Montclair, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Montclair, CA Summary

Crime in Montclair research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Montclair over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Montclair:

  • There were 1,605 total crimes committed in Montclair in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,289.8 total crimes per 100K people in Montclair.
  • The overall crime rate in Montclair is 102.42% above the national average.
  • Montclair ranks #433 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Montclair ranks #9,384 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Montclair Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Montclair is 4,289.8 per 100,000 people. That's 102.42% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 67.28% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Montclair
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,605 4,289.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 67 179.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 160 427.6 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 241 644.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 218 582.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 857 2,290.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 289 772.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,364 3,645.7 2,078.4 1,760.0

Montclair Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Montclair

241
Violent Crimes
644.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
79.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 241 violent crimes in Montclair in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Montclair is 644.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Montclair each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 79.43% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.54% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Montclair

1,364
Property Crimes
3,645.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
107.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,364 property crimes in Montclair in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Montclair is 3,645.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Montclair each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 107.14% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 75.40% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Montclair

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ontario, CA 184,763 3,861 2,089.7 1,817.5 272.2
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 174,313 3,669 2,104.8 1,811.1 293.7
Pomona, CA 143,726 4,986 3,469.1 2,753.2 715.9
Chino, CA 93,818 2,356 2,511.2 2,211.7 299.5
Upland, CA 78,584 1,700 2,163.3 1,793.0 370.3
Yorba Linda, CA 65,469 562 858.4 765.2 93.2
Placentia, CA 52,034 949 1,823.8 1,466.3 357.5
Diamond Bar, CA 51,126 992 1,940.3 1,862.1 78.2
Claremont, CA 35,139 850 2,419.0 1,918.1 500.9
San Dimas, CA 32,560 835 2,564.5 2,281.9 282.6

Montclair SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
4
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