Photo: FredBren · Public domainReported crime per resident in Corona fell 24% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Corona grades C for safety (#184 of 416 graded towns in California, and #90 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): more crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CA” is every other California city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Corona
Corona reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 8 California towns on Corona’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Norco (C), Riverside (D). El Cerrito, Coronita, Home Gardens, Temescal Valley and El Sobrante are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Chino Hills reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Among California towns, closer to the middle
California’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Corona’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 56% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 31% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Corona’s police reported 5 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 1.9 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of California (4.2) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of California
57.4 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (89 reported in 2025), below the rest of California (123) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Corona reports less crime per resident than 72% (#90). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Corona’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Homicides and robberies
Corona’s police reported 5 homicides, 89 robberies and 387 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of California and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Corona | Rest of California | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Corona | Rest of California | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 64.8 | 136 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 54.2 | 142 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 63.3 | 128 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 54.7 | 102 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of California.
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| Year | Corona property | Rest of California property | Corona violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.0 | 24.8 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 21.5 | 25.0 | 2.3 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 15.7 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 16 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
2,944 crimes reported in 2025
387 violent and 2,557 property, as reported to the FBI by Corona’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
80 people died in crashes on Corona’s roads in 2019–2023
Corona had 75 fatal crashes in five years, in which 80 people died; 13 were pedestrians and 3 were cyclists. 12 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 10.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for California towns of 100,000+ people (7.7, 76 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Corona and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corona | C | 2.4 | 18.1 |
| Norco | C | 1.2 | 24.1 |
| El Cerrito | — | — | — |
| Coronita | — | — | — |
| Home Gardens | — | — | — |
| Temescal Valley | — | — | — |
| El Sobrante | — | — | — |
| Riverside | D | 5.6 | 27.8 |
| Chino Hills | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. El Cerrito, Coronita, Home Gardens, Temescal Valley and El Sobrante are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Chino Hills reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Corona. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Corona’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (162,606 in 2025); our figure for Corona is 161,734 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Corona
Is Corona, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Corona reports more crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #184 of 416 in California. Its police reported 2.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Corona?
2.4 violent and 18.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.9 and 21.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Corona?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Corona in 2025?
Corona’s police reported 5 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.1 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Corona safer than Norco?
Norco reports more crime per resident than Corona: Norco grades C for safety and Corona C. Norco’s police reported 1.2 violent and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Corona?
Corona’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Corona”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.