Riverside Crime 2020
Riverside · 2020 · updated 2026-11-12
Riverside police open data lists 10,322 incidents for 2020, down 4.3% from 2019. That is about 3,188 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 34 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2020 data: 8,037). The most common crime types were theft (45.3%), theft from vehicle (26.1%), burglary (15.0%). The busiest month was December (944) and the quietest September (698).
Crime types in 2020
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 4,678 | 45.3% | down 10.5% |
| Theft from vehicle | 2,699 | 26.1% | up 3.1% |
| Burglary | 1,552 | 15.0% | up 22.5% |
| Assault | 764 | 7.4% | down 18.3% |
| Robbery | 371 | 3.6% | down 21.4% |
| Sexual assault | 129 | 1.2% | up 16.2% |
| Bike theft | 109 | 1.1% | down 19.9% |
| Homicide | 20 | 0.2% | — |
Month by month
| Jan | 912 |
| Feb | 910 |
| Mar | 910 |
| Apr | 892 |
| May | 900 |
| Jun | 935 |
| Jul | 778 |
| Aug | 757 |
| Sep | 698 |
| Oct | 802 |
| Nov | 884 |
| Dec | 944 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2020
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Riverside in 2020?
10,322 incidents for 2020 in Riverside Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Riverside in 2020?
Reported incidents were down 4.3% from 2019.
Other years
Source: Riverside Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.