Riverside, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Riverside, CA Summary

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

  • There were 12,018 total crimes committed in Riverside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,756.9 total crimes per 100K people in Riverside.
  • The overall crime rate in Riverside is 61.64% above the national average.
  • Riverside ranks #401 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Riverside ranks #8,789 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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Riverside Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Riverside is 3,756.9 per 100,000 people. That's 61.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 45.56% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Riverside
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,018 3,756.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 17 5.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 434 135.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,063 332.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 1,652 516.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 1,563 488.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 7,058 2,206.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,745 545.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 10,366 3,240.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Riverside 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 Riverside

1,652
Violent Crimes
516.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,652 violent crimes in Riverside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Riverside is 516.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 193.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Riverside each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.65% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.83% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Riverside

10,366
Property Crimes
3,240.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
65.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 10,366 property crimes in Riverside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Riverside is 3,240.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Riverside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 65.81% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.50% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Riverside

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
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
Upland, CA 79,430 1,901 2,393.3 2,047.1 346.2
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
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6
Loma Linda, CA 25,350 625 2,465.5 2,185.4 280.1
Grand Terrace, CA 13,277 340 2,560.8 2,018.5 542.3

Riverside SnackAbility

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