Fontana is a city of 230,700 in San Bernardino County, about 9 miles northwest of downtown Riverside · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Fontana?
Property crime in Fontana runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 66% of Americans live. Theft makes up 50% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B-.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 697 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Fontana as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fontana scores 697.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Fontana, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fontana, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Fontana
Burglaries run high in Southridge Village. In this part of southwest Fontana, they run at about double the rate in the rest of Fontana.
Car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks more often than nationally. In Fontana, 46% of reported car thefts happen on streets and sidewalks, against 27% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Fontana
Low property crime is the norm across Fontana: 65% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 8% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Fontana run from A to F.
65%27%
A or B 65%C 27%D or F 8%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Hunter's Ridge, Coyote Canyon & Rancho Fontana, northwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Fontana.A-835
2California Landings, Summit Heights & Citrus Heights, northBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of Fontana.A-808
3Walnut Village-Fontana, northeastCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Fontana.A-786
4Southridge Village, southwestThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Fontana.B+718
5West End, westCar thefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Fontana.B629
6South Park Fontana, southeastCar thefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Fontana.B617
7Downtown Fontana, eastThefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Fontana.C+498
Neighborhood areas of Fontana, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Fontana?
Reported property crime in Fontana has fallen 16% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 14 to 12 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 11%.
Property crime, change since 2019
FontanaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Fontana. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Fontana
Property, US
2016
+46%
+15%
2017
+23%
+12%
2018
+5%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-17%
-8%
2021
-18%
-10%
2022
-11%
-6%
2023
-6%
-7%
2024
-16%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Fontana
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fontana has about 16 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 34% less than the US as a whole and 43% less than California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Fontana, about 50% of the total, followed by vehicle theft and vandalism.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Fontana
Fontana has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Fontana, 29% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (52%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (46%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (45%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (28%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Fontana and nearby cities
Fontana has less property crime than 6 of its 8 nearest cities; only Alta Loma and Rancho Cucamonga have less.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Fontana apart: it has 1.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 5.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary, vandalism and arson run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 77% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 63% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.50% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 74% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Fontana on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Fontana
Property crime costs Fontana about $31 million a year, or $133 per resident and about $522 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$3.4 million
$15
Theft
$9.3 million
$40
Vehicle theft
$14 million
$59
Arson
$400,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.8 million
$17
Total
$31 million
$133
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Fontana is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
