Chino Crime Rate: Official Data by Year and How to Check an Address

Chino crime by year: the state's official counts

California police agencies report crime counts to the state Department of Justice (DOJ), which publishes them on OpenJustice. The figures below are the Chino Police Department's rows in the DOJ Crimes and Clearances file covering 1985 to 2025, published in July 2026.

Chino's 2025 counts in detail

The 302 violent crimes in 2025 were 1 homicide, 33 rapes, 67 robberies and 201 aggravated assaults. The 1,907 property crimes were 184 burglaries, 158 motor vehicle thefts and 1,565 larceny-thefts, the category that covers shoplifting and theft from cars. Of the burglaries, 80 were of homes and 104 of other buildings. The file also lists 12 arsons. Using the Census Bureau's 2020-2024 population estimate for Chino, 92,652, that works out to about 326 violent and 2,058 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

How the trend moved from 2019 to 2025

Over the six years, Chino's violent count fell 8.2% and its property count fell 14.3%. Statewide on the same file, violent crime fell 1.6% and property crime 22.9%. Across every agency in San Bernardino County, violent crime fell 18.0% and property crime 28.5%. The latest year was mixed: from 2024 to 2025, Chino's violent count rose 8.2% while its property count fell 8.1%, continuing the drop from 2022 and 2023, when property crime ran above 2,500. Larceny accounts for much of that drop: it peaked at 1,942 in 2022 and was 1,565 in 2025.

Chino next to Chino Hills, Ontario, Montclair and the state

Raw counts mislead when cities differ in size, so this table divides each agency's 2025 DOJ counts by its Census 2020-2024 population. All rows use the same file and the same year.

On these figures, Chino's violent rate is well below the county and state rates, and its property rate is above both. Property counts follow where people shop, work and park as much as where they live, because a theft is recorded where it happens. Shopping centers such as the Town Center at The Preserve, which opened with a Stater Bros. and other stores in south Chino, draw people from outside the city. The same effect can push up the per-resident rate of any small city with a large retail base, so a rate is a starting point, not a measure of risk on one street.

Clearances, meaning offenses closed by arrest or by other means, are in the same file. In 2025 Chino police cleared 190 of 302 violent crimes, about 63%, and 431 of 1,907 property crimes, about 23%. Statewide the figures were about 46% and 11%.

What these numbers can and cannot tell you

Counts of reported crime, not risk to a household

The DOJ file counts offenses reported to police. It does not measure unreported crime, and it does not tell you how likely a given household is to be a victim. A single busy shopping center can account for a large share of a city's thefts.

Why there is no neighborhood ranking for Chino

No official dataset publishes crime rates for Chino neighborhoods or tracts. The DOJ and the FBI report by agency, and the city's own crime tools show individual incidents on a map rather than area totals. Websites that grade Chino neighborhoods usually model figures for areas that have no official breakdown. We only report what an official dataset supports, so we do not name safer or less safe parts of the city.

Group quarters and the population base

The Census total population used for the rates includes people living in group quarters as well as households. The California Institution for Men, a state prison run by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), is at 14901 Central Avenue in Chino. Keep that in mind when you compare per-resident rates with cities that have no large institutions.

Reporting changes between years

California agencies have been moving from the old summary reporting system to the FBI's incident-based system (NIBRS), which counts every offense in an incident. Before you read a single year's jump or fall as a real change, check on the FBI's Crime Data Explorer how many months the Chino Police Department reported in each year.

How to check crime around a Chino address

Chino PD on CrimeMapping.com

The Chino Police Department's Crime Information page explains that the department has partnered with CrimeMapping.com for neighborhood crime reports, updated once a day. You enter an address and a date range to see reported crimes nearby. The department notes that the map leaves out general calls for service and police activity with no report, withholds some case types such as most sexual assaults, crimes against children and domestic violence, and may change as investigations go on. It calls the site a third-party partner with some margin of error.

Chino PD Crime Prevention Unit

For questions about a specific street, the department's Crime Prevention Unit discusses neighborhood safety and prevention tips at 909-334-3087. Its community programs include a free Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) review, which looks at lighting, sightlines and access on a property. The department's headquarters is at 5450 Guardian Way, and its main line is 909-334-3000.

California DOJ OpenJustice and the FBI Crime Data Explorer

OpenJustice holds the yearly counts on this page, back to 1985, for every agency in the state. The FBI's Crime Data Explorer shows national data by agency with rates and state comparisons. Neither breaks figures down below the city level.

Megan's Law database

The California DOJ's Megan's Law website lists registered sex offenders. Chino PD's page notes that the database can be searched by name, county or ZIP code, not by city or address, and that it does not prove where a registrant lives. Search ZIPs 91708 and 91710 yourself.

Flood, fire and earthquake checks for Chino homes

Natural hazards are mapped to the parcel, unlike crime, and they affect what you pay for insurance.

Flooding in Chino

The city's flooding page says portions of Chino are subject to urban and flash flooding, which often closes roads. It recommends signing up for Chino Notify and notes that homeowners policies do not cover flooding and that a flood policy takes 30 days to start. The Chino Valley Fire District hands out free sand and sandbags at listed stations, up to 25 bags per household, including Station 61 at 5078 Schaefer Avenue and Station 63 at 7550 Kimball Avenue. Look up any address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: a high-risk zone (starting with A) means a federally backed lender will require flood insurance.

Fire hazard zones and earthquake risk

Cal OES MyHazards shows fire, flood and earthquake hazards for an address in one search. Confirm the CAL FIRE fire hazard severity zone for the parcel, especially for homes next to open space or agricultural land; our California fire zones guide explains the lookup. Earthquake damage needs separate cover; see the earthquake insurance guide.

Sellers must give you a Natural Hazard Disclosure; the California seller disclosure guide covers it. For the cost side, see the homeowners insurance guide and the FAIR Plan guide.

Before you make an offer in Chino

1. Run the address on CrimeMapping.com for at least the past six months, and widen the radius to include the nearest shopping center.
2. Call the Chino PD Crime Prevention Unit with any specific question about the street.
3. Search ZIP 91708 or 91710 on the Megan's Law site.
4. Check FEMA's flood map and MyHazards for the parcel, and ask the seller about past street flooding.
5. Get homeowners and, if needed, flood insurance quotes before your contingencies end.
6. In The Preserve or another HOA, ask the association whether it pays for patrols or cameras and how incidents are reported.

For prices and the wider picture, see our Chino guide, is Chino a good place to live, Chino ZIP codes and the statewide crime rates by California city.