In 2025, Modesto police reported 1,298 violent crimes (587 per 100,000 residents), including 0 murders, 194 robberies and 996 aggravated assaults, plus 4,104 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 221,064. Violent-crime rate rank: 18 of 76 large California cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency CA0500200, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1,475 | 6,554 | 55 | 5,225 | Live |
| Stockton | 1,029 | 3,353 | 37 | 2,263 | Totals |
| San Bernardino | 893 | 2,014 | 22 | 2,438 | Totals |
| Richmond | 814 | 937 | 6 | 2,058 | Totals |
| Vallejo | 778 | 956 | 17 | 3,050 | Totals |
| Lancaster | 767 | 1,274 | 18 | 1,593 | Totals |
| Antioch | 762 | 909 | 6 | 2,445 | Totals |
| Victorville | 740 | 1,053 | 7 | 1,259 | Totals |
| Sacramento | 720 | 3,875 | 41 | 2,281 | Totals |
| Fresno | 720 | 3,972 | 24 | 2,556 | Totals |
| Inglewood | 684 | 695 | 4 | 3,189 | Totals |
| Los Angeles | 670 | 25,944 | 226 | 2,240 | Live |
| Chico | 664 | 683 | 2 | 1,820 | Totals |
| Pomona | 645 | 950 | 8 | 2,258 | Totals |
| Berkeley | 639 | 775 | 1 | 4,062 | Totals |
| Santa Maria | 624 | 697 | 5 | 1,759 | Totals |
| Long Beach | 621 | 2,777 | 29 | 2,520 | Live |
| Modesto | 587 | 1,298 | 0 | 1,856 | Totals |
| Rialto | 583 | 613 | 5 | 2,072 | Totals |
| Oxnard | 557 | 1,115 | 4 | 1,616 | Totals |
| Anaheim | 548 | 1,884 | 9 | 1,761 | Totals |
| Costa Mesa | 543 | 589 | 3 | 2,083 | Totals |
| Riverside | 535 | 1,744 | 13 | 2,159 | Totals |
| Fairfield | 522 | 644 | 8 | 1,756 | Totals |
| Salinas | 516 | 827 | 7 | 1,472 | Totals |
| San Jose | 505 | 5,024 | 24 | 2,385 | Totals |
| Bakersfield | 496 | 2,087 | 33 | 2,258 | Totals |
| San Francisco | 486 | 3,964 | 28 | 2,932 | Totals |
| Palmdale | 483 | 777 | 4 | 1,704 | Totals |
| Hesperia | 463 | 474 | 6 | 1,158 | Totals |
| Hayward | 460 | 724 | 7 | 2,658 | Live |
| El Cajon | 457 | 469 | 5 | 1,208 | Totals |
| Concord | 420 | 520 | 3 | 2,753 | Totals |
| Pasadena | 419 | 573 | 1 | 2,317 | Totals |
| Visalia | 414 | 611 | 6 | 1,746 | Totals |
| El Monte | 409 | 424 | 2 | 1,933 | Totals |
| Oceanside | 385 | 655 | 4 | 1,517 | Totals |
| San Diego | 374 | 5,275 | 25 | 1,546 | Totals |
| Chula Vista | 365 | 1,020 | 7 | 1,049 | Totals |
| Fullerton | 358 | 499 | 0 | 1,715 | Totals |
| Ventura | 351 | 385 | 1 | 1,780 | Totals |
| Burbank | 342 | 351 | 0 | 2,445 | Totals |
| Santa Ana | 337 | 1,069 | 12 | 1,319 | Totals |
| Escondido | 336 | 499 | 2 | 1,410 | Totals |
| Torrance | 306 | 422 | 1 | 2,605 | Totals |
| Downey | 300 | 325 | 3 | 2,191 | Totals |
| Moreno Valley | 300 | 645 | 4 | 1,642 | Totals |
| Santa Rosa | 292 | 518 | 11 | 1,429 | Totals |
| Vacaville | 264 | 276 | 0 | 1,492 | Totals |
| Clovis | 261 | 339 | 4 | 1,401 | Totals |
| Daly City | 254 | 255 | 0 | 1,375 | Totals |
| Fontana | 244 | 539 | 11 | 1,128 | Totals |
| Ontario | 244 | 458 | 5 | 1,590 | Totals |
| Garden Grove | 239 | 412 | 1 | 1,411 | Totals |
| Corona | 239 | 388 | 6 | 1,576 | Totals |
| Glendale | 234 | 435 | 1 | 1,854 | Totals |
| Rancho Cucamonga | 233 | 413 | 1 | 1,474 | Totals |
| West Covina | 214 | 228 | 1 | 1,716 | Totals |
| Carlsbad | 212 | 240 | 4 | 1,108 | Totals |
| Orange | 196 | 270 | 1 | 930 | Totals |
| Tracy | 193 | 197 | 1 | 1,335 | Totals |
| Roseville | 191 | 320 | 3 | 1,262 | Totals |
| Sunnyvale | 188 | 295 | 1 | 1,846 | Totals |
| Murrieta | 186 | 210 | 1 | 843 | Totals |
| Huntington Beach | 182 | 350 | 2 | 1,451 | Totals |
| Santa Clarita | 173 | 395 | 3 | 978 | Totals |
| Santa Clara | 172 | 231 | 0 | 2,585 | Totals |
| Menifee | 170 | 205 | 3 | 796 | Totals |
| San Mateo | 168 | 172 | 0 | 1,494 | Totals |
| Elk Grove | 161 | 297 | 8 | 1,205 | Totals |
| Temecula | 152 | 172 | 3 | 1,296 | Totals |
| Jurupa Valley | 138 | 150 | 2 | 1,876 | Totals |
| Simi Valley | 136 | 171 | 3 | 769 | Totals |
| Thousand Oaks | 127 | 157 | 2 | 986 | Totals |
| Fremont | 106 | 241 | 1 | 1,769 | Totals |
| Irvine | 79 | 253 | 0 | 1,150 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.