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Safety · California

Safest Counties in California 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in California

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Shasta County, CA
83.7
2Mendocino County, CA
61.4
3San Benito County, CA
50.2
4Sierra County, CA
49.8
5El Dorado County, CA
40.1
6Nevada County, CA
35.4
7Sonoma County, CA
34.5
8Modoc County, CA
33.4
9Placer County, CA
33
10Ventura County, CA
33

All California Counties — Safety Rankings

58 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Shasta County, CA
83.7
52.3
2Mendocino County, CA
61.4
44.1
3San Benito County, CA
50.2
43.3
4Sierra County, CA
49.8
52.4
5El Dorado County, CA
40.1
49.8
6Nevada County, CA
35.4
45.2
7Sonoma County, CA
34.5
44.8
8Modoc County, CA
33.4
49.6
9Placer County, CA
33
46.5
10Ventura County, CA
33
44.3
11Mariposa County, CA
26.8
43.9
12Napa County, CA
25.8
43.7
13Kings County, CA
25.7
38.2
14Glenn County, CA
25.6
41.8
15Monterey County, CA
24.8
39
16Yuba County, CA
24.6
37.7
17Lassen County, CA
24.3
40.4
18Marin County, CA
23.2
47.4
19Colusa County, CA
22.8
41.8
20Madera County, CA
21.5
35.5
21Imperial County, CA
21
33.7
22Tuolumne County, CA
20.9
41.7
23San Diego County, CA
20.1
42.3
24Calaveras County, CA
19.9
43
25Amador County, CA
19.1
41.9
26Trinity County, CA
18.9
48.3
27Plumas County, CA
16.6
40.9
28Sutter County, CA
16.5
35
29Orange County, CA
16.4
44.3
30San Luis Obispo County, CA
16.3
42.9
31Santa Barbara County, CA
15.5
43.1
32Alpine County, CA
15.2
51.2
33San Mateo County, CA
15
47.6
34Butte County, CA
14.9
39.3
35Siskiyou County, CA
14.7
37.9
36Santa Cruz County, CA
14.5
41.6
37Lake County, CA
13.9
31.6
38Inyo County, CA
13.1
41
39Contra Costa County, CA
13
40.1
40Tulare County, CA
12.4
35.2
41San Bernardino County, CA
11.9
33.7
42Stanislaus County, CA
11.6
35.6
43Riverside County, CA
11.2
37.1
44San Joaquin County, CA
10.8
33.1
45Humboldt County, CA
10.2
40
46Yolo County, CA
9.7
38
47Mono County, CA
9.6
38.5
48Tehama County, CA
8.8
36.7
49Santa Clara County, CA
8.6
42.2
50Sacramento County, CA
8.2
38.3
51Merced County, CA
7.3
35.3
52Los Angeles County, CA
6.9
36.9
53Del Norte County, CA
6.8
39.9
54Solano County, CA
6.1
36.4
55Fresno County, CA
4.9
33
56Kern County, CA
3.1
27.8
57Alameda County, CA
2.2
40.6
58San Francisco County, CA
1.1
43.6

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