Safest Cities in California 2024

California offers a huge range of exemplary places to live. For people considering relocating to California or pursuing housing options across the state in 2024, security is a primary concern. Also California is also among the most expensive places to live if you choose the top cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco due to the property and transport costs. Other than top cities, the living costs are minimal as per the National index. The below list are the safest places in California for the lowest crime rates, affordable, and safest neighborhoods to move in.

California Cities	Population	Violent crime	Property crime	Burglary	Violent Crime	Property Crime	Burglary Crime	All Crime Rank	Violent Crime	Property	Burglary	Total Crimes
	2019	Totals	Totals	Totals	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank	Per 1000	Per 1000	Per 1000	Per 1000
Rancho Santa Margarita	48,377	30	296	34	289	296	297	297	0.62	2.96	6.12	7.44
Moorpark	36,826	26	228	34	280	295	294	296	0.71	2.95	6.19	7.82
Danville	44,997	23	296	36	294	294	296	295	0.51	2.94	6.58	7.89
Aliso Viejo	52,247	27	433	57	293	287	292	293	0.52	2.87	8.29	9.9
Lake Forest	86,691	66	684	108	277	289	290	292	0.76	2.89	7.89	9.9
Rancho Palos Verdes	41,961	29	313	102	281	293	221	291	0.69	2.93	7.46	10.58
Mission Viejo	95,453	65	866	121	284	285	288	290	0.68	2.85	9.07	11.02
Laguna Niguel	66,671	43	607	105	287	284	282	289	0.65	2.84	9.1	11.32
Paradise	26,879	22	202	83	275	292	158	288	0.82	2.92	7.52	11.42
Saratoga	30,666	16	240	104	292	290	131	287	0.52	2.9	7.83	11.74
San Juan Capistrano	36,209	63	297	69	216	288	252	286	1.74	2.88	8.2	11.85
Yorba Linda	68,225	42	627	140	290	280	247	285	0.62	2.8	9.19	11.86
Lincoln	48,625	32	468	78	286	276	279	284	0.66	2.76	9.62	11.89
Simi Valley	126,025	146	1,188	208	257	279	276	282	1.16	2.79	9.43	12.24
Santa Clarita	218,103	277	2,059	392	250	278	265	280	1.27	2.78	9.44	12.51
Poway	49,928	51	490	91	267	273	260	279	1.02	2.73	9.81	12.66
Encinitas	63,320	86	605	115	243	277	263	278	1.36	2.77	9.55	12.73
Orinda	20,071	17	195	52	273	274	204	277	0.85	2.74	9.72	13.15
Thousand Oaks	127,811	88	1,392	244	282	266	251	275	0.69	2.66	10.89	13.49
Camarillo	69,628	58	817	100	274	263	286	274	0.83	2.63	11.73	14
Los Altos	30,716	21	310	107	283	270	121	273	0.68	2.7	10.09	14.26
Chino Hills	84,577	95	891	222	262	269	203	272	1.12	2.69	10.53	14.28
Temple City	36,192	64	331	122	213	282	133	271	1.77	2.82	9.15	14.28
Oakley	43,014	51	497	74	255	264	271	269	1.19	2.64	11.55	14.46
Lafayette	26,872	4	358	42	297	243	283	268	0.15	2.43	13.32	15.03
Dana Point	33,779	52	399	61	235	262	264	267	1.54	2.62	11.81	15.16
Cypress	49,085	52	596	98	263	258	248	266	1.06	2.58	12.14	15.2
Foster City	34,624	39	425	63	261	257	261	265	1.13	2.57	12.27	15.22
Murrieta	116,413	77	1,512	206	285	249	267	263	0.66	2.49	12.99	15.42
Hercules	25,789	31	341	31	254	246	291	262	1.2	2.46	13.22	15.63
Irvine	292,673	188	3,823	574	288	247	249	261	0.64	2.47	13.06	15.67
Los Gatos	30,793	14	419	57	295	240	256	260	0.45	2.4	13.61	15.91
Benicia	28,471	16	377	72	291	245	213	259	0.56	2.45	13.24	16.33
Santee	58,701	98	806	74	222	238	289	255	1.67	2.38	13.73	16.66
Laguna Hills	31,123	32	405	82	264	248	202	254	1.03	2.48	13.01	16.68
Coronado	21,115	9	324	34	296	212	278	250	0.43	2.12	15.34	17.38
San-Ramon	76,387	58	1,099	179	278	223	227	248	0.76	2.23	14.39	17.49
Laguna Beach	23,020	38	326	43	224	229	255	247	1.65	2.29	14.16	17.68
Rocklin	68,554	67	983	168	268	225	219	246	0.98	2.25	14.34	17.77
Eastvale	66,310	83	944	151	252	227	233	245	1.25	2.27	14.24	17.77
Belmont	27,272	45	392	50	225	224	259	243	1.65	2.24	14.37	17.86
Riverbank	25,045	24	375	49	269	214	250	242	0.96	2.14	14.97	17.89
San Clemente	65,018	87	918	160	244	231	216	241	1.34	2.31	14.12	17.92
Morgan Hill	46,118	52	703	102	260	213	239	237	1.13	2.13	15.24	18.58
Calabasas	24,016	35	331	81	238	235	132	235	1.46	2.35	13.78	18.61
Walnut	30,108	38	386	152	251	251	51	230	1.26	2.51	12.82	19.13
La Mirada	48,702	86	701	145	214	222	168	229	1.77	2.22	14.39	19.14
Agoura Hills	20,490	21	306	66	266	216	145	228	1.02	2.16	14.93	19.18
Orange	139,830	180	2,184	387	247	207	185	225	1.29	2.07	15.62	19.67
Glendale	202,601	231	3,305	480	258	199	224	223	1.14	1.99	16.31	19.82
Marina	22,911	43	361	67	207	206	170	216	1.88	2.06	15.76	20.56
Cupertino	60,357	55	1,018	175	272	193	173	213	0.91	1.93	16.87	20.68
Wildomar	37,939	61	637	101	231	194	198	211	1.61	1.94	16.79	21.06
Goleta	30,930	40	509	114	246	198	105	205	1.29	1.98	16.46	21.44
La Canada Flintridge	20,223	15	323	114	279	204	31	199	0.74	2.04	15.97	22.35
Diamond Bar	56,364	72	908	282	249	203	52	198	1.28	2.03	16.11	22.39
Dublin	66,072	107	1,259	114	229	169	270	197	1.62	1.69	19.06	22.4
Pleasanton	84,017	112	1,632	149	245	164	266	196	1.33	1.64	19.42	22.53
Fremont	240,887	400	4,523	547	223	172	234	194	1.66	1.72	18.78	22.71
Folsom	79,927	82	1,484	278	265	176	122	190	1.03	1.76	18.57	23.07
Tracy	92,895	166	1,843	156	212	159	273	188	1.79	1.59	19.84	23.31
Beaumont	50,990	92	922	178	211	180	120	187	1.8	1.8	18.08	23.38
Port Hueneme	22,232	43	415	63	203	175	180	186	1.93	1.75	18.67	23.43
Paso Robles	32,528	53	646	78	228	158	223	183	1.63	1.58	19.86	23.89
Torrance	145,183	280	2,853	399	204	161	188	181	1.93	1.61	19.65	24.33
Menifee	94,595	145	1,892	269	237	156	178	180	1.53	1.56	20	24.38

source: fbi crime data in 2019.
Total Crimes = Violent + Property + Burglary crimes, estimated per 1000 people.
Rank is compared to all cities greater than 20,000 population.