← Safety Index State guide
California
35
State score · Elevated risk
526.5
Violent crime / 100k (elevated)
2610
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in California
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- High Wind 583
- Flood 414
- Heavy Snow 275
- Dense Fog 226
- Excessive Heat 186
California parks ranked by safety
30 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 77
Devils Postpile National Monument National Monument Madera County
#2 77
Lava Beds National Monument National Monument Siskiyou County
#3 77
Pinnacles National Park National Park San Benito County
#4 77
Yosemite National Park National Park Mariposa County
#5 71
Alcatraz Island San Francisco County
#6 71
Death Valley National Park National Park Inyo County
#7 71
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site National Historic Site Contra Costa County
#8 71
Fort Point National Historic Site National Historic Site San Francisco County
#9 71
John Muir National Historic Site National Historic Site Contra Costa County
#10 71
Lassen Volcanic National Park National Park Shasta County
#11 71
Manzanar National Historic Site National Historic Site Inyo County
#12 71
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial National Memorial Contra Costa County
#13 71
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco County
#14 71
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park National Historical Park Contra Costa County
#15 71
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park National Historical Park San Francisco County
#16 71
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Shasta County
#17 62
Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Marin County
#18 62
Joshua Tree National Park National Park Riverside County
#19 62
Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Riverside County
#20 62
Muir Woods National Monument National Monument Marin County
#21 62
Point Reyes National Seashore National Seashore Marin County
#22 62
Redwood National and State Parks National and State Parks Humboldt County
#23 62
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks National Parks Tulare County
#24 53
Castle Mountains National Monument National Monument San Bernardino County
#25 53
Channel Islands National Park National Park Santa Barbara County
#26 53
César E. Chávez National Monument National Monument Kern County
#27 53
Mojave National Preserve National Preserve San Bernardino County
#28 53
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Los Angeles County
#29 44
Cabrillo National Monument National Monument San Diego County
#30 35
Tule Lake National Monument National Monument Modoc County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.