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Violent crimes in California

Violent crimes in California was 170,300 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 9.1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count170,300
Change on 2024-9.1%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high345,6241992
Series low153,7632014

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Violent crimes in California, 1979 to 2025

150K200K250K300K350K19791986199320002007201420251979: 184,087 count1980: 210,290 count1981: 208,485 count1982: 201,429 count1983: 194,491 count1984: 195,589 count1985: 201,763 count1986: 248,370 count1987: 253,943 count1988: 261,912 count1989: 284,136 count1990: 311,051 count1991: 331,122 count1992: 345,624 count1993: 336,381 count1994: 318,395 count1995: 305,154 count1996: 274,996 count1997: 257,582 count1998: 229,883 count1999: 207,879 count2000: 210,531 count2001: 212,867 count2002: 208,388 count2003: 205,551 count2004: 189,175 count2005: 190,178 count2006: 194,483 count2007: 191,561 count2008: 185,329 count2009: 174,934 count2010: 164,133 count2011: 154,943 count2012: 160,944 count2013: 154,739 count2014: 153,763 count2015: 166,883 count2016: 174,796 count2017: 178,597 count2018: 176,604 count2019: 174,341 count2020: 174,026 count2021: 188,343 count2022: 196,537 count2023: 198,715 count2024: 187,414 count2025: 170,300 count150K200K250K300K350K19791995201120251979: 184,087 count1980: 210,290 count1981: 208,485 count1982: 201,429 count1983: 194,491 count1984: 195,589 count1985: 201,763 count1986: 248,370 count1987: 253,943 count1988: 261,912 count1989: 284,136 count1990: 311,051 count1991: 331,122 count1992: 345,624 count1993: 336,381 count1994: 318,395 count1995: 305,154 count1996: 274,996 count1997: 257,582 count1998: 229,883 count1999: 207,879 count2000: 210,531 count2001: 212,867 count2002: 208,388 count2003: 205,551 count2004: 189,175 count2005: 190,178 count2006: 194,483 count2007: 191,561 count2008: 185,329 count2009: 174,934 count2010: 164,133 count2011: 154,943 count2012: 160,944 count2013: 154,739 count2014: 153,763 count2015: 166,883 count2016: 174,796 count2017: 178,597 count2018: 176,604 count2019: 174,341 count2020: 174,026 count2021: 188,343 count2022: 196,537 count2023: 198,715 count2024: 187,414 count2025: 170,300 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
2025170,300
2024187,414
2023198,715
2022196,537
2021188,343
2020174,026
2019174,341
2018176,604
2017178,597
2016174,796
2015166,883
2014153,763
2013154,739
2012160,944
2011154,943
2010164,133
2009174,934
2008185,329
2007191,561
2006194,483
2005190,178
2004189,175
2003205,551
2002208,388
2001212,867
2000210,531
1999207,879
1998229,883
1997257,582
1996274,996
1995305,154
1994318,395
1993336,381
1992345,624
1991331,122
1990311,051
1989284,136
1988261,912
1987253,943
1986248,370
1985201,763
1984195,589
1983194,491
1982201,429
1981208,485
1980210,290
1979184,087

Compared with United States

Place2025
California170,300
United States1,119,768

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. 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.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. 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: violent crime. 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: violent crime (Violent crimes, 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: violent crime, Violent crimes, 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/violent-crimes/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: violent crime. Violent crimes, 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/violent-crimes/california.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, California, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/california (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the violent crimes in California?

Violent crimes in California was 170,300 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 9.1% from 2024. That is the 1st 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: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in California?

345,624 in 1992, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

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