The gap between the two crime figures matters more than either alone. Violent crime sits 201% above the national average while property crime is 35% above — Stockton's outlier is violence, not theft. A 0.6% year-over-year decline in 2024 reads as stable, not improving, and the 2nd-percentile ranking among 13,216 graded jurisdictions holds. Schools show a similar spread: a 3.8/10 average across 123 rated schools, elementary at 3.4 and high schools at 5.1, and Pacific Law Academy at 9.6. The range inside the city is wider than the average conveys. Flood context is state-level, 41 California declarations between 1954 and 2024, which says nothing about whether one parcel sits in a FEMA zone. Every figure here is a city-wide average. The block you buy on can differ sharply from all of them.
Crime in Stockton vs. the national average
Stockton reports 1,146 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 201% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,640 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (35% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 0.6% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Stockton | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 1146 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2640 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Stockton can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for California — the state SafeNest uses for Stockton's flood context — list 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1954 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storm And Flooding". California has also seen 6 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Stockton address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Stockton
Public schools in Stockton average 3.8/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 123 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.1/10 on average, while elementary schools average 3.4/10. The highest-scoring is Pacific Law Academy at 9.6/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Stockton: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Stockton address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Stockton
Is Stockton, CA safe?
Stockton records 1146 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 201% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: F, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Stockton?
Stockton reports approximately 1146 violent crimes and 2640 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Stockton have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Stockton, federal records show 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations for California, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in California.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).