The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Redlands, CA
Redlands is a city of 74,400 in San Bernardino County, about 13 miles northeast of downtown Riverside · Updated November 2026
Is Redlands, CA safe?
Crime in Redlands is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Redlands. Violent and property crime both grade B+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Redlands run from A+ to D+, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 737 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Redlands as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Redlands scores 737.
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 Redlands, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Redlands, 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 Redlands
One part of Redlands stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Northwest Redlands, in northwest Redlands, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages more often than nationally. In Redlands, 54% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Redlands
Low crime is the norm across Redlands: 86% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 2% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Redlands run from A+ to D+; 24% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
86%12%
A or B 86%C 12%D or F 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1South Redlands & Live Oak Canyon, southeastCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Redlands.A907
2West Redlands, westCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Redlands.B663
3Northwest Redlands, northwestThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Redlands.B644
4Plymouth Village, centralCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Redlands.B-594
5North Redlands, northThefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Redlands.B-576
Neighborhood areas of Redlands, 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 Redlands?
Reported crime in Redlands has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 18% and property crime down 28%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.6 to 2.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 30 to 21 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 20% and property crime fell 26%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
RedlandsUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Redlands. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Redlands
Violent, US
Property, Redlands
Property, US
2016
-11%
+4%
+40%
+15%
2017
-16%
+4%
+26%
+12%
2018
+3%
+0%
+19%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
+4%
-13%
-8%
2021
-1%
+6%
-25%
-10%
2022
-20%
+5%
+6%
-6%
2023
+2%
+2%
-3%
-7%
2024
-18%
-4%
-28%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Redlands
CrimeGrade™ estimates Redlands has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% more than the US as a whole and close to 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 40% of crime reported in Redlands. 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.
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 Redlands
Redlands has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Redlands, 37% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (43%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (54%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (30%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (34%)
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.
How Redlands compares with nearby cities
Redlands has less crime than 6 of its 9 nearest cities.
Two things set Redlands apart: it has 83 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.83 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 76% 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. 78% 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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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 64% 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.26% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 64% of US city residents
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 Redlands
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Redlands about $1,328 a year per household, 10% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $108 million a year, or $1,453 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.5 million
$88
Rape
$2.5 million
$34
Robbery
$2.0 million
$27
Assault
$8.6 million
$115
Burglary
$1.9 million
$26
Theft
$6.0 million
$80
Vehicle theft
$4.6 million
$61
Arson
$380,000
$5
Vandalism
$2.7 million
$37
Total
$35 million
$473
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 Redlands 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 Redlands, CA average a SchoolGrade of B: 37% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Redlands on SchoolGrade
