California Robberies 1979-2018

Interactive chart of California robbery statistics (i.e. the number of robberies per 100,000 population) from 1979 to 2018.
  • The California robbery rate for 2018 was 137.34 per 100,000 population, a 4.44% decline from 2017.
  • The California robbery rate for 2017 was 143.72 per 100,000 population, a 3.08% increase from 2016.
  • The California robbery rate for 2016 was 139.42 per 100,000 population, a 2.85% increase from 2015.
  • The California robbery rate for 2015 was 135.56 per 100,000 population, a 8.02% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 343.79
Maryland 6,042,718 160.79
California 39,557,045 137.34
New Mexico 2,095,428 135.06
Nevada 3,034,392 127.27
Alaska 737,438 121.50
Illinois 12,741,080 111.51
Tennessee 6,770,010 106.20
Texas 28,701,845 98.45
Louisiana 4,659,978 98.03
New York 19,542,209 93.07
Arizona 7,171,646 90.96
Delaware 967,171 89.54
Indiana 6,691,878 88.75
Missouri 6,126,452 84.83
Alabama 4,887,871 83.39
North Carolina 10,383,620 81.12
Florida 21,299,325 79.27
Georgia 10,519,475 78.70
Ohio 11,689,442 78.58
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 76.90
Washington State 7,535,591 73.94
New Jersey 8,908,520 71.44
Oklahoma 3,943,079 70.78
South Carolina 5,084,127 69.88
Colorado 5,695,564 66.67
Hawaii 1,420,491 66.60
Connecticut 3,572,665 61.41
Oregon 4,190,713 60.82
Massachusetts 6,902,149 60.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 60.01
Michigan 9,995,915 56.58
Kentucky 4,468,402 54.99
Mississippi 2,986,530 53.41
Kansas 2,911,505 53.00
Arkansas 3,013,825 52.89
Minnesota 5,611,179 52.47
Rhode Island 1,057,315 42.94
Virginia 8,517,685 42.31
Nebraska 1,929,268 39.19
Utah 3,161,105 39.10
West Virginia 1,805,832 31.68
South Dakota 882,235 29.70
Iowa 3,156,145 29.53
New Hampshire 1,356,458 26.47
Montana 1,062,305 25.32
North Dakota 760,077 20.79
Wyoming 577,737 17.31
Maine 1,338,404 17.04
Idaho 1,754,208 11.40
Vermont 626,299 11.18
Historical Robberies per 100,000 Population
Year California United States
2018 137.34 86.21
2017 143.72 98.60
2016 139.42 102.90
2015 135.56 102.25
2014 125.49 101.25
2013 139.57 109.04
2012 148.74 113.12
2011 144.07 113.86
2010 155.65 119.32
2009 173.40 133.14
2008 188.78 145.88
2007 193.43 148.31
2006 195.14 150.05
2005 175.97 140.79
2004 172.33 136.71
2003 179.82 142.45
2002 185.61 146.13
2001 186.74 148.45
2000 177.87 144.98
1999 181.14 150.12
1998 210.56 165.47
1997 252.47 186.17
1996 295.57 201.94
1995 331.16 220.89
1994 356.85 237.76
1993 405.10 255.98
1992 424.07 263.69
1991 411.25 272.74
1990 377.04 256.26
1989 331.80 234.31
1988 305.81 222.07
1987 301.27 213.67
1986 342.88 226.03
1985 327.66 209.26
1984 327.55 205.66
1983 340.93 216.67
1982 372.06 238.76
1981 388.18 258.39
1980 384.23 251.09
1979 333.83 218.40