Ontario, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ontario, CA Summary

Crime in Ontario research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ontario 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 Ontario:

  • There were 4,415 total crimes committed in Ontario the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,452.7 total crimes per 100K people in Ontario.
  • The overall crime rate in Ontario is 5.53% above the national average.
  • Ontario ranks #265 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Ontario ranks #7,410 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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Ontario Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ontario is 2,452.7 per 100,000 people. That's 5.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.97% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ontario
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,415 2,452.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 7 3.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 150 83.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 321 178.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 582 323.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 653 362.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,254 1,252.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 926 514.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,833 2,129.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Ontario 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 Ontario

582
Violent Crimes
323.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 582 violent crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ontario is 323.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 309.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.57% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.86% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ontario

3,833
Property Crimes
2,129.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,833 property crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ontario is 2,129.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.45% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ontario

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 175,714 4,197 2,388.5 2,018.1 370.5
Pomona, CA 145,600 5,253 3,607.8 3,017.2 590.7
Jurupa Valley, CA 108,601 3,307 3,045.1 2,723.7 321.4
Chino, CA 94,611 2,812 2,972.2 2,682.6 289.6
Upland, CA 79,430 1,901 2,393.3 2,047.1 346.2
Eastvale, CA 72,753 1,329 1,826.7 1,693.4 133.3
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Diamond Bar, CA 52,713 1,061 2,012.8 1,838.3 174.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Montclair, CA 38,203 1,809 4,735.2 4,109.6 625.6

Ontario SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
4
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