Riverside Crime Map
California · February 2021 · updated 2026-11-12
| February 2021 | 894 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2020 (full year) | 10,322 incidents |
| Full archive | 78,144 incidents (2016–2021) |
| Per 100K / year | 3,188 |
Source: Riverside Police Department open data. ⚠ feed frozen since 2021-03-16
About crime in Riverside
Latest available snapshot. Riverside has 894 incidents for February 2021. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Year-over-year context
Riverside recorded 10,786 incidents in 2019 and 10,322 in 2020, a 4.3% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
2020 category breakdown
| Theft | 4,678 |
| Theft from vehicle | 2,699 |
| Burglary | 1,552 |
| Assault | 764 |
| Robbery | 371 |
| Sexual assault | 129 |
| Bike theft | 109 |
| Homicide | 20 |
Across 2016–2021, the current archive contains 78,144 incidents for Riverside. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Riverside crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Riverside, California, recorded 10,322 police-reported incidents in 2020. Theft was the most reported category with 4,678 incidents, or 45.3% of the total, followed by Theft from vehicle and Burglary. Reported incidents decreased 4.3% from 10,786 in 2019 to 10,322 in 2020. West recorded 3,011 incidents, the highest among four named neighborhoods. Data is current through March 2021 from the Riverside Police Department.
About this data
TheCrimeMaps plots police-reported incidents in Riverside, California, using open data from the Riverside Police Department. The map places each 2020 incident by neighborhood, with data in this archive current through March 2021. Readers can explore where theft, burglary, assault and other reported categories were recorded across the city's four named neighborhoods.
In 2020, Riverside recorded 10,322 police-reported incidents. That equals 3,188.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2020, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 323,757 for the city, a rate of police-reported incidents rather than a measure of personal risk. Violent-category incidents totaled 1,284 in 2020, or 12.4% of the yearly total, equal to 396.6 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2020.
Recent trend
The total fell 4.3% between two consecutive complete calendar years, from 10,786 incidents in 2019 to 10,322 incidents in 2020. That 2020 total continued a step-down across complete years from 19,261 incidents in 2016, to 17,819 incidents in 2017, to 17,247 incidents in 2018, with each of those years covering 12 months with data. The archive also lists 2,168 incidents in 2021, which covers only 3 months with data through March 2021 and is not directly comparable to the complete years.
Category breakdown
In 2020, Theft was the number one category with 4,678 incidents, or 45.3% of the 10,322 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2020. Theft from vehicle followed with 2,699 incidents, or 26.1%, while Burglary ranked third with 1,552 incidents, or 15.0%. Those three categories were the largest of the listed categories. The remaining listed categories were smaller: Assault with 764 incidents, or 7.4%, Robbery with 371 incidents, or 3.6%, and Sexual assault with 129 incidents, or 1.2%. That violent-category total of 1,284 in 2020 covers assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, representing 12.4% of the yearly total.
Where incidents concentrate
In 2020, West led the named neighborhoods with 3,011 incidents, or 29.2% of the yearly total, followed by East with 2,803 incidents, or 27.2%, and North with 2,603 incidents, or 25.2%. Central recorded 1,893 incidents, or 18.3%. These counts show where police-reported incidents were recorded among the city's four named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2020. Together West, East, North and Central cover the 10,322 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2020. Neighborhood totals follow where people live, work and visit, so they are not a risk score.
What this means
Riverside's 2020 record stands out for Theft at 4,678 incidents, 45.3%, and Theft from vehicle at 2,699 incidents, 26.1%, with Burglary next at 1,552 incidents, 15.0%. Neighborhood totals were close among West with 3,011 incidents, 29.2%, East with 2,803 incidents, 27.2%, and North with 2,603 incidents, 25.2%, while Central was lower at 1,893 incidents, 18.3%. The 10,322 total in 2020 was down from 19,261 in 2016 and 17,247 in 2018.
FAQ
How many crimes were reported in Riverside in 2020?
Riverside had 10,322 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2020. That total includes 1,284 violent-category incidents, which were 12.4% of the year's reports. Using the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate for the city, that equals 3,188.2 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2020, including 396.6 violent incidents per 100,000 residents.
What was the most common crime in Riverside in 2020?
Theft was the most reported category in 2020, with 4,678 incidents, or 45.3% of the 10,322 incidents that year. Theft from vehicle was next with 2,699 incidents, or 26.1%, followed by burglary with 1,552 incidents, or 15.0%. Assault accounted for 764 incidents, or 7.4%, while robbery and sexual assault were lower at 371 and 129 incidents.
Did crime go up or down in Riverside between 2019 and 2020?
Reported incidents decreased between the two consecutive complete calendar years. Riverside recorded 10,322 incidents in 2020, compared with 10,786 in 2019, a change of -4.3%. Earlier complete-year totals were 19,261 in 2016, 17,819 in 2017, 17,247 in 2018 and 10,786 in 2019, while 2021 has only 3 months of data and is not directly comparable.
Which Riverside neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2020?
Among 4 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2020, West had the highest count with 3,011 incidents, or 29.2% of the city's 10,322 incidents. East was next with 2,803 incidents, or 27.2%, followed by North with 2,603 incidents, or 25.2%. Central had 1,893 incidents, or 18.3%. These are counts of police-reported incidents, not comparisons of neighborhood rates.
Where does Riverside's crime data come from?
The figures on this page come from the Riverside Police Department, the upstream open-data source for Riverside, California. The department's records provide the 10,322 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2020, including the category breakdowns and the neighborhood totals for West, East, North and Central. TheCrimeMaps presents those police-reported counts without adding other sources for this city's 2020 total.
How up to date is the Riverside crime data?
The 2020 figures on this page cover 12 months of data for that complete calendar year, which totaled 10,322 incidents. The archive available for this page extends through March 2021, so March 2021 is the latest month with data. Across all years in the archive combined, from 2016 to 2021, there are 78,144 incidents, including 36 undated incidents.
Explore Riverside
By category
- Riverside Assault (4,450)
- Riverside Sexual assault (709)
- Riverside Robbery (2,588)
- Riverside Homicide (75)
- Riverside Burglary (8,265)
- Riverside Theft from vehicle (14,726)
- Riverside Theft (28,042)
- Riverside Bike theft (870)
- Riverside Other (18,419)