Pomona, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pomona, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,986 total crimes committed in Pomona in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,469.1 total crimes per 100K people in Pomona.
  • The overall crime rate in Pomona is 63.70% above the national average.
  • Pomona ranks #409 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Pomona ranks #8,979 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Pomona Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pomona is 3,469.1 per 100,000 people. That's 63.70% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 35.28% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pomona
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,986 3,469.1 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 12 8.3 4.5 5.0
Robbery 313 217.8 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 643 447.4 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 1,029 715.9 486.0 359.0
Burglary 604 420.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 2,501 1,740.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 852 592.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 3,957 2,753.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Pomona Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Pomona

1,029
Violent Crimes
715.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
99.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,029 violent crimes in Pomona in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pomona is 715.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 139.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pomona each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 99.43% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 47.31% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pomona

3,957
Property Crimes
2,753.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,957 property crimes in Pomona in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pomona is 2,753.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pomona each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.43% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.46% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pomona

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orange, CA 137,970 2,089 1,514.1 1,288.0 226.1
Upland, CA 78,584 1,700 2,163.3 1,793.0 370.3
Yorba Linda, CA 65,469 562 858.4 765.2 93.2
Placentia, CA 52,034 949 1,823.8 1,466.3 357.5
Diamond Bar, CA 51,126 992 1,940.3 1,862.1 78.2
Glendora, CA 49,136 1,065 2,167.5 1,998.5 168.9
Covina, CA 47,940 942 1,965.0 1,612.4 352.5
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0
Montclair, CA 37,414 1,605 4,289.8 3,645.7 644.1
Claremont, CA 35,139 850 2,419.0 1,918.1 500.9

Pomona SnackAbility

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