Salinas ranked No. 8 on list of California cities with highest crime rates

Domestic — Salinas, CA — reported 2026-07-09

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Domestic
• Location: Salinas, CA
• Date reported: 2026-07-09
• Suspect: not stated

REPORTED DETAILS

• Salinas recorded a violent crime rate of 6.53 per 1,000 residents and a property crime rate of 31.12 per 1,000 residents.
• The ranking was driven by elevated assault rates in agricultural worker communities and a 14% year-over-year increase in vehicle thefts.
• Salinas came in ahead of Bakersfield and San Francisco, which rounded out the top 10.