Safest Cities in California.

Cities in California with the lowest violent crime rates, from each city's own police department.

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#	City	Population	Violent crime	Median Income
1	Palos Verdes Estates	12,925	32 per 100k	$242,014
2	Hillsborough	11,099	45 per 100k	$250,000+
3	Yorba Linda	67,170	47 per 100k	$157,582
4	Mill Valley	14,012	51 per 100k	$206,212
5	Lafayette	25,285	55 per 100k	$228,250
6	Danville	43,401	55 per 100k	$232,216
7	San Marino	12,216	58 per 100k	$214,167
8	Saratoga	30,319	66 per 100k	$250,000+
9	Foster City	32,792	68 per 100k	$199,143
10	Cupertino	58,566	70 per 100k	$234,707
11	Laguna Woods	17,289	71 per 100k	$59,269
12	Chino Hills	77,927	73 per 100k	$126,334
13	Benicia	26,749	76 per 100k	$121,204
14	Orinda	19,514	77 per 100k	$250,000+
15	Irvine	311,690	79 per 100k	$136,719
16	Imperial	21,430	82 per 100k	$90,195
17	Poway	48,713	89 per 100k	$148,359
18	Moraga	16,769	90 per 100k	$216,193
19	Lincoln	52,956	92 per 100k	$111,990
20	San Ramon	85,993	92 per 100k	$196,161
21	Walnut	27,611	96 per 100k	$129,449
22	Los Gatos	32,786	98 per 100k	$217,554
23	Moorpark	35,854	102 per 100k	$148,480
24	Fremont	228,295	106 per 100k	$181,506
25	San Marcos	94,882	106 per 100k	$109,377
26	Pacific Grove	14,951	108 per 100k	$106,065
27	Encinitas	61,480	108 per 100k	$162,229
28	Rancho Santa Margarita	46,990	111 per 100k	$152,560
29	Solana Beach	12,823	111 per 100k	$152,167
30	Laguna Niguel	64,139	114 per 100k	$140,452
31	Riverbank	25,166	116 per 100k	$87,966
32	Mission Viejo	92,151	119 per 100k	$136,123
33	Aliso Viejo	51,113	120 per 100k	$142,439
34	Manhattan Beach	34,210	121 per 100k	$204,306
35	Rocklin	73,327	122 per 100k	$124,168
36	Sonoma	10,670	123 per 100k	$98,527
37	Pleasanton	76,960	123 per 100k	$190,124
38	Rancho Palos Verdes	40,864	124 per 100k	$179,623
39	Diamond Bar	53,355	124 per 100k	$108,281
40	Arroyo Grande	18,372	126 per 100k	$102,553
41	Wildomar	37,277	127 per 100k	$103,506
42	Thousand Oaks	125,205	127 per 100k	$135,603
43	Simi Valley	125,634	136 per 100k	$122,081
44	Belmont	27,337	138 per 100k	$205,297
45	Oakley	45,183	139 per 100k	$137,677
46	Kingsburg	12,755	143 per 100k	$76,913
47	Camarillo	70,186	144 per 100k	$113,428
48	Dublin	70,803	146 per 100k	$214,385
49	Atascadero	29,712	148 per 100k	$91,429
50	La Mirada	47,180	148 per 100k	$109,288
51	Temecula	111,167	152 per 100k	$121,063
52	La Quinta	38,707	153 per 100k	$99,250
53	Ripon	16,201	154 per 100k	$133,380
54	Calabasas	22,669	154 per 100k	$165,288
55	Newman	12,316	155 per 100k	$78,906
56	Pacifica	37,261	155 per 100k	$160,523
57	Agoura Hills	19,721	156 per 100k	$171,302
58	Palo Alto	67,237	159 per 100k	$231,101
59	La Palma	15,272	160 per 100k	$117,989
60	Elk Grove	179,155	161 per 100k	$125,924
61	Folsom	83,916	161 per 100k	$139,804
62	Santee	59,332	161 per 100k	$113,394
63	Windsor	26,081	163 per 100k	$133,979
64	Lake Forest	86,281	165 per 100k	$135,175
65	Rio Vista	10,102	165 per 100k	$89,306
66	Hercules	26,302	165 per 100k	$129,397
67	San Clemente	63,273	166 per 100k	$140,062
68	Burlingame	30,525	166 per 100k	$174,000
69	San Mateo	103,105	168 per 100k	$153,504
70	San Juan Capistrano	35,095	169 per 100k	$129,457
71	Dana Point	32,790	169 per 100k	$141,520
72	Menifee	110,305	170 per 100k	$93,454
73	Rancho Mirage	17,563	170 per 100k	$107,364
74	La Verne	30,600	171 per 100k	$103,761
75	Santa Clara	130,256	172 per 100k	$178,958
76	Santa Clarita	230,221	173 per 100k	$123,062
77	Livermore	85,522	175 per 100k	$160,775
78	Fountain Valley	56,258	176 per 100k	$115,237
79	Albany	19,414	182 per 100k	$144,107
80	Huntington Beach	195,240	182 per 100k	$120,919
81	Menlo Park	32,727	182 per 100k	$210,025
82	Fortuna	12,326	183 per 100k	$62,289
83	Truckee	17,066	184 per 100k	$130,462
84	Murrieta	112,064	186 per 100k	$114,081
85	Sunnyvale	154,236	188 per 100k	$186,170
86	Glendora	50,926	188 per 100k	$113,569
87	Davis	66,978	191 per 100k	$90,045
88	Monrovia	37,571	191 per 100k	$96,021
89	Roseville	155,955	191 per 100k	$119,288
90	Brea	47,469	192 per 100k	$131,129
91	San Dimas	33,789	192 per 100k	$105,321
92	San Bruno	42,307	192 per 100k	$141,272
93	Tracy	96,966	194 per 100k	$121,119
94	Alhambra	81,022	195 per 100k	$88,024
95	Orange	138,266	196 per 100k	$117,113
96	Arcadia	55,170	198 per 100k	$113,516
97	Temple City	35,430	199 per 100k	$104,425
98	Morro Bay	10,692	199 per 100k	$95,843
99	Brentwood	65,208	202 per 100k	$142,494
100	Lathrop	35,052	202 per 100k	$126,421
101	Yucaipa	54,421	204 per 100k	$90,794
102	Pleasant Hill	34,235	206 per 100k	$145,029
103	Goleta	32,685	206 per 100k	$122,370
104	Mountain View	83,732	208 per 100k	$189,917
105	Vista	99,114	208 per 100k	$94,975
106	Calexico	38,585	209 per 100k	$49,783
107	Novato	52,546	211 per 100k	$115,736
108	Carlsbad	114,373	212 per 100k	$142,748
109	Scotts Valley	12,044	213 per 100k	$143,750
110	West Covina	107,037	214 per 100k	$101,065
111	Sierra Madre	10,940	216 per 100k	$143,547
112	Beaumont	56,266	216 per 100k	$107,118
113	Grover Beach	12,604	216 per 100k	$86,458
114	Tustin	78,981	216 per 100k	$112,503
115	Walnut Creek	70,088	217 per 100k	$130,432
116	Napa	78,239	219 per 100k	$105,963
117	Laguna Hills	30,740	219 per 100k	$128,851
118	Morgan Hill	45,425	222 per 100k	$163,920
119	Petaluma	59,247	228 per 100k	$115,430
120	Patterson	24,693	231 per 100k	$93,650
121	Rancho Cucamonga	175,411	233 per 100k	$111,895
122	Glendale	190,748	234 per 100k	$88,393
123	Calimesa	10,902	237 per 100k	$87,181
124	Milpitas	78,578	237 per 100k	$178,798
125	San Gabriel	38,392	237 per 100k	$90,488
126	Corona	159,670	239 per 100k	$109,242
127	Garden Grove	170,964	239 per 100k	$92,174
128	Redondo Beach	69,291	239 per 100k	$150,245
129	Soledad	26,365	240 per 100k	$96,862
130	Duarte	22,184	242 per 100k	$105,483
131	Ontario	180,547	244 per 100k	$88,941
132	Fontana	214,169	244 per 100k	$102,821
133	Placentia	52,826	245 per 100k	$115,929
134	El Centro	44,240	247 per 100k	$53,082
135	Grand Terrace	13,078	247 per 100k	$83,628
136	Cerritos	47,867	251 per 100k	$135,439
137	Newport Beach	83,845	251 per 100k	$156,867
138	Los Banos	47,593	253 per 100k	$68,171
139	Los Alamitos	11,794	253 per 100k	$97,155
140	Daly City	101,964	254 per 100k	$123,547
141	Martinez	36,903	254 per 100k	$127,355
142	La Habra	61,970	261 per 100k	$100,106
143	Clovis	124,725	261 per 100k	$99,241
144	Loma Linda	25,122	261 per 100k	$82,353
145	Vacaville	102,596	264 per 100k	$111,126
146	Monterey Park	59,132	265 per 100k	$81,855
147	Exeter	10,258	266 per 100k	$75,769
148	Suisun City	29,286	267 per 100k	$94,787
149	Perris	80,511	271 per 100k	$88,911
150	Redlands	73,375	272 per 100k	$105,041
151	Azusa	49,031	278 per 100k	$90,721
152	Dixon	19,683	278 per 100k	$102,878
153	Coachella	43,307	281 per 100k	$68,596
154	Buena Park	82,871	281 per 100k	$110,550
155	Hollister	43,811	281 per 100k	$111,834
156	Covina	49,888	285 per 100k	$98,671
157	Pinole	18,761	285 per 100k	$127,717
158	Banning	31,093	286 per 100k	$61,764
159	Imperial Beach	25,764	287 per 100k	$86,111
160	South Pasadena	26,068	288 per 100k	$127,175
161	Santa Rosa	177,090	292 per 100k	$99,060
162	Claremont	36,595	293 per 100k	$125,647
163	Farmersville	10,397	295 per 100k	$60,804
164	Healdsburg	11,243	295 per 100k	$103,554
165	Bell Gardens	38,229	299 per 100k	$62,298
166	Moreno Valley	211,666	300 per 100k	$93,222
167	Downey	110,939	300 per 100k	$90,699
168	Cypress	49,498	301 per 100k	$130,215
169	Torrance	142,130	306 per 100k	$116,217
170	South San Francisco	64,305	309 per 100k	$136,578
171	Fillmore	16,816	316 per 100k	$92,931
172	San Jacinto	55,180	319 per 100k	$80,647
173	Shafter	21,193	324 per 100k	$71,215
174	Chino	92,652	324 per 100k	$104,682
175	Galt	25,962	324 per 100k	$94,393
176	Norwalk	99,789	327 per 100k	$100,085
177	West Sacramento	54,927	327 per 100k	$93,188
178	Carpinteria	13,036	329 per 100k	$100,658
179	Stanton	39,402	329 per 100k	$84,707
180	Delano	51,679	331 per 100k	$67,010
181	Porterville	63,157	332 per 100k	$60,461
182	Upland	79,257	333 per 100k	$105,830
183	Cathedral City	52,267	334 per 100k	$73,572
184	Westminster	89,860	334 per 100k	$85,541
185	Newark	46,903	335 per 100k	$169,064
186	Livingston	14,606	335 per 100k	$74,494
187	Manteca	89,043	336 per 100k	$97,055
188	Escondido	149,668	337 per 100k	$91,967
189	Santa Ana	312,534	337 per 100k	$93,999
190	Burbank	104,546	342 per 100k	$97,082
191	Brawley	27,283	342 per 100k	$59,311
192	Lemon Grove	27,686	344 per 100k	$88,009
193	Hanford	59,754	345 per 100k	$76,461
194	Colton	53,772	345 per 100k	$71,208
195	Santa Paula	31,376	346 per 100k	$79,294
196	San Luis Obispo	48,491	347 per 100k	$73,685
197	Monterey	29,613	348 per 100k	$102,846
198	Alameda	77,238	348 per 100k	$137,697
199	Marina	22,563	353 per 100k	$95,955
200	Rosemead	50,013	356 per 100k	$73,566
201	Lakewood	79,850	356 per 100k	$119,177
202	Turlock	72,502	357 per 100k	$82,995
203	Fullerton	140,968	358 per 100k	$104,286
204	Campbell	42,781	359 per 100k	$145,268
205	Chula Vista	276,375	365 per 100k	$108,032
206	San Rafael	60,433	365 per 100k	$119,435
207	Baldwin Park	70,138	367 per 100k	$80,663
208	McFarland	14,222	368 per 100k	$54,608
209	Redwood City	82,447	369 per 100k	$157,814
210	Kerman	16,815	369 per 100k	$59,799
211	Coronado	19,015	371 per 100k	$134,534
212	Chowchilla	19,020	374 per 100k	$66,514
213	San Diego	1,389,526	374 per 100k	$108,077
214	Ceres	49,342	374 per 100k	$79,025
215	San Fernando	23,632	377 per 100k	$83,024
216	Lindsay	12,643	378 per 100k	$53,201
217	Arcata	18,607	379 per 100k	$46,713
218	Citrus Heights	86,995	380 per 100k	$82,314
219	Seal Beach	24,722	384 per 100k	$85,964
220	Oceanside	172,242	385 per 100k	$97,737
221	San Pablo	31,720	391 per 100k	$79,478
222	Whittier	86,165	395 per 100k	$97,201
223	La Mesa	60,797	397 per 100k	$95,028
224	Grass Valley	14,113	398 per 100k	$51,764
225	Hemet	91,326	398 per 100k	$57,719
226	Yuba City	69,471	399 per 100k	$75,477
227	American Canyon	21,691	400 per 100k	$121,700
228	Tehachapi	11,946	402 per 100k	$72,957
229	Lompoc	43,646	403 per 100k	$72,004
230	Gilroy	59,004	406 per 100k	$133,107
231	El Monte	106,109	410 per 100k	$68,030
232	Twentynine Palms	27,355	412 per 100k	$62,554
233	Oakdale	23,194	414 per 100k	$83,091
234	Beverly Hills	31,624	414 per 100k	$132,977
235	Visalia	143,939	415 per 100k	$81,989
236	El Cerrito	25,994	415 per 100k	$127,876
237	El Segundo	16,769	415 per 100k	$150,737
238	Watsonville	51,712	415 per 100k	$78,393
239	Pasadena	136,969	419 per 100k	$105,192
240	Concord	124,035	420 per 100k	$108,709
241	Montebello	61,045	421 per 100k	$79,971
242	Hermosa Beach	19,063	423 per 100k	$166,442
243	La Puente	37,142	426 per 100k	$86,602
244	King City	13,604	427 per 100k	$66,761
245	Lomita	20,225	429 per 100k	$93,810
246	Madera	67,831	432 per 100k	$63,933
247	Carson	92,871	436 per 100k	$108,703
248	Artesia	15,889	439 per 100k	$101,004
249	Pittsburg	76,257	440 per 100k	$99,861
250	Port Hueneme	21,582	444 per 100k	$92,660
251	Placerville	10,762	449 per 100k	$67,274
252	Union City	67,464	453 per 100k	$133,715
253	Sanger	26,699	455 per 100k	$77,500
254	El Cajon	104,449	457 per 100k	$67,511
255	Hayward	158,801	460 per 100k	$113,318
256	Avenal	13,608	462 per 100k	$54,741
257	Lemoore	27,102	462 per 100k	$83,724
258	Hesperia	100,775	463 per 100k	$72,160
259	Cudahy	22,087	466 per 100k	$56,615
260	Bell	32,476	469 per 100k	$61,020
261	South Gate	91,483	475 per 100k	$74,571
262	Tulare	70,945	477 per 100k	$72,410
263	Pico Rivera	60,272	480 per 100k	$88,201
264	Desert Hot Springs	33,200	482 per 100k	$52,761
265	Palmdale	164,634	483 per 100k	$81,770
266	Ukiah	16,304	483 per 100k	$66,160
267	Apple Valley	75,473	485 per 100k	$69,882
268	San Francisco	830,235	486 per 100k	$140,970
269	Highland	56,675	490 per 100k	$77,120
270	Lodi	67,607	493 per 100k	$88,530
271	Corcoran	22,491	495 per 100k	$59,905
272	Bakersfield	411,986	496 per 100k	$80,540
273	San Jose	990,138	505 per 100k	$146,427
274	San Leandro	87,826	506 per 100k	$101,420
275	Palm Springs	45,070	506 per 100k	$73,119
276	Rancho Cordova	81,849	507 per 100k	$89,585
277	Huntington Park	53,108	510 per 100k	$59,996
278	Blythe	17,396	511 per 100k	$56,625
279	Salinas	161,761	516 per 100k	$91,908
280	California City	14,414	518 per 100k	$60,113
281	Selma	24,659	520 per 100k	$60,241
282	Fairfield	120,785	522 per 100k	$101,895
283	Santa Cruz	61,607	533 per 100k	$115,475
284	Coalinga	17,203	533 per 100k	$75,451
285	Yucca Valley	21,770	535 per 100k	$59,563
286	Riverside	319,069	535 per 100k	$91,045
287	Maywood	24,317	539 per 100k	$60,943
288	Seaside	31,814	540 per 100k	$85,311
289	Costa Mesa	110,330	543 per 100k	$111,505
290	Greenfield	20,232	546 per 100k	$84,740
291	South El Monte	19,287	547 per 100k	$72,990
292	Signal Hill	11,468	547 per 100k	$113,298
293	Anaheim	344,521	548 per 100k	$95,227
294	East Palo Alto	29,069	552 per 100k	$113,493
295	Oxnard	200,928	557 per 100k	$96,212
296	Ridgecrest	28,225	559 per 100k	$89,250
297	Malibu	10,421	568 per 100k	$194,421
298	Hawthorne	85,191	571 per 100k	$75,848
299	Atwater	32,162	579 per 100k	$64,472
300	Bellflower	76,819	579 per 100k	$78,722
301	Rialto	104,143	583 per 100k	$88,857
302	Parlier	14,507	584 per 100k	$52,357
303	Modesto	219,215	587 per 100k	$79,891
304	Lawndale	30,781	588 per 100k	$85,441
305	Dinuba	25,475	590 per 100k	$59,484
306	Gardena	59,422	616 per 100k	$84,803
307	Santa Monica	91,169	618 per 100k	$114,885
308	Long Beach	455,548	621 per 100k	$87,430
309	Santa Maria	110,462	624 per 100k	$84,746
310	Hawaiian Gardens	13,691	624 per 100k	$76,341
311	Santa Barbara	87,779	634 per 100k	$106,182
312	National City	58,893	637 per 100k	$66,841
313	Berkeley	120,257	639 per 100k	$108,092
314	Paramount	52,050	641 per 100k	$75,250
315	Pomona	147,943	645 per 100k	$79,479
316	Adelanto	37,964	649 per 100k	$68,685
317	Montclair	37,810	663 per 100k	$77,659
318	Culver City	39,931	663 per 100k	$117,389
319	Chico	102,188	664 per 100k	$66,977
320	Los Angeles	3,857,263	670 per 100k	$81,939
321	Inglewood	104,569	684 per 100k	$72,750
322	Merced	91,953	700 per 100k	$63,122
323	Anderson	11,255	710 per 100k	$47,375
324	Marysville	12,726	710 per 100k	$56,430
325	Susanville	14,177	712 per 100k	$61,641
326	Fresno	545,970	720 per 100k	$70,991
327	Sacramento	528,706	720 per 100k	$87,321
328	Clearlake	16,659	722 per 100k	$41,867
329	South Lake Tahoe	21,269	731 per 100k	$82,002
330	Redding	93,409	735 per 100k	$70,466
331	Victorville	137,627	740 per 100k	$74,410
332	Lynwood	64,578	743 per 100k	$74,844
333	Antioch	116,477	762 per 100k	$97,465
334	Lancaster	169,169	767 per 100k	$81,511
335	Emeryville	13,081	769 per 100k	$117,092
336	Reedley	25,609	770 per 100k	$63,307
337	West Hollywood	34,884	772 per 100k	$96,995
338	Vallejo	124,268	778 per 100k	$90,171
339	Richmond	115,505	814 per 100k	$95,391
340	Mendota	12,577	823 per 100k	$50,342
341	Eureka	26,010	835 per 100k	$57,662
342	Oroville	19,752	886 per 100k	$52,270
343	San Bernardino	222,724	893 per 100k	$67,415
344	Santa Fe Springs	18,871	959 per 100k	$88,238
345	Stockton	322,326	1029 per 100k	$79,907
346	Red Bluff	14,549	1192 per 100k	$51,529
347	Compton	92,698	1245 per 100k	$78,465
348	Commerce	11,993	1274 per 100k	$77,064
349	Barstow	25,100	1332 per 100k	$53,380
350	Oakland	439,418	1475 per 100k	$101,600