The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Corona, CA
Corona is a city of 172,100 in Riverside County, about 14 miles southwest of downtown Riverside · Updated November 2026
Is Corona, CA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Corona is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Corona sits near the middle: 42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Corona run from A+ to C, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 794 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Corona as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Corona scores 794.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Corona, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Corona, 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 in Corona
Car thefts run high in Downtown Corona. In this part of central Corona, they run at about double the rate in the rest of Corona.
Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Corona, 55% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Corona
Most of Corona grades well: 94% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Corona run from A+ to C; 39% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
94%
A or B 94%C 6%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1El Cerrito, southeastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Corona.A866
2Home Gardens & La Sierra, northeastCar thefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Corona.B+757
3Downtown Corona, centralThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Corona.B692
Neighborhood areas of Corona, ranked by overall 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 crime going up in Corona?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Corona is up 45% and property crime is down 16%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.7 to 2.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 21 to 17 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 20%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
CoronaUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Corona. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Corona
Violent, US
Property, Corona
Property, US
2016
-34%
+4%
+10%
+15%
2017
-22%
+4%
-4%
+12%
2018
-9%
+0%
-6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-11%
+4%
+12%
-8%
2021
+14%
+6%
+20%
-10%
2022
+28%
+5%
+19%
-6%
2023
+34%
+2%
+5%
-7%
2024
+45%
-4%
-16%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Corona
CrimeGrade™ estimates Corona has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 25% less than the US as a whole and 30% less than California.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 46% of crime reported in Corona. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The Corona Police Department's 2024 report of burglary had a month far out of line with the rest, a sign of a data-entry error or a catch-up month, so CrimeGrade™ set it aside and used the other months.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Corona
Corona has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 50% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (55%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (50%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (26%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (53%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Corona compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Corona, 5 have less crime. Silverado and Temescal Valley have the least.
Two things set Corona apart: it has 2.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 38% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with few empty homes 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.2.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 92% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.38% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 75% 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 and assault. 77% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 61% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 74% 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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 66% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.47 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 58% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Corona 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 crime costs Corona
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Corona about $1,008 a year per household, 16% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $51 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $141 million a year, or $821 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.1 million
$36
Rape
$2.9 million
$17
Robbery
$3.5 million
$21
Assault
$13 million
$75
Burglary
$3.4 million
$20
Theft
$11 million
$66
Vehicle theft
$6.0 million
$35
Arson
$480,000
$3
Vandalism
$4.7 million
$27
Total
$51 million
$298
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Corona means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
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.
Schools in Corona, CA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 42% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Corona on SchoolGrade
