The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in San Joaquin County, CA
San Joaquin County is home to 797,300 residents and includes Stockton and Tracy · Updated November 2026
Is San Joaquin County, CA safe?
Crime in San Joaquin County is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 78% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than San Joaquin County. Violent crime grades B- and property crime B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within San Joaquin County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
B-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 588 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
22% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than San Joaquin County as a whole, and 78% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. San Joaquin County scores 588.
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 San Joaquin County, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in San Joaquin County, 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 San Joaquin County
Robbery stands out among B-graded counties. For the typical resident of a B-graded US county, the figure is 0.77 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; San Joaquin County has 1.9.
Aggravated assaults run high. San Joaquin County has aggravated assaults at about double the US rate: 4.9 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in San Joaquin County
Crime varies widely across San Joaquin County: 56% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 30% in areas graded D or F. Grades across San Joaquin County run from A+ to F; 18% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
56%14%30%
A or B 56%C 14%D or F 30%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in San Joaquin County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Acampo, Lockeford, and Linden areas have the least crime and the Stockton area the most.
Is crime going up in San Joaquin County?
Reported crime in San Joaquin County has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 11% and property crime down 28%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 7.8 to 6.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 28 to 20 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
San Joaquin CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across San Joaquin County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, San Joaquin County
Violent, US
Property, San Joaquin County
Property, US
2016
+5%
+4%
+10%
+15%
2017
+3%
+4%
+4%
+12%
2018
+1%
+0%
+5%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-10%
+4%
-19%
-8%
2021
-8%
+6%
-27%
-10%
2022
-9%
+5%
-22%
-6%
2023
-8%
+2%
-16%
-7%
2024
-11%
-4%
-28%
-15%
Crime rates and types in San Joaquin County
CrimeGrade™ estimates San Joaquin County has about 47 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 28% more than the US as a whole and 19% more 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.
Assault is the most common crime in San Joaquin County, about 33% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
How San Joaquin County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to San Joaquin County, 9 have less crime. Amador County and Calaveras County have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from San Joaquin County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, San Joaquin County has more crime than 88% of them.
Shops, density and walkability in San Joaquin County
Two things set San Joaquin County apart: it has 7.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 44% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with few stores and restaurants tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 96% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.44% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 83% of Americans
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. 72% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 69% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.36 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.5.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 64% of Americans
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.93% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 61% of Americans
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 San Joaquin County
Crime costs San Joaquin County about $2,265 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 88% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $546 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 $1.93 billion a year, or $2,414 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$122 million
$153
Rape
$20 million
$25
Robbery
$48 million
$60
Assault
$172 million
$216
Burglary
$27 million
$33
Theft
$59 million
$74
Vehicle theft
$56 million
$70
Arson
$6.1 million
$8
Vandalism
$36 million
$46
Total
$546 million
$685
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 San Joaquin County 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 San Joaquin County, CA average a SchoolGrade of D+: 30% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in San Joaquin County on SchoolGrade
