CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Riverside Police Department

Crime in Riverside, CA

The violent crime rate in Riverside is 568 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 30% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +5% compared with the previous 12 months.

The courtyard of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California.
Photo: Aaron Guzman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

568 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,850 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

+5% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,056 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,699 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−14% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,624 per 100,000 residents, per year

8,549 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 325,858, 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 Riverside sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

568

Riverside has the 83rd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 219 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Lakewood, CO59078
Spokane, WA58179
Rochester, NY58180
Boston, MA57581
Charleston, WV56882
Riverside, CA56883
Fayetteville, NC56384
Modesto, CA55585
Dallas, TX54986
Anaheim, CA54687
Oxnard, CA53988

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

Riverside 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 Riverside Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Riverside and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Riverside, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Moreno Valley, CA, 11 miles away.

Riverside and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Riverside, CA568
Moreno Valley, CA43511 mi
Fontana, CA23213 mi
San Bernardino, CA89615 mi
Anaheim, CA54622 mi
Irvine, CA7528 mi
Santa Ana, CA31031 mi
Huntington Beach, CA18239 mi
Long Beach, CA62146 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 Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 330 reported101−4% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 13 reported4.0+18% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 3,516 reported1,079−8% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 1,458 reported447−12% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 915 reported281−26% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 764 reported234−21% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent330101—−4%
HomicideViolent134.0—+18%
TheftProperty3,5161,079—−8%
Theft from vehiclesProperty1,458447—−12%
Vehicle theftProperty915281—−26%
BurglaryProperty764234—−21%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Riverside 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 (59th highest rate of 155), robbery (37th highest rate of 152) and burglary (67th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime +5%

0100200300SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug133177
Violent crimes per month in Riverside, CA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025180Sep 2024202
Oct 2025174Oct 2024171
Nov 2025160Nov 2024165
Dec 2025162Dec 2024156
Jan 2026128Jan 2025119
Feb 2026136Feb 2025142
Mar 2026169Mar 2025133
Apr 2026168Apr 2025150
May 2026147May 2025156
Jun 2026143Jun 202567
Jul 2026150Jul 2025124
Aug 2026133Aug 2025177

Homicides +18%

01234SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug02
Homicides per month in Riverside, CA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20252Sep 20242
Oct 20252Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20253
Mar 20262Mar 20251
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20261May 20250
Jun 20262Jun 20250
Jul 20262Jul 20250
Aug 20260Aug 20252

7 in 2026 through August, 7 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Riverside, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261333900
Jul 20261505172
Jun 20261435732
May 20261475151
Apr 20261685080
Mar 20261695672
Feb 20261365230
Jan 20261286140
Dec 20251626151
Nov 20251605601
Oct 20251746582
Sep 20251806592
Aug 20251776652
Jul 20251245220
Jun 2025673230
May 20251565700
Apr 20251505941
Mar 20251336231
Feb 20251426603
Jan 20251196560
Dec 20241567450
Nov 20241657470
Oct 20241718212
Sep 20242028632
Aug 20241838800
Jul 20241516981
Jun 20241516890
May 20241487521
Apr 20241717561
Mar 20241377752
Feb 20241107620
Jan 20241477591
Dec 20231648201
Nov 20231368311
Oct 20231379222
Sep 20231448911

How Riverside compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
32Cincinnati, OH8353,468316,260Sep 2026
47Corpus Christi, TX7452,689317,077Jun 2026
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
226Lexington, KY2162,035330,994Jul 2026
276Howard County, MD (County Police)1131,318340,315Jul 2026
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 2026
297St. Johns County, FL (Sheriff)65245322,319Oct 2026

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

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
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

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

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Riverside 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 Riverside side by side with Stockton, Irvine or Santa Ana, 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; Riverside’s rate is 36% above the state’s.

Moreno ValleyFontanaSan BernardinoAnaheimIrvineSanta AnaHuntington BeachLong Beach

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Riverside safe?

By reported violent crime, Riverside is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 568 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, +5% 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 Riverside?

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

What is the crime rate in Riverside?

568 violent and 2,056 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 8,549 incidents reported to Riverside Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 330 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 764 burglaries, 1,458 thefts from vehicles and 3,516 other thefts.

Is crime in Riverside going up or down?

It is going up: violent crime +5% and property crime −14% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Riverside had in 2026?

Riverside Police Department reported 7 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 7 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 13, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Riverside Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0331300). 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 Riverside

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat330101−4%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal764234−21%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included1,458447−12%
Vehicle theft915281−26%

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

CA0331300
Source
Riverside Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0331300)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Riverside 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)