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Murder rate in California

Murder rate in California was 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to FBI. That is down 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, per 100,000 people3.5
Change on 2024-0.7 pts
Rank29th of 51US states ranked
Series high14.51980
Series low3.52025

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Murder rate in California, 1979 to 2025

2.557.51012.51519791986199320002007201420251979: 13 per 100,000 people1980: 14.5 per 100,000 people1981: 13 per 100,000 people1982: 11.2 per 100,000 people1983: 10.5 per 100,000 people1984: 10.6 per 100,000 people1985: 10.5 per 100,000 people1986: 11.3 per 100,000 people1987: 10.6 per 100,000 people1988: 10.4 per 100,000 people1989: 10.9 per 100,000 people1990: 11.9 per 100,000 people1991: 12.7 per 100,000 people1992: 12.7 per 100,000 people1993: 13.1 per 100,000 people1994: 11.8 per 100,000 people1995: 11.2 per 100,000 people1996: 9.1 per 100,000 people1997: 8 per 100,000 people1998: 6.6 per 100,000 people1999: 6 per 100,000 people2000: 6.1 per 100,000 people2001: 6.4 per 100,000 people2002: 6.8 per 100,000 people2003: 6.8 per 100,000 people2004: 6.7 per 100,000 people2005: 6.9 per 100,000 people2006: 6.8 per 100,000 people2007: 6.2 per 100,000 people2008: 5.8 per 100,000 people2009: 5.3 per 100,000 people2010: 4.8 per 100,000 people2011: 4.8 per 100,000 people2012: 5 per 100,000 people2013: 4.5 per 100,000 people2014: 4.4 per 100,000 people2015: 4.8 per 100,000 people2016: 4.9 per 100,000 people2017: 4.6 per 100,000 people2018: 4.4 per 100,000 people2019: 4.3 per 100,000 people2020: 5.6 per 100,000 people2021: 6 per 100,000 people2022: 5.8 per 100,000 people2023: 5 per 100,000 people2024: 4.2 per 100,000 people2025: 3.5 per 100,000 people05101519791995201120251979: 13 per 100,000 people1980: 14.5 per 100,000 people1981: 13 per 100,000 people1982: 11.2 per 100,000 people1983: 10.5 per 100,000 people1984: 10.6 per 100,000 people1985: 10.5 per 100,000 people1986: 11.3 per 100,000 people1987: 10.6 per 100,000 people1988: 10.4 per 100,000 people1989: 10.9 per 100,000 people1990: 11.9 per 100,000 people1991: 12.7 per 100,000 people1992: 12.7 per 100,000 people1993: 13.1 per 100,000 people1994: 11.8 per 100,000 people1995: 11.2 per 100,000 people1996: 9.1 per 100,000 people1997: 8 per 100,000 people1998: 6.6 per 100,000 people1999: 6 per 100,000 people2000: 6.1 per 100,000 people2001: 6.4 per 100,000 people2002: 6.8 per 100,000 people2003: 6.8 per 100,000 people2004: 6.7 per 100,000 people2005: 6.9 per 100,000 people2006: 6.8 per 100,000 people2007: 6.2 per 100,000 people2008: 5.8 per 100,000 people2009: 5.3 per 100,000 people2010: 4.8 per 100,000 people2011: 4.8 per 100,000 people2012: 5 per 100,000 people2013: 4.5 per 100,000 people2014: 4.4 per 100,000 people2015: 4.8 per 100,000 people2016: 4.9 per 100,000 people2017: 4.6 per 100,000 people2018: 4.4 per 100,000 people2019: 4.3 per 100,000 people2020: 5.6 per 100,000 people2021: 6 per 100,000 people2022: 5.8 per 100,000 people2023: 5 per 100,000 people2024: 4.2 per 100,000 people2025: 3.5 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from FBI. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodper 100,000 people
20253.5
20244.2
20235
20225.8
20216
20205.6
20194.3
20184.4
20174.6
20164.9
20154.8
20144.4
20134.5
20125
20114.8
20104.8
20095.3
20085.8
20076.2
20066.8
20056.9
20046.7
20036.8
20026.8
20016.4
20006.1
19996
19986.6
19978
19969.1
199511.2
199411.8
199313.1
199212.7
199112.7
199011.9
198910.9
198810.4
198710.6
198611.3
198510.5
198410.6
198310.5
198211.2
198113
198014.5
197913

Compared with United States

Place2025
California3.5
United States4.1

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 1.4 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 2.2 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 2.3 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 1.2 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 1.5 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 2.9 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 1.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 3 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 3.9 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 2.7 per 100,000 people
  • Under 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.8
  • 2.8 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 6.4
  • 6.4 and over
Murder rate, 2025, per 100,000 people. California is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

Definition

Estimated murders and nonnegligent manslaughters known to law enforcement per 100,000 inhabitants. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

UCR definition: the willful killing of one human being by another, excluding deaths caused by negligence, suicides, accidents and justifiable homicides. For other countries use homicide_rate (UNODC). Per 100,000 inhabitants of the population the FBI uses, as published by the FBI, not Invokely population figures. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants (Murder rate, California, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, Murder rate, California, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/murder-rate/california. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants. Murder rate, California, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/murder-rate/california.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants, Murder rate, California, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/murder-rate/california (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the murder rate in California?

Murder rate in California was 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to FBI. That is down 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rate per 100,000 inhabitants. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest murder rate in California?

14.5 per 100,000 people in 1980, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Murder rate elsewhere in United States

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