CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Stockton Police Department

Crime in Stockton, CA

The violent crime rate in Stockton is 968 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 121% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −9% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of Stockton, California skyline.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

968 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,156 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−9% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,240 per 100,000 residents, per year

7,302 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−8% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,208 per 100,000 residents, per year

10,458 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 325,985, 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 Stockton sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

968

Stockton has the 23rd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 279 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

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

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Shreveport, LA1,04518
Evansville, IN1,03319
Albuquerque, NM1,01620
Anchorage, AK1,01521
Minneapolis, MN1,01122
Stockton, CA96823
Springfield, MA93224
San Bernardino, CA89625
Kansas City, KS88626
Topeka, KS88227
Grand Rapids, MI86628

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

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

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Stockton, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Modesto, CA, 29 miles away.

Stockton and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Stockton, CA968
Modesto, CA55529 mi
Sacramento, CA66842 mi
Fremont, CA8148 mi
Oakland, CA1,47554 mi
San Jose, CA46355 mi
San Francisco, CA48696 mi
Fresno, CA652117 mi
Reno, NV536134 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 Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent329.8—−27%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Stockton Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime −9%

0100200300400OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep283277
Violent crimes per month in Stockton, CA, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025309Oct 2024286
Nov 2025235Nov 2024284
Dec 2025206Dec 2024301
Jan 2026234Jan 2025273
Feb 2026216Feb 2025241
Mar 2026300Mar 2025289
Apr 2026214Apr 2025298
May 2026263May 2025297
Jun 2026307Jun 2025296
Jul 2026305Jul 2025315
Aug 2026284Aug 2025318
Sep 2026283Sep 2025277

Homicides −27%

0246810OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep12
Homicides per month in Stockton, CA, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20254Oct 20243
Nov 20251Nov 20243
Dec 20252Dec 20248
Jan 20261Jan 20254
Feb 20262Feb 20252
Mar 20264Mar 20254
Apr 20262Apr 20254
May 20261May 20255
Jun 20267Jun 20251
Jul 20264Jul 20252
Aug 20263Aug 20256
Sep 20261Sep 20252

25 in 2026 through September, 30 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Stockton, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 20262835711
Aug 20262846183
Jul 20263056504
Jun 20263076347
May 20262636041
Apr 20262146012
Mar 20263005664
Feb 20262165432
Jan 20262346951
Dec 20252066322
Nov 20252355781
Oct 20253096104
Sep 20252776402
Aug 20253187106
Jul 20253156032
Jun 20252965881
May 20252976795
Apr 20252986364
Mar 20252896434
Feb 20252415582
Jan 20252736894
Dec 20243017888
Nov 20242846833
Oct 20242866873
Sep 20243237515
Aug 20243017432
Jul 20243517223
Jun 20242886315
May 20243217404
Apr 20243096549
Mar 20242697214
Feb 20242457424
Jan 20243847553
Dec 20233347194
Nov 20232557222
Oct 20232987932

How Stockton 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 Stockton in population, Stockton included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
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

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to Stockton 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 Stockton 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 Stockton side by side with Riverside, 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; Stockton’s rate is 132% above the state’s.

ModestoSacramentoFremontOaklandSan JoseSan FranciscoFresnoBakersfield

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Stockton safe?

By reported violent crime, Stockton is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 968 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, −9% 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 Stockton?

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

What is the crime rate in Stockton?

968 violent and 2,240 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 10,458 incidents reported to Stockton Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Stockton going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −9% and property crime −8% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Stockton had in 2026?

Stockton Police Department reported 25 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 30 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 32, or 10 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Stockton Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0390500). 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 Stockton

12 months to September 2026

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

CA0390500
Source
Stockton Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0390500)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Stockton 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)