| City | Population | Rank | Murders Per Person | Violent Crimes Per Person | Property Crimes Per Person | Total Crimes Per Person | Chance of Crime |
| Emeryville | 10,309 | 1 | 0.00029 | 0.01698 | 0.16830 | 0.18528 | 1:5 |
| Oakland | 399,487 | 2 | 0.00032 | 0.01994 | 0.06594 | 0.08588 | 1:12 |
| Stockton | 299,105 | 3 | 0.00024 | 0.01548 | 0.05101 | 0.06649 | 1:15 |
| San Bernardino | 214,987 | 4 | 0.00022 | 0.00941 | 0.04890 | 0.05831 | 1:17 |
| San Pablo | 29,884 | 5 | 0.00023 | 0.00926 | 0.04882 | 0.05808 | 1:17 |
| Richmond | 106,357 | 6 | 0.00017 | 0.01093 | 0.04717 | 0.05810 | 1:17 |
| Merced | 80,976 | 7 | 0.00011 | 0.01001 | 0.05076 | 0.06077 | 1:16 |
| Commerce | 13,035 | 8 | 0.00008 | 0.00860 | 0.07748 | 0.08608 | 1:12 |
| Modesto | 204,631 | 9 | 0.00010 | 0.00777 | 0.05510 | 0.06287 | 1:16 |
| Clearlake | 15,311 | 10 | 0.00013 | 0.01111 | 0.04408 | 0.05519 | 1:18 |
| Vallejo | 117,912 | 11 | 0.00012 | 0.00744 | 0.04957 | 0.05701 | 1:18 |
| Desert Hot Springs | 27,929 | 12 | 0.00021 | 0.01231 | 0.04142 | 0.05373 | 1:19 |
| Selma | 23,753 | 13 | 0.00008 | 0.00875 | 0.05128 | 0.06003 | 1:17 |
| Antioch | 105,009 | 14 | 0.00010 | 0.01018 | 0.04530 | 0.05548 | 1:18 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 16,492 | 15 | 0.00012 | 0.00600 | 0.07712 | 0.08312 | 1:12 |
| Sanger | 24,827 | 16 | 0.00012 | 0.01083 | 0.04193 | 0.05276 | 1:19 |
| San Francisco | 820,363 | 17 | 0.00008 | 0.00704 | 0.04742 | 0.05446 | 1:18 |
| Oroville | 15,707 | 18 | 0.00006 | 0.00680 | 0.06309 | 0.06989 | 1:14 |
| Fresno | 506,011 | 19 | 0.00010 | 0.00544 | 0.05086 | 0.05630 | 1:18 |
| Bakersfield | 355,696 | 20 | 0.00010 | 0.00543 | 0.04991 | 0.05534 | 1:18 |
| Palm Springs | 45,996 | 21 | 0.00007 | 0.00657 | 0.04853 | 0.05510 | 1:18 |
| Santa Cruz | 60,902 | 22 | 0.00005 | 0.00711 | 0.05886 | 0.06597 | 1:15 |
| Atwater | 28,891 | 23 | 0.00007 | 0.00624 | 0.04846 | 0.05470 | 1:18 |
| Sacramento | 476,557 | 24 | 0.00007 | 0.00738 | 0.04190 | 0.04928 | 1:20 |
| Arvin | 19,761 | 25 | 0.00015 | 0.00835 | 0.03395 | 0.04230 | 1:24 |
| Coachella | 42,034 | 26 | 0.00012 | 0.00630 | 0.03681 | 0.04311 | 1:23 |
| California City | 14,460 | 26 | 0.00021 | 0.00623 | 0.03575 | 0.04198 | 1:24 |
| Tulare | 60,848 | 28 | 0.00010 | 0.00618 | 0.03945 | 0.04563 | 1:22 |
| Redding | 90,974 | 29 | 0.00003 | 0.00775 | 0.04815 | 0.05590 | 1:18 |
| Pomona | 151,511 | 30 | 0.00011 | 0.00674 | 0.03337 | 0.04011 | 1:25 |
| Salinas | 154,413 | 31 | 0.00014 | 0.00666 | 0.03178 | 0.03844 | 1:26 |
| Signal Hill | 11,198 | 32 | 0.00009 | 0.00384 | 0.04787 | 0.05171 | 1:19 |
| Rancho Cordova | 66,214 | 33 | 0.00014 | 0.00594 | 0.03182 | 0.03776 | 1:26 |
| Huntington Park | 59,079 | 34 | 0.00007 | 0.00631 | 0.03245 | 0.03876 | 1:26 |
| Victorville | 118,687 | 35 | 0.00005 | 0.00570 | 0.03762 | 0.04332 | 1:23 |
| Compton | 98,057 | 36 | 0.00021 | 0.01242 | 0.02446 | 0.03688 | 1:27 |
| El Centro | 43,643 | 37 | 0.00005 | 0.00381 | 0.05676 | 0.06057 | 1:17 |
| Berkeley | 114,961 | 38 | 0.00004 | 0.00423 | 0.04956 | 0.05379 | 1:19 |
| Red Bluff | 14,236 | 39 | 0.00000 | 0.00787 | 0.05697 | 0.06484 | 1:15 |
| National City | 59,920 | 40 | 0.00007 | 0.00619 | 0.03109 | 0.03728 | 1:27 |
| West Hollywood | 34,971 | 41 | 0.00000 | 0.00966 | 0.04695 | 0.05661 | 1:18 |
| Visalia | 127,604 | 42 | 0.00004 | 0.00426 | 0.04335 | 0.04761 | 1:21 |
| Turlock | 69,730 | 43 | 0.00003 | 0.00639 | 0.03565 | 0.04204 | 1:24 |
| Long Beach | 469,893 | 44 | 0.00007 | 0.00576 | 0.03007 | 0.03583 | 1:28 |
| Monterey | 28,508 | 45 | 0.00004 | 0.00537 | 0.03563 | 0.04100 | 1:24 |
| Eureka | 27,469 | 46 | 0.00000 | 0.00578 | 0.07121 | 0.07699 | 1:13 |
| Oakdale | 21,031 | 47 | 0.00010 | 0.00277 | 0.04441 | 0.04718 | 1:21 |
| Carson | 93,233 | 48 | 0.00008 | 0.00558 | 0.02906 | 0.03464 | 1:29 |
| Highland | 54,403 | 49 | 0.00007 | 0.00543 | 0.02970 | 0.03513 | 1:28 |
| Kingsburg | 11,644 | 50 | 0.00009 | 0.00328 | 0.03710 | 0.04038 | 1:25 |