834,551
272Hollister3613 of 19$764,108
273Valencia369 of 13
274Baldwin Park3510 of 19$725,567
275Paso Robles3510 of 14$782,268
276Visalia3544 of 52$401,692
277Corning349 of 11$307,249
278Hacienda Heights3413 of 18$960,936
279Van Nuys3411 of 22
280Chula Vista3447 of 69$849,516
281Sylmar348 of 17
282Wildomar345 of 7$658,731
283Grass Valley3315 of 22$520,196
284San Pedro335 of 17
285Rohnert Park327 of 14$717,362
286Glendora327 of 15$893,173
287Newport Beach317 of 11$3,732,150
288Hanford3120 of 30$384,771
289Moreno Valley3147 of 52$553,116
290San Bernardino3067 of 77$496,080
291Lompoc3011 of 16$597,536
292Auburn295 of 13$638,191
293Fresno28149 of 178$392,929
294San Fernando289 of 15$751,432
295Ripon286 of 8$688,072
296Porterville2825 of 32$332,606
297Rancho Cordova2716 of 19$537,180
298Windsor275 of 7$807,596
299Barstow279 of 12$266,801
300Jurupa Valley2722 of 26$677,991
301Greenfield276 of 6$551,007
302Santa Maria2632 of 35$665,004
303Salinas2639 of 62$754,292
304Costa Mesa2520 of 24$1,427,922
305La Jolla256 of 6
306Castaic245 of 7$806,487
307Victorville2335 of 39$437,583
308Chino Hills2314 of 17$993,719
309Sonora227 of 11$407,908
310Lake Balboa226 of 11
311Madera2225 of 47$428,837
312Red Bluff2210 of 15$319,749
313Arroyo Grande217 of 8$1,042,739
314Dinuba1911 of 12$358,195
315Oroville1914 of 27$315,291
316Susanville186 of 11$243,898
317Cerritos1715 of 16$1,104,451
318Beaumont1710 of 15$538,963
319Temecula1627 of 30$766,780
320San Diego15234 of 283$1,002,065
321Atascadero158 of 9$790,547
322Clovis1528 of 31$522,797
323Sanger1410 of 15$415,499
324Shafter136 of 8$386,224
325Fort Bragg135 of 8$577,514
326Crescent City139 of 12$368,716
327Bloomington128 of 8$570,927
328Colton1014 of 17$499,865
329Santa Clarita95 of 10$798,112
330Newhall95 of 7
331San Jacinto85 of 16$484,772
332Hesperia823 of 30$463,982
333Chino616 of 17$758,989
334Apple Valley613 of 15$435,130
335Farmersville45 of 6$294,036
336Tulare323 of 30$359,149
337Pico Rivera310 of 16$756,477
338Antioch223 of 28$596,320
339Poway210 of 13$1,229,567
340Mariposa15 of 7$399,423
341Ridgecrest010 of 11$269,578

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