Fontana, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fontana, CA Summary

Crime in Fontana research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fontana over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Fontana:

  • There were 3,349 total crimes committed in Fontana the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,574.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fontana.
  • The overall crime rate in Fontana is -32.26% below the national average.
  • Fontana ranks #107 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Fontana ranks #5,525 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Fontana Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fontana is 1,574.3 per 100,000 people. That's -32.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.00% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fontana
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,349 1,574.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 1.4 5.6 6.3
Robbery 180 84.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 353 165.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 611 287.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 445 209.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,688 793.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 605 284.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,738 1,287.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Fontana Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Fontana

611
Violent Crimes
287.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 611 violent crimes in Fontana in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fontana is 287.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 348.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fontana each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.03% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fontana

2,738
Property Crimes
1,287.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,738 property crimes in Fontana in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fontana is 1,287.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fontana each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.83% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fontana

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Bernardino, CA 222,623 9,218 4,140.6 2,954.8 1,185.9
Ontario, CA 180,004 4,415 2,452.7 2,129.4 323.3
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 175,714 4,197 2,388.5 2,018.1 370.5
Corona, CA 161,946 4,241 2,618.8 2,402.7 216.1
Jurupa Valley, CA 108,601 3,307 3,045.1 2,723.7 321.4
Rialto, CA 104,589 3,561 3,404.8 2,902.8 502.0
Chino Hills, CA 78,786 1,267 1,608.2 1,447.0 161.2
Eastvale, CA 72,753 1,329 1,826.7 1,693.4 133.3
Colton, CA 54,597 1,466 2,685.1 2,289.5 395.6
Claremont, CA 35,068 948 2,703.3 2,406.8 296.6

Fontana SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
5
Commute
4
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