With a crime rate of 40 per one thousand residents, Riverside has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 25. Within California, more than 93% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Riverside.

Importantly, when you compare Riverside to other communities of similar population, then Riverside crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Riverside does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.