The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Riverbank, CA
Riverbank is a city of 26,500 in Stanislaus County, about 7 miles northeast of downtown Modesto · Updated November 2026
Is Riverbank, CA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Riverbank is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Riverbank sits near the middle: 42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A- and property crime B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Riverbank run from A+ to B-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 792 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Riverbank as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Riverbank scores 792.
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 Riverbank, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Riverbank, 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 Riverbank
Robbery is the exception. Riverbank grades A- for violent crime, but robbery grades B-, worse than in the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live.
Burglary runs low. Riverbank has 0.93 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 2.4.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Riverbank
Every part of Riverbank where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Riverbank run from A+ to B-; 17% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Crossroads-Riverbank & Providence, southwestClose to the rest of Riverbank on most crimes.A-815
2Downtown Riverbank, northeastThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Riverbank.A-799
3River Heights, westClose to the rest of Riverbank on most crimes.A-794
4Kentucky Manor, eastClose to the rest of Riverbank on most crimes.A-771
Neighborhood areas of Riverbank, 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 Riverbank?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Riverbank is up 64%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.0 to 1.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 15 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
RiverbankUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Riverbank. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Riverbank
Violent, US
Property, Riverbank
Property, US
2016
+133%
+4%
+68%
+15%
2017
+67%
+4%
+51%
+12%
2018
+1%
+0%
+20%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+16%
+4%
-21%
-8%
2021
+86%
+6%
-7%
-10%
2022
+104%
+5%
-6%
-6%
2023
+34%
+2%
+14%
-7%
2024
+64%
-4%
-2%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Riverbank
CrimeGrade™ estimates Riverbank has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 26% 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 Riverbank. 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 Riverbank Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Riverbank compares with nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Riverbank, 6 have less crime. Valley Home and Hughson have the least.
Two things set Riverbank apart: it has 1.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 19 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet vandalism runs 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.1.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.19 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 88% 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. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 62% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 78% 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.40% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 76% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 71% 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 Riverbank
Crime costs Riverbank about $946 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 22% less 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 $20 million a year, or $759 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.0 million
$39
Rape
$330,000
$12
Robbery
$600,000
$23
Assault
$2.2 million
$84
Burglary
$220,000
$8
Theft
$1.7 million
$66
Vehicle theft
$520,000
$20
Arson
$100,000
$4
Vandalism
$650,000
$25
Total
$7.4 million
$281
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 Riverbank 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. Riverbank 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.
Schools in Riverbank, CA average a SchoolGrade of C+: 34% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Riverbank on SchoolGrade
