San Bernardino, California Crime Rate

4 years of data (20202024) · Population: 224,283

Key Insights

  • San Bernardino has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 897.1 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
  • Violent crime dropped 16.3% from the previous year.
  • 25 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 11.1 per 100K.
  • Crime trajectory: improving — based on 4 years of data.
  • Safer than 4% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
  • Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.31 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
897.1
-16.3% YoY
Murder Rate
11.2
25 murders
Property Crime Rate
2897.7
6,499 total
vs National Avg
150%
National: 359.1

2024 Crime Breakdown

Violent Crime: 2,012

Murder25
Rape112
Robbery541
Aggravated Assault1,334

Property Crime: 6,499

Burglary1,021
Larceny-Theft3,762
Motor Vehicle Theft1,716
Arson52

Year-over-Year Comparison

YearPopulationViolent CrimeViolent RateMurdersProperty CrimeProperty Rate
2024224,2832,012897.1256,4992897.7
2023219,4832,3511071.2367,0743223.0
2022222,6232,6401185.9726,5782954.8
2020216,3653,0331401.8686,0592800.4

Crime Rate Trends

Murder Rate Trend

F
Safety Grade for San Bernardino

Based on violent crime rate of 897.1 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)

Crime Trajectory
📈 Improving
How is this calculated? →
Safety Percentile
Safer than 4% of cities

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.