Stockton, CA crime rate
In 2025 the Stockton Police Department reported 1,028.9 violent crimes and 2,321.0 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for California and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Stockton compare with California and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Stockton only.
What offenses were reported in Stockton, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | California | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 3,354 | 1,028.9 | 432.7 | 327.6 | down 10.3% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Murder | 37 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | down 31.3% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Rape | 162 | 49.7 | 33.4 | 36.1 | up 22.1% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Robbery | 860 | 263.8 | 94.9 | 49.4 | down 21.1% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Aggravated assault | 2,295 | 704.0 | 301.0 | 238.0 | down 6.8% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 7,566 | 2,321.0 | 1,792.2 | 1,534.8 | down 14.1% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Burglary | 1,283 | 393.6 | 275.1 | 193.6 | down 30.3% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Larceny-theft | 4,754 | 1,458.3 | 1,200.5 | 1,144.1 | down 1.4% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1,343 | 412.0 | 316.7 | 197.0 | down 32.0% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
| Arson | 186 | 57.1 | Not estimated | Not estimated | up 11.7% | 2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months |
Reported = offenses known to the Stockton Police Department and sent to the FBI. California and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for that year, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Stockton | United States | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Partial year: 10 of 12 months | 387.0 | 481.2 |
| 2022 | 1,141.0 | 388.7 | 503.6 |
| 2023 | 1,148.9 | 379.5 | 506.9 |
| 2024 | 1,147.4 | 362.9 | 475.3 |
| 2025 | 1,028.9 | 327.6 | 432.7 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: partial year: 10 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for that year, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Stockton | United States | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Partial year: 10 of 12 months | 1,832.3 | 2,165.3 |
| 2022 | 2,793.8 | 1,973.8 | 2,361.5 |
| 2023 | 3,093.5 | 1,934.1 | 2,326.1 |
| 2024 | 2,701.0 | 1,761.1 | 1,964.9 |
| 2025 | 2,321.0 | 1,534.8 | 1,792.2 |
Is Stockton safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Stockton Police Department reported, 1,028.9 per 100,000 residents, was higher than California's 432.7, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 10.3% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
Stockton's 3,354 violent crimes reported to the FBI for 2025 amount to 1,028.9 per 100,000 residents covered by the Stockton Police Department. The FBI estimated 432.7 for California and 327.6 for the US, so the city's rate was 2.4 times the state and 3.1 times the nation. Property crime, at 2,321.0 per 100,000, was 1.3 times the state rate and 1.5 times the US rate.
Violent crime fell 10.3% in the last year and is 9.8% below its 2022 rate of 1,141.0. Property crime declined 14.1% from 2024 and 16.9% from 2022. Murder fell the most of the violent offenses from 2024 to 2025, 31.3%, and the city recorded 37 homicides, 11.4 per 100,000.
That rate is 2.8 times the US figure of 4.1. Rape had the largest rise in that group over the last year, 22.1%. Robbery fell 21.1% from 2024 but, at 263.8 per 100,000, was 5.3 times the US rate.
Burglary fell the most of the property offenses since 2022, 25.7%, and motor vehicle theft fell the most from 2024, 32.0%. Aggravated assault made up 68% of violent crime and larceny-theft 63% of property crime. 2021 is a partial year: 10 of 12 months; the 4 of 5 years since then are complete, and NIBRS reporting began in 2021.
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office and Stockton Unified School District police report separately and are not included.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 1.72 per 1,000 residents (371 officers, 191 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other California cities
The nearest California cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Stockton Police Department (ORI CA0390500), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, California and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_CA0390500_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Stockton Police Department (CA0390500): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_CA0390500__from-2021-to-2025.json)