Safest Cities in California

Cities ranked by Community Safety Score — a composite of health outcomes, economic stability, and healthcare access from CDC and Census data. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Safest Cities 50

1 San Jose
76.9
2 Sunnyvale
76.9
3 Santa Clara
76.9
4 Mountain View
76.9
5 Milpitas
76.9
6 Palo Alto
76.9
7 Cupertino
76.9
8 Gilroy
76.9
9 Morgan Hill
76.9
10 Campbell
76.9
11 Saratoga
76.9
12 Los Gatos
76.9
13 Los Altos
76.9
14 Alum Rock
76.9
15 Stanford
76.9
16 Communications Hill
76.9
17 Daly City
76.7
18 San Mateo
76.7
19 Redwood City
76.7
20 South San Francisco
76.7
21 San Bruno
76.7
22 Pacifica
76.7
23 Foster City
76.7
24 Menlo Park
76.7
25 Burlingame
76.7
26 San Carlos
76.7
27 East Palo Alto
76.7
28 Belmont
76.7
29 Millbrae
76.7
30 North Fair Oaks
76.7
31 Half Moon Bay
76.7
32 Hillsborough
76.7
33 Redwood Shores
76.7
34 San Rafael
75.3
35 Novato
75.3
36 Mill Valley
75.3
37 San Anselmo
75.3
38 Larkspur
75.3
39 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
75.3
40 Roseville
75.0
41 Rocklin
75.0
42 Lincoln
75.0
43 Granite Bay
75.0
44 Auburn
75.0
45 North Auburn
75.0
46 San Francisco
74.1
47 Chinatown
74.1
48 Mission District
74.1
49 Bayview-Hunters Point
74.1
50 Noe Valley
74.1

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).