Redlands is a city of 74,400 in San Bernardino County, about 13 miles northeast of downtown Riverside · Updated November 2026
How common is violent crime in Redlands?
Violent crime in Redlands runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 68% of Americans live. Assaults make up 87% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.
B+
Violent crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 754 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
32% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Redlands as a whole, and 68% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Redlands scores 754.
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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid 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 about violent crime in Redlands
One part of Redlands stands out for aggravated assault. Aggravated assaults in Northwest Redlands, in northwest Redlands, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where violent crime is lowest and highest in Redlands
Low violent crime is the norm across Redlands: 91% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Violent crime grades across Redlands run from A+ to C-.
91%
A or B 91%C 9%
Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1South Redlands & Live Oak Canyon, southeastSimple assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Redlands.A+928
2West Redlands, westClose to the rest of Redlands on most crimes.B689
3Northwest Redlands, northwestRobberies run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Redlands.B654
4Plymouth Village, centralRobberies run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Redlands.B651
5North Redlands, northAggravated assaults run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Redlands.B-609
Neighborhood areas of Redlands, ranked by violent 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 violent crime going up in Redlands?
Reported violent crime in Redlands has fallen 18% since 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 3.6 to 2.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 20%.
Violent 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
2016
-11%
+4%
2017
-16%
+4%
2018
+3%
+0%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
+4%
2021
-1%
+6%
2022
-20%
+5%
2023
+2%
+2%
2024
-18%
-4%
Violent crime rates and types in Redlands
CrimeGrade™ estimates Redlands has about 11 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 15% less than the US as a whole and close to California.
All violent crime
Assaults
Robbery
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.
Assault is the most common violent crime in Redlands, about 87% of the total.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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 violent crime happens in Redlands
Redlands has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Redlands, 34% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 45% of them.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
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.
Violent crime in Redlands and nearby cities
Redlands has less violent crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities; only Calimesa and Yucaipa have less.
Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets Redlands apart: it has 83 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more robbery, and it runs high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.83 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.26% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 64% 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 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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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Redlands: D (16 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 51% 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 violent crime costs Redlands
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Redlands about $92 million a year, or $1,239 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $20 million, or $264 per resident.
Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering are about 79% of that full cost.
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
Total
$20 million
$264
How CrimeGrade™ works
The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.
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.
