Photo: User:Oakshade · CC BY 2.5San Bernardino has more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns
It has more violent crime than 98% of U.S. towns, and more property crime than 89%. On top of that, a Safety Grade of D− follows from crimes San Bernardino’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #397 of 416 graded towns in California, and #275 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. Typical years here bring 9.5 violent crimes plus 28.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 4.8 plus 21.3 in the rest of California. The crimes the grade counts fell 23% per resident from 2023 to 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 San Bernardino
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 California towns on San Bernardino’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Redlands (C−), Colton (C−), Rialto (D). Highland and Loma Linda reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Muscoy is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
San Bernardino’s police reported 22 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 12.4 per 100,000 residents a year, 3.0 times the rest of California (4.1) and 2.2 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 2.1 times the rest of California
253 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (484 reported in 2025), 2.1 times the rest of California (122) and 3.2 times 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, San Bernardino reports less crime per resident than 15% (#275). 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 San Bernardino’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.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | San Bernardino | Rest of California | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 32.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 16.4 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 11.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | San Bernardino | Rest of California | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 303 | 134 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 304 | 140 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 241 | 127 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 215 | 101 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
San Bernardino’s police reported 22 homicides, 484 robberies and 2,010 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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | San Bernardino property | Rest of California property | San Bernardino violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29.5 | 24.8 | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 24.9 | 10.7 | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 29.0 | 20.8 | 9.0 | 4.8 |
| 2025 | 24.3 | 18.4 | 8.9 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Crime in San Bernardino per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 9 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
7,494 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
2,010 violent and 5,484 property, as reported to the FBI by San Bernardino’s police.
219 people died in crashes on San Bernardino’s roads in 2019–2023
San Bernardino had 201 fatal crashes in five years, in which 219 people died; 81 were pedestrians and 11 were cyclists. 39 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 19.7 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.
San Bernardino and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | D− | 9.5 | 28.5 |
| Highland | — | — | — |
| Colton | C− | 3.8 | 24.1 |
| Muscoy | — | — | — |
| Rialto | D | 5.9 | 24.1 |
| Loma Linda | — | — | — |
| Redlands | C− | 3.1 | 23.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Highland and Loma Linda reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Muscoy is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | D− | 9.5 | 28.5 |
| Santa Clarita | B− | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| Fontana | C+ | 2.6 | 12.3 |
| Moreno Valley | C | 3.0 | 17.5 |
| Fremont | C | 1.7 | 22.9 |
| Modesto | D | 6.3 | 21.6 |
The five graded California towns closest to San Bernardino’s population (222,044), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 San Bernardino. 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 San Bernardino’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (225,448 in 2025); our figure for San Bernardino is 222,044 (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 San Bernardino
Is San Bernardino, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, San Bernardino reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #397 of 416 in California. Its police reported 9.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.8 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in San Bernardino?
9.5 violent and 28.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.8 and 21.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in San Bernardino in 2025?
San Bernardino’s police reported 22 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 9.8 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is San Bernardino safer than Colton?
Colton reports less crime per resident than San Bernardino: Colton grades C− for safety and San Bernardino D−. Colton’s police reported 3.8 violent and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices San Bernardino?
San Bernardino’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “San Bernardino”. 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.