CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, San Jose Police Department

Crime in San Jose, CA

The violent crime rate in San Jose is 463 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 6% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −17% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Hotel Valencia on Santana Row in San Jose, California.
Photo: Payton Chung, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

463 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,601 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−17% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,359 per 100,000 residents, per year

23,458 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−5% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,822 per 100,000 residents, per year

28,059 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 994,435, 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 San Jose sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

463

San Jose has the 114th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 188 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Independence, MO478109
Tucson, AZ475110
Fayetteville, AR472111
Pittsburgh, PA469112
Jersey City, NJ467113
San Jose, CA463114
Hartford, CT441115
Moreno Valley, CA435116
Kanawha County, WV (Sheriff)433117
Mesa, AZ427118
Newark, NJ424119

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

San Jose crime map

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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 San Jose Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills San Jose and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

For where incidents happened, San Jose Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents on CrimeMapping.com; it is linked under Official map.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest San Jose, 7 have a higher violent crime rate and 1 a lower one. The closest is Fremont, CA, 15 miles away.

San Jose and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
San Jose, CA463
Fremont, CA8115 mi
Oakland, CA1,47543 mi
Modesto, CA55550 mi
Stockton, CA96855 mi
San Francisco, CA48673 mi
Sacramento, CA66890 mi
Fresno, CA652117 mi
Reno, NV536189 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, 928 reported93−28% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 26 reported2.6+13% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 10,479 reported1,054−5% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 5,130 reported516+13% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 4,811 reported484−10% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 2,878 reported289−22% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent92893—−28%
HomicideViolent262.6—+13%
TheftProperty10,4791,054—−5%
Theft from vehiclesProperty5,130516—+13%
Vehicle theftProperty4,811484—−10%
BurglaryProperty2,878289—−22%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports San Jose 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 (24th highest rate of 155), robbery (41st highest rate of 152) and burglary (50th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime −17%

0200400600AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul413428
Violent crimes per month in San Jose, CA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 2025464Aug 2024501
Sep 2025423Sep 2024517
Oct 2025358Oct 2024526
Nov 2025361Nov 2024457
Dec 2025350Dec 2024457
Jan 2026354Jan 2025391
Feb 2026368Feb 2025382
Mar 2026393Mar 2025506
Apr 2026323Apr 2025508
May 2026393May 2025470
Jun 2026401Jun 2025383
Jul 2026413Jul 2025428

Homicides +13%

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Homicides per month in San Jose, CA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20252Aug 20243
Sep 20253Sep 20241
Oct 20251Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20241
Dec 20252Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20264Feb 20252
Mar 20263Mar 20252
Apr 20261Apr 20252
May 20263May 20252
Jun 20263Jun 20253
Jul 20263Jul 20253

17 in 2026 through July, 15 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in San Jose, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 20264132,0023
Jun 20264011,9743
May 20263932,0133
Apr 20263231,7941
Mar 20263931,9263
Feb 20263681,8154
Jan 20263541,9890
Dec 20253502,1082
Nov 20253612,0361
Oct 20253582,0201
Sep 20254231,8003
Aug 20254641,9812
Jul 20254281,9243
Jun 20253831,8063
May 20254701,8432
Apr 20255081,9982
Mar 20255062,2342
Feb 20253822,0442
Jan 20253912,0981
Dec 20244572,3191
Nov 20244572,2021
Oct 20245262,1732
Sep 20245171,9731
Aug 20245012,1293
Jul 20245362,0252
Jun 20245242,0991
May 20245122,1174
Apr 20244582,0091
Mar 20244962,0662
Feb 20244201,8945
Jan 20244422,2613
Dec 20234652,3023
Nov 20234762,0722
Oct 20235702,1321
Sep 20236081,8952
Aug 20235522,0314

How San Jose compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
33Indianapolis, IN8282,884903,574Oct 2025
95Jacksonville, FL5242,1331,008,920Jul 2026
102Charlotte, NC4993,0181,035,037Sep 2026
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
124Austin, TX4102,891961,855Sep 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026
170Fort Worth, TX3251,9721,030,410Aug 2026
236Honolulu, HI1871,521987,000Nov 2025
252Montgomery County, MD (County Police)1481,476924,573Jun 2026
270Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)1223831,092,535Jul 2026

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

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
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
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
135San Diego, CA3851,5511,409,432Aug 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose side by side with San Diego, San Francisco or Fresno, 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; San Jose’s rate is 11% above the state’s.

FremontOaklandModestoStocktonSan FranciscoSacramentoFresnoBakersfield

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is San Jose safe?

By reported violent crime, San Jose is above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 463 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, −17% 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 San Jose?

Yes, from the police itself: San Jose Police Department publishes its own map of recent incidents on CrimeMapping.com (https://www.crimemapping.com/map/ca/SanJose). The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how San Jose compares with nearby places such as Fremont, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in San Jose?

463 violent and 2,359 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 28,059 incidents reported to San Jose Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 928 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 2,878 burglaries, 5,130 thefts from vehicles and 10,479 other thefts.

Is crime in San Jose going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −17% and property crime −5% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has San Jose had in 2026?

San Jose Police Department reported 17 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 15 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 26, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From San Jose Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0431300). 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 San Jose

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat92893−28%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal2,878289−22%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included5,130516+13%
Vehicle theft4,811484−10%

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

CA0431300
Source
San Jose Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0431300)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
San Jose 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)