Stockton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Stockton, CA Summary

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

  • There were 12,620 total crimes committed in Stockton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,901.1 total crimes per 100K people in Stockton.
  • The overall crime rate in Stockton is 67.85% above the national average.
  • Stockton ranks #405 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Stockton ranks #8,889 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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Stockton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Stockton is 3,901.1 per 100,000 people. That's 67.85% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 51.15% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Stockton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,620 3,901.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 48 14.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 980 302.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,536 783.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 3,742 1,156.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 1,760 544.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 5,636 1,742.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,482 458.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 8,878 2,744.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Stockton 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 Stockton

3,742
Violent Crimes
1,156.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
212.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,742 violent crimes in Stockton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Stockton is 1,156.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Stockton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 212.80% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 161.67% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Stockton

8,878
Property Crimes
2,744.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 8,878 property crimes in Stockton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Stockton is 2,744.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Stockton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.42% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.31% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Stockton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Tracy, CA 97,219 1,763 1,813.4 1,516.2 297.3
Manteca, CA 87,677 1,889 2,154.5 1,887.6 266.9
Lodi, CA 68,207 1,487 2,180.1 1,850.2 329.9
Lincoln, CA 51,456 548 1,065.0 882.3 182.7
Ripon, CA 16,789 221 1,316.3 1,167.4 148.9

Stockton SnackAbility

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