Photo: Jordan W. · CC BY-SA 3.0Reported crime per resident in Fontana fell 17% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Fontana grades C+ for safety (#130 of 416 graded towns in California, and #57 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): more crime per resident than 60% 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 Fontana
Fontana reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 California towns on Fontana’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Ontario (C), Jurupa Valley (C), Rialto (D). Bloomington is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Rancho Cucamonga 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 Fontana’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 69% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 40% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Fontana’s police reported 11 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 3.2 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
59.3 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (102 reported in 2025), below the rest of California (124) 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, Fontana reports less crime per resident than 82% (#57). 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 Fontana’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; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.6) 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. Its property rate (12.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
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 | Fontana property | Rest of California property | Fontana violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.9 | 24.9 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 13.7 | 25.0 | 2.8 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 12.2 | 20.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 11.2 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Fontana’s police reported 11 homicides, 102 robberies and 536 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 | Fontana | Rest of California | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Fontana | Rest of California | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 84.6 | 136 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 76.0 | 142 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 56.1 | 128 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 46.2 | 102 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 11 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.
3,018 crimes reported in 2025
536 violent and 2,482 property, as reported to the FBI by Fontana’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
118 people died in crashes on Fontana’s roads in 2019–2023
Fontana had 104 fatal crashes in five years, in which 118 people died; 37 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 24 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 11.0 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.
Fontana and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana | C+ | 2.6 | 12.3 |
| Bloomington | — | — | — |
| Rancho Cucamonga | — | — | — |
| Rialto | D | 5.9 | 24.1 |
| Jurupa Valley | C | 2.2 | 23.3 |
| Ontario | C | 2.8 | 19.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Bloomington is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Rancho Cucamonga reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fontana | C+ | 2.6 | 12.3 |
| Santa Clarita | B− | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| Moreno Valley | C | 3.0 | 17.5 |
| Fremont | C | 1.7 | 22.9 |
| Modesto | D | 6.3 | 21.6 |
| San Bernardino | D− | 9.5 | 28.5 |
The five graded California towns closest to Fontana’s population (221,223), by grade.
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 Fontana. 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 Fontana’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (220,837 in 2025); our figure for Fontana is 221,223 (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 Fontana
Is Fontana, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Fontana reports more crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #130 of 416 in California. Its police reported 2.6 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 Fontana?
2.6 violent and 12.3 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 Fontana?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Fontana in 2025?
Fontana’s police reported 11 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 5.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Fontana safer than Rialto?
Rialto reports more crime per resident than Fontana: Rialto grades D for safety and Fontana C+. Rialto’s police reported 5.9 violent and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Fontana?
Fontana’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Fontana”. 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.