CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Modesto Police Department

Crime in Modesto, CA

The violent crime rate in Modesto is 555 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 27% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −12% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California.
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The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

555 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,226 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−12% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,521 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,363 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−32% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,076 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,589 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 221,064, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Modesto sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

555

Modesto has the 85th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 217 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Modesto; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Rochester, NY58180
Boston, MA57581
Charleston, WV56882
Riverside, CA56883
Fayetteville, NC56384
Modesto, CA55585
Dallas, TX54986
Anaheim, CA54687
Oxnard, CA53988
Lowell, MA53689
Reno, NV53690

The places closest to Modesto in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Modesto crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Modesto Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Modesto and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Modesto, 4 have a higher violent crime rate and 4 a lower one. The closest is Stockton, CA, 29 miles away.

Modesto and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Modesto, CA555
Stockton, CA96829 mi
San Jose, CA46350 mi
Fremont, CA8152 mi
Sacramento, CA66869 mi
Oakland, CA1,47570 mi
Fresno, CA65289 mi
San Francisco, CA486111 mi
Reno, NV536146 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 179 reported81−13% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 4 reported1.8+33% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,059 reported931−27% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 609 reported275−40% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 338 reported153−29% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 294 reported133−45% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent17981—−13%
HomicideViolent41.8—+33%
TheftProperty2,059931—−27%
Theft from vehiclesProperty609275—−40%
BurglaryProperty338153—−29%
Vehicle theftProperty294133—−45%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Modesto Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (117th highest rate of 155), robbery (54th highest rate of 152) and burglary (100th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −12%

050100150200AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul109130
Violent crimes per month in Modesto, CA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025103Aug 2024130
Sep 2025104Sep 2024149
Oct 2025100Oct 2024110
Nov 2025105Nov 2024113
Dec 2025107Dec 2024111
Jan 202678Jan 2025114
Feb 202671Feb 202583
Mar 2026104Mar 2025100
Apr 2026113Apr 2025112
May 2026115May 2025139
Jun 2026117Jun 2025101
Jul 2026109Jul 2025130

Homicides 4 vs. 3

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Homicides per month in Modesto, CA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20241
Oct 20250Oct 20241
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20261Apr 20250
May 20263May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20250

4 in 2026 through July, 0 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Modesto, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 20261092050
Jun 20261172070
May 20261153043
Apr 20261132191
Mar 20261042560
Feb 2026712840
Jan 2026782900
Dec 20251073630
Nov 20251052910
Oct 20251002870
Sep 20251043100
Aug 20251033470
Jul 20251303480
Jun 20251013180
May 20251393810
Apr 20251123990
Mar 20251003640
Feb 2025833280
Jan 20251144610
Dec 20241115341
Nov 20241135070
Oct 20241104761
Sep 20241494001
Aug 20241304470
Jul 20241264570
Jun 20241314042
May 20241233920
Apr 20241324400
Mar 20241235000
Feb 20241064271
Jan 20241064690
Dec 20231104341
Nov 20231294320
Oct 20231484421
Sep 20231284431
Aug 20231134710

How Modesto compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
41Salt Lake City, UT7804,054222,304Jul 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
156Sioux Falls, SD3472,123213,449Feb 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
214Clay County, FL (Sheriff)230639218,420Aug 2026
241Santa Clarita, CA173984228,353Dec 2025
250Harford County, MD (Sheriff)151556221,056Jul 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Modesto in population, Modesto included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
66Los Angeles, CA6462,0833,898,747Aug 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026
88Oxnard, CA5391,289200,296Jul 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
107San Francisco, CA4862,960815,330Dec 2025
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to Modesto in violent crime rate. All 24 in California

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
107San Francisco, CA4862,960815,330Dec 2025
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Modesto by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Modesto side by side with Fontana, San Bernardino or Moreno Valley, or with any other place.

Other cities in California

8 closest of 23

California as a whole has 417 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Modesto’s rate is 33% above the state’s.

StocktonSan JoseFremontSacramentoOaklandFresnoSan FranciscoBakersfield

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Modesto safe?

By reported violent crime, Modesto is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 555 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −12% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Modesto?

This site does not have one for Modesto. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Modesto compares with nearby places such as Stockton, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Modesto?

555 violent and 1,521 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 4,589 incidents reported to Modesto Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 179 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 338 burglaries, 609 thefts from vehicles and 2,059 other thefts.

Is crime in Modesto going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −12% and property crime −32% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Modesto had in 2026?

Modesto Police Department reported 4 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 0 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 4, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Modesto Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0500200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Modesto

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat17981−13%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal338153−29%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included609275−40%
Vehicle theft294133−45%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CA0500200
Source
Modesto Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0500200)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Modesto Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)