What is the safest city in California?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Palos Verdes Estates is the safest city in California with a violent crime rate of 24.1 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in California?

Oakland has the highest violent crime rate in California at 1925.3 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in California report crime data?

462 cities in California reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in California (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. California has 462 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100K.

462

Cities Tracked

24.1

Safest City Rate

341.5

Median City Rate

1925.3

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in California

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Palos Verdes Estates	12,432	24.1	0.0	788.3	A
2	San Marino	11,816	33.9	0.0	1176.4	B+
3	Villa Park	5,611	35.6	0.0	712.9	B+
4	Holtville	5,541	36.1	0.0	379.0	B+
5	Canyon Lake	11,100	45.0	0.0	756.8	B+
6	Tiburon	8,751	45.7	0.0	1119.9	B+
7	Los Altos Hills	8,092	49.4	0.0	358.4	B+
8	Orinda	19,314	57.0	5.2	880.2	B+
9	Laguna Woods	16,797	59.5	0.0	893.0	B+
10	Danville	42,814	63.1	0.0	583.9	B+
11	Calipatria	6,020	66.4	0.0	232.6	B+
12	Piedmont	10,435	67.1	0.0	3402.0	B
13	Solvang	5,923	67.5	0.0	928.6	B
14	Foster City	31,680	69.4	0.0	669.2	B
15	Sausalito	6,945	72.0	0.0	1742.3	B
16	Imperial	21,980	77.3	0.0	182.0	B
17	Los Altos	29,551	77.8	0.0	1211.5	B
18	Diamond Bar	51,126	78.2	0.0	1862.1	B
19	Lafayette	24,934	80.2	0.0	1267.3	B
20	Rancho Santa Margarita	45,633	81.1	0.0	523.7	B
21	Irvine	316,764	84.0	1.6	1389.7	B
22	Clayton	10,655	84.5	0.0	506.8	B
23	San Ramon	84,452	86.4	0.0	1113.1	B
24	La Canada Flintridge	19,229	88.4	0.0	1518.5	B
25	Winters	7,869	89.0	0.0	533.7	B

Most Dangerous Cities in California

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Oakland	435,042	1925.3	18.6	F
2	Commerce	11,464	1448.0	8.7	F
3	Crescent City	5,339	1386.0	0.0	F
4	Red Bluff	14,329	1277.1	7.0	F
5	Compton	89,564	1271.7	20.1	F
6	Emeryville	12,671	1231.2	0.0	F
7	Lakeport	5,170	1179.9	0.0	F
8	Stockton	319,069	1145.8	16.0	F
9	Barstow	24,817	1108.1	4.0	F
10	Eureka	25,485	1016.3	0.0	F
11	Victorville	140,309	1015.6	7.8	F
12	Oroville	19,270	980.8	0.0	F
13	Corning	8,020	947.6	0.0	F
14	Richmond	113,418	923.1	7.9	F
15	Signal Hill	11,068	912.5	0.0	F

All 462 Cities in California

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 462 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Belvedere	2,025	0.0	A
2	Rolling Hills	1,615	0.0	A
3	Tulelake	856	0.0	A
4	Palos Verdes Estates	12,432	24.1	A
5	San Marino	11,816	33.9	B+
6	Villa Park	5,611	35.6	B+
7	Holtville	5,541	36.1	B+
8	Canyon Lake	11,100	45.0	B+
9	Tiburon	8,751	45.7	B+
10	Los Altos Hills	8,092	49.4	B+
11	Orinda	19,314	57.0	B+
12	Laguna Woods	16,797	59.5	B+
13	Danville	42,814	63.1	B+
14	Calipatria	6,020	66.4	B+
15	Piedmont	10,435	67.1	B
16	Solvang	5,923	67.5	B
17	Foster City	31,680	69.4	B
18	Sausalito	6,945	72.0	B
19	Imperial	21,980	77.3	B
20	Los Altos	29,551	77.8	B
21	Diamond Bar	51,126	78.2	B
22	Lafayette	24,934	80.2	B
23	Rancho Santa Margarita	45,633	81.1	B
24	Irvine	316,764	84.0	B
25	Clayton	10,655	84.5	B
26	San Ramon	84,452	86.4	B
27	Monte Sereno	3,455	86.8	B
28	Ross	2,273	88.0	B
29	La Canada Flintridge	19,229	88.4	B
30	Winters	7,869	89.0	B
31	Saratoga	29,185	89.1	B
32	Yountville	3,332	90.0	B
33	Moraga	16,438	91.3	B
34	Guadalupe	8,762	91.3	B
35	Rancho Palos Verdes	39,289	91.6	B
36	Yorba Linda	65,469	93.2	B
37	Hillsborough	10,728	93.2	B
38	Eastvale	70,669	93.4	B
39	Mill Valley	13,658	95.2	B
40	Lincoln	56,152	96.2	B
41	Moorpark	35,312	99.1	B
42	Mission Viejo	89,699	99.2	B
43	Rolling Hills Estates	7,958	100.5	B
44	Thousand Oaks	122,363	102.2	B
45	Wildomar	37,145	102.3	B
46	Solana Beach	12,592	103.2	B
47	Atherton	6,711	104.3	C+
48	Fairfax	7,362	108.7	C+
49	Kensington	5,398	111.2	C+
50	Cupertino	56,375	111.8	C+
51	Calimesa	11,503	113.0	C+
52	Broadmoor	4,413	113.3	C+
53	Bradbury	882	113.4	C+
54	Pleasanton	73,054	115.0	C+
55	Newman	12,146	115.3	C+
56	Hidden Hills	1,667	120.0	C+
57	Central Marin	34,703	123.9	C+
58	Agoura Hills	19,229	124.8	C+
59	Laguna Niguel	62,363	126.7	C+
60	Walnut	26,702	127.3	C+
61	Camarillo	69,115	128.8	C+
62	Simi Valley	124,707	129.1	C+
63	Del Mar	3,841	130.2	C+
64	Carmel	3,070	130.3	C+
65	Benicia	26,207	133.6	C+
66	Poway	47,808	133.9	C+
67	Aliso Viejo	49,674	134.9	C+
68	Chino Hills	76,802	138.0	C+
69	Albany	18,735	138.8	C+
70	Pacific Grove	14,649	143.4	C+
71	Wheatland	4,130	145.3	C
72	Pacifica	35,759	145.4	C
73	Norco	25,405	145.6	C
74	Lake Forest	85,811	145.7	C
75	Oakley	46,548	146.1	C
76	Calexico	38,106	147.0	C
77	Los Gatos	31,828	147.7	C
78	Westlake Village	7,437	147.9	C
79	Manhattan Beach	32,724	149.7	C
80	Fort Jones	665	150.4	C
81	Temecula	110,880	151.5	C
82	Dublin	68,099	154.2	C
83	Calabasas	21,897	159.8	C
84	Riverbank	25,043	163.7	C
85	San Juan Capistrano	34,620	164.6	C
86	Bear Valley	5,467	164.6	C
87	Rocklin	74,048	164.8	C
88	Belmont	26,099	164.8	C
89	Santa Clarita	221,303	165.4	C
90	Kingsburg	13,218	166.4	C
91	Willits	4,799	166.7	C
92	Laguna Beach	22,115	167.3	C
93	Hughson	7,747	167.8	C
94	Ripon	16,053	168.2	C
95	Hercules	26,739	168.3	C
96	Glendora	49,136	168.9	C
97	La Habra Heights	5,273	170.7	C
98	La Mirada	44,755	172.0	C
99	St. Helena	5,224	172.3	C
100	Lake Elsinore	73,871	173.3	C
101	La Quinta	39,536	177.1	C
102	Fountain Valley	54,975	178.3	C
103	Atascadero	29,685	178.5	C
104	Sonoma	10,583	179.5	C
105	Waterford	9,387	181.1	C
106	Santa Clara	131,901	182.0	C
107	Sutter Creek	2,739	182.5	C
108	Menifee	117,055	182.8	C
109	San Gabriel	37,172	182.9	C
110	San Clemente	61,692	183.2	C
111	Burlingame	29,471	183.2	C
112	Folsom	86,152	183.4	C
113	Murrieta	112,125	183.7	C
114	Jurupa Valley	107,986	184.3	C
115	Dana Point	32,405	185.2	C
116	Davis	65,483	186.3	C
117	Rancho Mirage	18,056	188.3	C
118	Carpinteria	12,692	189.1	C
119	Fillmore	17,428	189.4	C
120	Elk Grove	179,074	189.9	C
121	Morgan Hill	44,083	195.1	D+
122	Del Rey Oaks	1,537	195.2	D+
123	Fremont	224,820	195.7	D+
124	Lake Shastina	2,547	196.3	D+
125	La Verne	29,391	197.3	D+
126	Arroyo Grande	18,179	198.0	D+
127	Carlsbad	113,023	199.1	D+
128	Cotati	7,377	203.3	D+
129	Beaumont	60,294	204.0	D+
130	Indian Wells	4,889	204.5	D+
131	Goleta	32,632	205.3	D+
132	Huntington Beach	190,081	207.3	D+
133	Sierra Madre	10,544	208.6	D+
134	La Palma	14,856	208.7	D+
135	South Pasadena	25,228	210.1	D+
136	Brea	48,901	210.6	D+
137	Tustin	76,985	211.7	D+
138	Palo Alto	65,079	212.0	D+
139	Los Banos	49,549	213.9	D+
140	Encinitas	60,461	215.0	D+
141	Roseville	162,841	219.2	D+
142	Temple City	34,359	221.2	D+
143	San Marcos	93,974	222.4	D+
144	Alhambra	78,840	224.5	D+
145	Orange	137,970	226.1	D+
146	Stallion Springs	2,629	228.2	D+
147	Menlo Park	31,052	228.6	D+
148	Firebaugh	8,698	229.9	D+
149	Gustine	6,086	230.0	D+
150	Arcadia	53,397	230.4	D+
151	Windsor	25,660	233.8	D+
152	Laguna Hills	29,895	234.2	D+
153	Livermore	81,316	234.9	D+
154	Pleasant Hill	33,539	235.5	D+
155	West Covina	104,467	239.3	D+
156	Brentwood	65,352	241.8	D+
157	San Mateo	99,929	243.2	D+
158	Capitola	9,459	243.2	D+
159	Buellton	4,935	243.2	D+
160	Sunnyvale	150,893	244.5	D+
161	Clovis	127,560	244.6	D+
162	Rio Vista	10,191	245.3	D+
163	Redondo Beach	66,593	249.3	D+
164	Corona	161,174	249.4	D+
165	Duarte	23,654	249.4	D+
166	Buena Park	81,334	249.6	D+
167	Newport Beach	81,811	251.8	D+
168	Novato	51,258	253.6	D+
169	San Jacinto	55,863	254.2	D+
170	Santee	59,351	254.4	D+
171	San Bruno	40,553	256.5	D+
172	Soledad	23,708	257.3	D+
173	Rohnert Park	44,573	258.0	D+
174	Grand Terrace	12,868	264.2	D
175	Ojai	7,412	269.8	D
176	Fontana	217,605	270.2	D
177	Azusa	47,647	270.7	D
178	Petaluma	58,493	271.8	D
179	Ontario	184,763	272.2	D
180	Moreno Valley	213,581	272.5	D
181	Monterey Park	56,904	274.1	D
182	Woodland	61,177	274.6	D
183	Patterson	25,491	274.6	D
184	Garden Grove	167,041	276.6	D
185	Martinez	36,132	276.8	D
186	Shafter	22,570	279.1	D
187	Walnut Creek	68,808	280.5	D
188	San Dimas	32,560	282.6	D
189	Cathedral City	52,602	283.3	D
190	Dixon	19,402	283.5	D
191	Orland	8,068	285.1	D
192	Cypress	48,367	285.3	D
193	Paradise	9,809	285.5	D
194	Glendale	184,180	287.2	D
195	Napa	76,888	288.7	D
196	Ione	5,531	289.3	D
197	King City	14,112	290.5	D
198	Marina	23,021	291.0	D
199	Vacaville	102,672	293.2	D
200	West Sacramento	56,536	293.6	D
201	Rancho Cucamonga	174,313	293.7	D
202	Morro Bay	10,532	294.3	D
203	Daly City	98,217	296.3	D
204	Brawley	28,311	296.7	D
205	Redlands	72,331	298.6	D
206	Coachella	44,131	299.1	D
207	Chino	93,818	299.5	D
208	Calistoga	5,005	299.7	D
209	South San Francisco	62,229	300.5	D
210	Tracy	99,519	301.4	D
211	Lathrop	44,277	302.6	D
212	Fortuna	12,216	302.9	D
213	Westmorland	1,970	304.6	D
214	Scotts Valley	11,765	306.0	D
215	Mountain View	81,461	306.9	D
216	Orange Cove	9,448	306.9	D
217	Torrance	136,899	311.2	D
218	Milpitas	76,523	313.6	D
219	Exeter	10,167	314.7	D
220	Monrovia	36,365	316.2	D
221	Vista	98,290	316.4	D
222	Alameda	74,458	317.0	D
223	Grover Beach	12,496	320.1	D
224	Palm Desert	52,205	323.7	D
225	American Canyon	21,199	325.5	D
226	Santa Paula	32,139	326.7	D
227	Perris	81,203	327.6	D
228	El Centro	43,550	328.4	D
229	Kerman	17,657	328.5	D
230	Lodi	68,207	329.9	D
231	Hollister	45,626	333.1	D
232	Loma Linda	25,186	341.5	D
233	Cloverdale	8,763	342.3	D
234	Santa Rosa	175,147	342.6	D
235	Delano	52,061	343.8	D
236	Coronado	18,545	345.1	D
237	Manteca	93,538	347.5	D
238	Yucaipa	53,735	349.9	D
239	Cerritos	45,961	350.3	D
240	Los Alamitos	11,945	351.6	D
241	Healdsburg	11,068	352.4	D
242	Covina	47,940	352.5	D
243	Rosemead	48,740	352.9	D
244	Lomita	19,433	355.1	D
245	Placentia	52,034	357.5	D
246	Ferndale	1,386	360.8	D
247	San Fernando	23,173	362.5	D
248	La Habra	60,335	363.0	D
249	Paso Robles	31,018	364.3	D
250	Rio Dell	3,283	365.5	D
251	Pismo Beach	7,910	366.6	D
252	Upland	78,584	370.3	F
253	Livingston	14,786	372.0	F
254	Truckee	17,132	373.6	F
255	Norwalk	96,677	374.4	F
256	Chula Vista	273,843	375.8	F
257	Newark	46,736	380.9	F
258	Auburn	13,618	381.8	F
259	Monterey	28,792	382.1	F
260	Porterville	62,891	384.8	F
261	Bell Gardens	36,850	388.1	F
262	Suisun City	28,502	389.4	F
263	Burbank	101,377	390.6	F
264	Colton	53,153	393.2	F
265	Hermosa Beach	18,312	393.2	F
266	Madera	68,607	393.5	F
267	Oakdale	22,988	395.9	F
268	Ceres	48,107	397.0	F
269	Watsonville	50,340	399.3	F
270	Brisbane	4,493	400.6	F
271	Gonzales	8,226	401.2	F
272	Indio	93,364	402.7	F
273	Blythe	18,064	404.1	F
274	Baldwin Park	67,791	404.2	F
275	Pinole	18,310	404.2	F
276	Union City	63,976	408.0	F
277	Escalon	7,317	410.0	F
278	La Puente	36,056	410.5	F
279	Galt	25,806	410.8	F
280	Ventura	108,543	410.9	F
281	Lemoore	26,707	411.9	F
282	San Diego	1,389,024	412.2	F
283	La Mesa	60,352	415.9	F
284	Twentynine Palms	28,976	417.6	F
285	Carson	89,767	420.0	F
286	McFarland	14,008	421.2	F
287	Sebastopol	7,336	422.6	F
288	El Monte	102,088	423.2	F
289	Yuba City	68,200	423.8	F
290	San Luis Obispo	49,948	424.4	F
291	Hemet	93,212	424.8	F
292	Rancho Cordova	83,622	425.7	F
293	Escondido	147,170	433.5	F
294	El Cajon	101,983	434.4	F
295	Visalia	146,090	435.3	F
296	Westminster	88,026	436.2	F
297	Citrus Heights	85,809	439.3	F
298	Downey	107,969	439.9	F
299	Colusa	6,566	441.7	F
300	Gridley	7,231	442.5	F
301	Lemon Grove	27,559	442.7	F
302	Lindsay	12,449	449.8	F
303	Lakewood	76,818	453.0	F
304	Fullerton	137,942	455.3	F
305	Oceanside	168,725	458.7	F
306	Pittsburg	75,621	460.2	F
307	Gilroy	57,877	461.3	F
308	South El Monte	18,861	466.6	F
309	Banning	32,325	467.1	F
310	Pico Rivera	58,318	468.1	F
311	Avenal	14,303	468.4	F
312	Taft	6,801	470.5	F
313	Redwood City	80,060	472.1	F
314	Artesia	15,358	475.3	F
315	Turlock	71,886	475.8	F
316	Woodlake	7,970	476.8	F
317	Hayward	153,419	477.1	F
318	El Cerrito	25,424	479.9	F
319	Pasadena	131,966	480.4	F
320	Seal Beach	24,079	481.7	F
321	Jackson	5,177	482.9	F
322	Hanford	60,208	483.3	F
323	Sanger	26,245	483.9	F
324	Concord	121,341	484.6	F
325	Dorris	823	486.0	F
326	Campbell	41,029	489.9	F
327	Whittier	83,186	490.5	F
328	Farmersville	10,192	490.6	F
329	Coalinga	17,290	491.6	F
330	Desert Hot Springs	33,749	491.9	F
331	Santa Ana	310,304	493.1	F
332	Montebello	59,231	494.7	F
333	Fairfield	121,082	498.0	F
334	Avalon	3,203	499.5	F
335	Lompoc	42,607	499.9	F
336	Claremont	35,139	500.9	F
337	Arcata	19,107	507.7	F
338	Fowler	7,458	509.5	F
339	Port Hueneme	20,969	510.3	F
340	Stanton	39,059	512.0	F
341	Beverly Hills	30,457	512.2	F
342	El Segundo	16,196	512.5	F
343	Seaside	30,985	513.2	F
344	Mammoth Lakes	7,171	516.0	F
345	Apple Valley	74,764	516.3	F
346	Hesperia	100,850	519.6	F
347	Corcoran	21,831	522.2	F
348	Salinas	158,233	524.5	F
349	South Gate	89,223	525.6	F
350	Highland	55,936	534.5	F
351	Imperial Beach	25,247	538.7	F
352	Grass Valley	14,070	540.2	F
353	Paramount	50,265	547.1	F
354	San Leandro	84,200	548.7	F
355	Palmdale	158,983	551.0	F
356	Ukiah	15,915	552.9	F
357	Bakersfield	416,120	554.6	F
358	San Rafael	59,037	559.0	F
359	Reedley	26,201	564.9	F
360	Adelanto	38,210	565.3	F
361	Tulare	71,689	571.9	F
362	Selma	24,399	573.8	F
363	Tehachapi	10,275	574.2	F
364	Maywood	23,432	576.1	F
365	Dinuba	26,230	579.5	F
366	Placerville	10,632	583.1	F
367	Bell	31,353	583.7	F
368	California City	13,418	588.8	F
369	Riverside	320,148	589.7	F
370	Lawndale	29,647	593.7	F
371	Anaheim	338,488	596.2	F
372	Oxnard	197,361	596.4	F
373	San Francisco	802,856	596.5	F
374	Montague	1,169	598.8	F
375	Palm Springs	45,406	603.4	F
376	Yucca Valley	21,630	605.6	F
377	San Jose	956,840	606.8	F
378	Antioch	117,675	606.8	F
379	East Palo Alto	27,663	607.3	F
380	Santa Cruz	61,346	612.9	F
381	Bellflower	73,883	613.1	F
382	Etna	646	619.2	F
383	Williams	5,642	620.3	F
384	San Pablo	30,974	626.3	F
385	Greenfield	21,230	631.2	F
386	Angels Camp	3,781	634.8	F
387	Berkeley	117,400	638.8	F
388	Malibu	10,164	639.5	F
389	Rialto	103,164	641.7	F
390	Montclair	37,414	644.1	F
391	Redding	92,468	647.8	F
392	Santa Barbara	85,758	648.3	F
393	Cudahy	21,401	654.2	F
394	Modesto	218,990	655.7	F
395	Santa Maria	110,056	660.6	F
396	Culver City	38,514	667.3	F
397	Inglewood	101,399	674.6	F
398	Ridgecrest	28,110	675.9	F
399	Long Beach	444,232	676.4	F
400	Chowchilla	19,504	676.8	F
401	Susanville	11,646	686.9	F
402	Mendota	12,511	687.4	F
403	Huntington Park	51,054	691.4	F
404	Mount Shasta	3,166	694.9	F
405	National City	54,915	695.6	F
406	Fort Bragg	6,901	695.6	F
407	Chico	100,831	699.2	F
408	Gardena	57,584	703.3	F
409	Yreka	7,813	704.0	F
410	Atwater	32,093	710.4	F
411	Pomona	143,726	715.9	F
412	Weed	2,487	723.8	F
413	Hawthorne	81,941	727.4	F
414	Los Angeles	3,796,352	728.5	F
415	Fresno	546,722	735.5	F
416	Hawaiian Gardens	13,172	736.4	F
417	Costa Mesa	107,235	737.6	F
418	Dos Palos	5,683	739.0	F
419	Dunsmuir	1,623	739.4	F
420	Vallejo	121,795	739.8	F
421	Marysville	12,616	745.1	F
422	Sacramento	526,670	754.9	F
423	Huron	6,368	769.5	F
424	Arvin	22,149	776.6	F
425	Santa Monica	88,948	778.0	F
426	Merced	96,077	784.8	F
427	South Lake Tahoe	21,005	785.5	F
428	Clearlake	16,410	828.8	F
429	Lancaster	164,012	834.7	F
430	Anderson	11,170	841.5	F
431	West Hollywood	33,928	884.2	F
432	San Bernardino	224,283	897.1	F
433	Parlier	14,377	897.3	F
434	Santa Fe Springs	20,534	905.8	F
435	Isleton	770	909.1	F
436	Lynwood	62,089	910.0	F
437	Signal Hill	11,068	912.5	F
438	Bishop	3,715	915.2	F
439	Needles	4,790	918.6	F
440	Sonora	4,889	920.4	F
441	Richmond	113,418	923.1	F
442	Corning	8,020	947.6	F
443	Oroville	19,270	980.8	F
444	Victorville	140,309	1015.6	F
445	Eureka	25,485	1016.3	F
446	Barstow	24,817	1108.1	F
447	Stockton	319,069	1145.8	F
448	Lakeport	5,170	1179.9	F
449	Emeryville	12,671	1231.2	F
450	Compton	89,564	1271.7	F
451	Red Bluff	14,329	1277.1	F
452	Crescent City	5,339	1386.0	F
453	Commerce	11,464	1448.0	F
454	Alturas	2,640	1477.3	F
455	Big Bear	4,994	1581.9	F
456	Colma	1,378	1596.5	F
457	Nevada City	3,250	1753.8	F
458	Sand City	329	1823.7	F
459	Oakland	435,042	1925.3	F
460	Irwindale	1,414	2333.8	F
461	Vernon	205	24878.0	F
462	Industry	254	36614.2	F

Crime Composition in California

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in California.

Agg. Assault: 65.6%

Robbery: 26.2%

Rape: 7.3%

Murder: 0.9%

State violent crime rate: 486.0/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (35% above national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in California → California Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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