The 10 Safest San Bernardino, CA Neighborhoods For 2026

The safest San Bernardino neighborhoods are Muscoy and Cimmeron for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in San Bernardino are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in San Bernardino. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What San Bernardino neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.

1

No. 1 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Muscoy, CA

10,134 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
2

No. 2 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Cimmeron, CA

1,975 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
3

No. 3 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

California, CA

3,886 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
4

No. 4 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Yerdemont, CA

8,709 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
5

No. 5 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Kendall, CA

4,227 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
6

No. 6 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Rancho West, CA

8,912 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
6

No. 6 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Lankershim, CA

7,679 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
8

No. 8 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Sandin Hills, CA

4,922 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
8

No. 8 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

La Plaza, CA

4,761 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California
10

No. 10 safest neighborhood in San Bernardino

Carvedale, CA

2,320 people
Located in San Bernardino County, California

The receipts

Compare the top ten

Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is California’s statewide median.

City Violent crime /100k vs CA
1 Muscoy 137
2 Cimmeron 201
3 California 382
4 Yerdemont 205
5 Kendall 328
6 Rancho West 433
6 Lankershim 258
8 Sandin Hills 302
8 La Plaza 603
10 Carvedale 512
City Property crime /100k vs CA
1 Muscoy 258
2 Cimmeron 661
3 California 672
4 Yerdemont 1,450
5 Kendall 1,339
6 Rancho West 1,246
6 Lankershim 1,503
8 Sandin Hills 1,460
8 La Plaza 1,006
10 Carvedale 1,220

Saturday Night Science

Methodology: How we determined the safest San Bernardino hoods in 2026

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in San Bernardino.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 49 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In San Bernardino.” We’re lookin’ at you, Muscoy.

We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.

The full plate

Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in San Bernardino for 2026

Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.

RankNeighborhoodCrime Per 100K
1Muscoy
2Cimmeron
3California
4Yerdemont
5Kendall
6Rancho West
6Lankershim
8Sandin Hills
8La Plaza
10Carvedale
11Delman
11University
13Terrace
13Nena
15Arrowhead
16Mount Vernon
17Ridgeline
18Amtrak
19Blair Park
20Wilson
21Roosevelt
22North Park
23Riverview
24Hudson
25Wildwood Park
26South Pointe
27Arrowview
28San Gorgonio
29Valley College
30Alessandro
31Show Place
32Sbhs
33Muscupiabe
34Valley View
35Dmv
36Hi-30
37International
37Seccombe Lane
39Drnag
40East Valley
41Pacific
42Cajon
43Perris Hills
44Ne-Sterling
45Lytle Creek
46Curtis
47Belevedere
47Feldheym
49Carousel

Source: FBI UCR. All 49 San Bernardino neighborhoods.

Summary

Summary: The safest places in San Bernardino

Looking at the data, you can tell that Muscoy is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in San Bernardino are Muscoy, Cimmeron, California, Yerdemont, Kendall, Rancho West, Lankershim, Sandin Hills, La Plaza, and Carvedale.

But as most California residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.

Questions and answers

Safest Neighborhoods In San Bernardino FAQs

What is the safest neighborhood in San Bernardino?

Muscoy is the safest neighborhood in San Bernardino for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Cimmeron and California are next.

What are the safest neighborhoods in San Bernardino?

The safest neighborhoods in San Bernardino are Muscoy, Cimmeron, California, Yerdemont, Kendall, Rancho West, Lankershim, Sandin Hills, La Plaza, and Carvedale. We ranked all 49 neighborhoods in the city.

How do you measure neighborhood safety?

Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.

Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?

Carousel posts the highest crime rate of the 49 San Bernardino neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in San Bernardino ranking digs into that end of the list.

Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?

No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.

Chris Kolmar
About the author

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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