Rancho Cucamonga's crime rate
There were 3,956 crimes reported in Rancho Cucamonga, California in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 2,207 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Rancho Cucamonga compare?
Rancho Cucamonga has a lower overall crime rate than the country as a whole. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.
Rancho Cucamonga's overall crime rate is 20% lower than the overall crime rate in California. Statewide, there were 1,095,445 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,772 for every 100,000 people.
What types of crimes are being committed?
The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.
Property crime
The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Rancho Cucamonga, however, property crimes account for about 87% of all offenses.
Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is less prevalent in Rancho Cucamonga than it is nationwide. There were 3,456 property crimes in Rancho Cucamonga in 2019, or 1,928 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.
Larceny
Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Rancho Cucamonga. There were 2,560 larcenies reported in Rancho Cucamonga in 2019, or 1,428 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
There were 590 break-ins reported in Rancho Cucamonga in 2019, or 329 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.
Motor Vehicle Theft
Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Rancho Cucamonga, meanwhile, there were 306 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 171 for every 100,000 people.
Violent crime
Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Rancho Cucamonga, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 13% share of all reported crime.
At 279 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Rancho Cucamonga is below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Rancho Cucamonga reported a total of 500 violent crimes in 2019.
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Rancho Cucamonga. There were 349 aggravated assaults reported in Rancho Cucamonga in 2019, or 195 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.
Robbery
Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 108 robberies reported in Rancho Cucamonga in 2019, a rate of 60 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There were 39 rapes reported in Rancho Cucamonga in 2019, or 22 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.
Murder
There were 4 homicides committed in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Rancho Cucamonga is 2.2 murders for every 100,000 people, considerably lower than the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.
Rancho Cucamonga compared to other cities in California
Rancho Cucamonga has a crime rate near the middle of all comparable cities in California. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.
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