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PRAYER FOCUS: Most Sinful & Dirty Cities in SBC

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WalletHub wrote an article entitled "Most Sinful Cities in America in 2024". They compared 182 cities using 7 major categories broken down by 38 indicators for illicit behavior. Four of the cities are in San Bernardino County: San Bernardino, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana. Let's seek an awakening of God's people to pray, seek His face, unite in intercession and repentance on behalf of these sins. Let's believe for revival of lives transformed by the Holy Spirit which reform cities.

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land - 2 Chronicles 7:14

Prayer points: For artists, musicians, writers, performers clean and godly, not satanic or worldly; for compassion when believers see those in need, not condemnation, for people to serve the city of San Bernardino especially the homeless and find creative ways to get them off the streets permanently, keep families united, participate in the community, parents find ways to balance work/life/parenting, ways to involve family in city that teaches good citizenship and philanthropy, gratitude for the city of San Bernardino, the county seat, for the united group of pastors actively seeking city reformation through the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ, transformation of its people resulting in a city changed.


Prayer points: honor cultural differences and find what unites through Christ, residents and leaders will find ways to beautify the city, clean the parks, streets, highways and neighborhoods from litter, graffiti, a collaborative effort to maintain a clean community, fines and appropriate community service for those who vandalize properties, science ideas to clean the air quality, more trees and drought resistant ways to improve the landscape, water recycled and used in populated areas, use of solar where applicable, healing to any group that has offense, forgiveness and grudges forgiven, love would cover a multitude of sins.


Prayer points: San Bernardino healthy businesses prosper, enough monies allocated to take care of the potholes in the streets, deal with the air quality, economy improves, schools experience revival, all staff in education seek the best for students with godly principles, peace to every part of the city where there has been darkness, confusion or chaos, speak peace over every part that experiences violence, reconciliation with law enforcement and politicians and churches, hope despite the latest findings of the city as dirtiest in the US, let’s pray it becomes a clean city that transforms lives.


Prayer points: pray for unity in SB; for safety & protection and those who serve in those areas; for healing & restoration [so many homeless often from mental illness, addictions, mental anguish, scars of injustice] include those who work with them; guidance for city leaders [a daunting job to work thru the quagmire of red tape and remain ethical, believers pray for government officials, no ought against each other].

CityWide Prayer Event on Apr. 5, 2025 hosted by SB Pastors United


In the category consumer satisfaction, rankings were as follows reminder 303 US cities/63 CA cities analyzed: San Bernardino 1 in US/CA for worst; Ontario 13 US/5 CA; Fontana 42 US; 14 CA; Victorville 61 US/19 CA; Apple Valley 294 US/59 CA; Rancho Cucamonga 299 US/60 CA.

  • San Bernardino ranked among least healthy counties in CA (Lowest 0%-25%).  In this category they found data on the percent of residents who found their city dirty/untidy; dissatisfied with air & water pollution, garbage disposal and greenery/parks.  Let’s pray for the external issues be addressed by those in leadership and residents will make their voices heard on what dissatisfies them.  On the brighter note, Rancho Cucamonga ranked best in consumer satisfaction the US and CA.

 

  • Trash takes center stage when thinking about a city being dirty.  In the category infrastructure SBC cities didn’t rank too poorly: Fontana 189; Victorville 200; Ontario 206; San Bernardino 207; Apple Valley 224 and Rancho Cucamonga 227.  This category is measured by tons of waste in landfills per 100K residents; number of refuse/recycling collectors per 100K residents; Alternative-Fuel Stations per 100K Residents and number of Junk Yards

  • Tons of Waste in Landfills per 100K Residents & Rating of State Waste Regulations and Measures; #1 highest waste in CA over 50% 1,172,625; #2 is LA at 736K; San Bernardino Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is responsible for the operation and management of the solid waste disposal system for the largest county in the United States.  Our disposal system consists of five regional landfills and nine transfer stations.

  • Refuse and Recycling Collectors per 100K Residents: 160 facilities; 72 closed; 1 clean closed; 3 inactive; 3 planned; 81 active [42 have notifications to fix something not up to code]

  • Alternative-Fuel Stations per 100K Residents: 5th place for clean vehicle rebates; 385 in SBC; Fontana 16; Ontario 44; Rancho Cucamonga 24; San Bernardino 54

  • No. of Junk Yards: in SBC there are 193 junk yards

  • Poor living conditions can impact mental wellness, raise stress levels, can hinder brain development in kids, memory issues, learning difficulties & behavioral problems. To identify dirtiest cities, population density, overcrowded homes, homes with no kitchen or plumbing, homes with issues like mold, mice, rats, cockroaches or sewage disposal, lastly # of unsheltered homeless.  

  • Ontario ranked 52; San Bernardino 56; Fontana 59; Rancho Cucamonga 64; Victorville 116; Apple Valley 118.  Let's pray for creative ways for city officials, county leaders and church members will identify how to improve the living conditions for its citizens.

  • Population Density - SBC has a population density of 106 people per square mile as of 2024. Overcrowded Homes - SBC worst residential overcrowding rates. Unsheltered Homeless Rate – SBC had 4,255 homeless in 2024; 1,200 sheltered, 3,055 unsheltered compared to 2023 1219 sheltered, 2976 unsheltered. Cities accounting for 76% of the homeless include with #unsheltered Barstow [87] , Colton [230], Fontana [260], Ontario [163], Redlands [144], San Bernardino [977], and Victorville [326].

San Bernardino city ranked NUMBER 1 out of 303 cities as the dirtiest based on all four categories.  Resource: [2024's Dirtiest Cities in America - LawnStarter Blog] Ontario ranked 5; Fontana 23; Victorville 31; Rancho Cucamonga 160 and Apple Valley 172.   

  • Median Air Quality Index: Worst air quality in the US ratio is #US vs #CA in #1 are:  position San Bernardino 1/1; Ontario 5/4; Victorville 16/6; Rancho Cucamonga 22/10; Apple Valley 23/9; Fontana 24/10. 

  • Presence of Water Quality Violations yes throughout the county; Currently, our region faces challenges with the man-made groups of chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exposure to certain PFAS can lead to adverse health effects in humans.

  • Greenhouse-Gas Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e) per Capita: SBC is in a Greenhouse Gas Reduction plan. that will reduce 7,891 Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalents (MT CO2e) per year from new development by 2030; currently MTCO2e/SP 6.7% with goal to lower to 5.4% by 2040.

  • Annual Excess Fuel Consumption (Gallons per Auto Commuter): SBC highest rate of people driving alone; driving further to get to work; more delivery trucks due to warehouses & distribution. 

  • Percentage of Smokers – 13% in SBC almost 275K smokers

  • Arson [burning or charring property on purpose, with malicious or fraudulent intent] – Between .28 to .35% in the following cities Hinkley; Blue Jay; Nipton; Baker; Essex; Mt. Baldy; Newberry Springs; Fawnskin; Sugarloaf; Cedar Glen; Big Bear Lake; Lytle Creek; Lake Arrowhead

  • Kidnapping [abducting someone and holding them captive:] – From .13% to .19% Kramer; Edwards AFB; Randsburg; Pinon Hills; Daggett; Oak Hills; Ontario; Pioneer Town; Lytle Creek; Big Bear City; Running Springs; Phelan; Sugarloaf; Fontana

  • Animal Cruelty [causing harm to an animal whether by purposeful action or neglect] – from .03% to .05% Oro Grande; Nipton; Baker; Essex; Newberry Springs; Yermo; Trona; Daggett; Helendale [Silver Lakes]; Fawnskin; Twentynine Palms; Needles

Anger & Hatred shows up in violent type crimes. Today we identify and pray for the top 10 cities with the highest rate of assault, robbery, rape, and murder. Assault [physical attack] – Nipton, Baker, Essex 30%; Yermo 17%; Daggett 11%; Oro Grande, Trona, Hinkley, Big Bear Lake 8%; Blue Jay, Pioneer Town, Newberry Springs 7%; Fawnskin & Lucerne Valley 6%. Robbery [larceny often using force, threat or armed] – Essex, Nipton, Yermo, Hinkley, Blue Jay 3%; Daggett, Cedar Glen, Running Springs, Newberry Springs, Lucerne Valley, Needles 2%; Edwards AFB, Big Bear Lake, Sugarloaf, Green Valley Lake, Trona, Pioneer Town >1.6% Rape [with force, threat and lack of consent] – between .5 & .6 % Cedar Glen, Green Valley Lake, Cedarpines Park, Big Bear City, Blue Jay, Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Skyforest, Running Springs, Arrowbear



Murder [unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another] - >.1% Yermo, Edwards AFB, Nipton, Baker, Essex, Daggett, Oro Grande, El Mirage, Hinkley, Muscoy, Pioneer Town, Randsburg, Fawnskin

Anger & Hatred – indicators used in this category include Violent Crimes per 1K residents; Sex Offenders per Capita; Aggravated Assault Offenses Known to Law Enforcement per 1K Residents; Bullying Rate; Hate-Crime Incidents per Capita; Hate Groups per Capita; Deaths due to Firearms per Capita; Number of Mass Shootings; Presence of Terrorist Attacks. San Bernadino Ranked 24 out of 180; third worst in California behind Sacramento & Los Angeles. Ontario ranked 124; Rancho Cucamonga 142 and Fontana at 163. Violent crimes include assault, robbery, rape and murder. San Bernardino had the highest of the 4 for Assault, Robbery & Murder and Ontario had the highest for rape. Let’s pray they will decrease over the next year.

Prayer points: Crime decreases; crime grade improves, less violence, less property crime & lower drug crimes; gangs divide & decrease; Central Detention Center, San Bernardino City Jail, Central Valley Juvenile Detention & Assessment Center; Operation Consequences; public safety, Criminals, Prisons reformation by the transforming Gospel, deliverance from gangs & addictions.


  • Top 10 Worst SBC Cities by Theft are Nipton 93%; Baker 92%; Essex 90%;Yermo 51%; Dagget 45%; Hinkley 43%; Fawnskin 34%; Kramer 32%; Blue Jay & Lenwood at 31%. Vehicle Theft are Nipton <8%; Baker, Essex & Montclair >7%; Bloomington, Ontario, San Bernardino, Colton, Muscoy & Chino >6%

  • Burglary are Nipton <28%; Baker & Essex 27%; Yermo 13%; Hinkley 11%; Trona, Fawnskin & BlueJay 10%; Edwards & Daggett 9%. Vandalism are Nipton, Baker & Essex 12%; Blue Jay 7%; Yermo 6%; Hinkley, Trona, Fawnskin, Daggett & Lenwood 5%. ID Theft: Nipton, Baker & Essex 3%; Wrightwood, Yermo & Fawnskin 2%; Dagget, Blue Jay, Edwards AFB & Helendale/Silver Lakes >1%

  • Based on these categories, top worst cities for Jealousy indicators include: Nipton, Baker, Essex, Yermo, Fawnskin, Daggett, Blue Jay, Edwards AFB, Lenwood, Hinkley and Trona. Notably most of these towns are remote, out of sight, not high in population, not nearby law enforcement stations. Of the Four cities analyzed for jealousy – San Bernardino highest theft, burglary & vandalism; Ontario highest vehicle theft; Rancho Cucamonga highest ID theft. Let’s pray for thefts, ID theft, vehicle theft, burglary, and vandalism crime statistics all decrease in frequency and quantity.


Wednesday, March 26th - SPECIAL CITY-WIDE PRAYER EVENT COMING UP

San Bernardino Pastors United [SBPU] is inviting all residents of San Bernardino [and county], including our civic and community leaders, business owners, pastors and churches to unite with us to pray for our city. [San Bernardino is the seat of the county]. As we come together, we will pray for our leaders to receive Godly wisdom, for business to prosper, and for families to be made whole and healthy. We will declare a greater release of miracles, healings, and deliverance at every level of San Bernardino city. Come and stand with pastors as we come together to declare that this year will mark a turning point in the city.

Saturday, April 5 at 10am - San Bernardino City Hall - 290 N "D" Street

Free parking available at corner of Court Street and "E" Street.


WalletHub analyzed thefts per 1K residents; Identity theft per capita; fraud and other complaints per capita.  In the last 3 years all four cities got worse.  San Bernardino ranked 102 [2022]; 90 [2023] and 85 in 2024. Ontario ranked 140 in 2022; 119 in 2023 and 124 in 2024 improved between 2023-24. Rancho Cucamonga ranked 149 in 2022; 124 in 2023 and 129 in 2024 improved between 2023-24. Fontana ranked 163 in 2022; 149 in 2023 and 150 in 2024 improved between 2023-24.

 Prayer points: Crime rates go down in all stealing categories in each city; outreaches that address stealing; sentences for thieves to work & payback what they stole to the victims; more graffiti laws in each community; citizens vote to ensure vandals fix, pay for, or paint over damaged items; task forces to find vehicles faster esp. for those selling parts for more evil; greater education for cybercrime preventions, more cyber PI experts to identify criminals; where there are no city council, county supervisors create teams to address the problems & prevent


Prayer points: People will be filled with an awe and reverence from the Lord, the fear of the Lord would be honored more than outward appearance, people would see their value in God more than in how they look, tanning salon owners/workers required to notify clients of potential harm from tanning beds i.e. cancer, premature aging, immune system compromised; plastic surgeons not push unnecessary/costly procedures; laws to protect minors from getting reassignment surgery; education of health issues on the surgery, exposure & expelled if done solely for the money, laws passed it can’t be done as a minor, more teachings on beauty skin deep by families and churches.


Prayer points: People review apps for safety features before using, Christians pray before using an online dating app, higher standards required when using the apps [i.e. conservative pictures, nothing abusive, aggressive, immoral allowed in conversations]; apps used for sexual immorality would diminish in use; people delivered from sexual addictions, revival among those developing, promoting & using the apps, teen births continues to decrease in rate; abortions among teens decrease, more education on the option to adopt; increase promotion of abstinence before marriage at home, in school and at church.


Prayer points: Less adult entertainment establishments replaced with a healthy business; people who own will get saved & change the business; people attending these place on ground or online will be convicted and delivered and set free; those who are victims from sex trafficking will be found, counseled, healed, released and find new edifying work, those who succumb to this work for the money will see its long term damage to multitudes; takers get penalties more than the ones supplying.


Prayer points: Increase in grad rates, decrease in drop outs, ways to help students stay in school and be motivated, more intervention for those who drop out with disabilities; more parents take an active role in child’s education, those 16-24 able to find jobs and better work ethics, more teachings, Bible studies, family discussions on the benefits of working versus being lazy, break the stronghold of entitlement, pride and arrogance, more understanding of God’s love vs selfishness.

Laziness – Total Points: 14.3

  • High School Dropout Rate: In SBC 2.6% dropped out county wide; San Bernardino 2.6%; Ontario 2.6%; Rancho Cucamonga 1.6%; Fontana 1.5%; Worst in county is Trona Joint Unified at 58.5%; Victor Valley Union High at 5.9%; Barstow Unified at 3.4%; Lucerne Valley Unified 3.1%.

  • Disconnected Youth (16-24) Rate [not in school nor working] by city:

    • San Bernardino unemployed 16.7%;  No diploma 27%; 31% HS grad; 27% some college; 14% college degree.

    • Ontario 4.1% unemployed; 24% no diploma; 27% HS grad; 22% some college; 25% college degree

    • Rancho Cucamonga 3.4% unemployed; 8.5% no diploma; 19% HS grad; 25% some college; 47% college degree

    • Fontana 4.2% unemployed; 23% no diploma; 28% HS grad; 23% 26% some college; college degree


  • Volunteer Rate: 30% formally volunteer, 40% fundraising, 34% food distribution. Top causes in order 1 to 6: hunger/homelessness, health/wellness; faith/spirituality; animal/wildlife, children/youth, environment/conservation. Avg. 52 hours/year; baby boomers highest percentage; women more than men. Volunteers benefit with a stronger sense of unity, improved overall physical and mental health and aids to resume building. Avg. Daily Time Spent Watching TV by hours: By age group: 18-34 [1.37]; 35-49 [3.24]; 50-64 [5.43]; 65+[7.14]; all adults 4.16 [FYI comparison interact with smartphone avg. 3.30 hrs/day in addition to TV]

  • Prayer points: More people would volunteer at churches, see its importance and value to the body of Christ; more education on why helping others benefits health emotionally, spiritually and mentally; increase in volunteers for good causes; opportunities to build relationships with people outside their comfort zone; the kindness, sacrifice and love displayed would improve communities, volunteers touted more in ads, movies, shows; church volunteers see it as every member being part of a family and all are needed; TV filters used; people would monitor what and how much they watch, is it redeeming the time.

Scriptures: Lk. 6:38; Heb. 13:16; 2 Cor. 9:7; Rom. 12:2; Jms.4:4; Matt. 6:2; 1 Jn. 2;15

  • What qualifies a sinful city as lazy? WalletHub identified six contrasting indicators: adults not exercising vs. avg. weekly hours worked [we added commute time]; volunteer rate vs avg. daily time watching TV; and high school dropout rate & disconnected youth. The ranks of the 4 cities in SBC are San Bernardino [16] up from 23 last year; Ontario [38] down from 30 last year and Fontana [40] up from 57 last year and Rancho Cucamonga 106 down from 105 last year. The Bible reminds us not to be workaholics and that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Let’s pray people balance work and body care appropriately so it won’t take a toll on their health and families.

  • Share of Adults Not Exercising: SBC has a countywide campaign called Vision 2BActive; educating and encouraging people to increase their physical activity. In a typical week, youths 5-17 should be physically active at least 60 minutes/day; adults 30 moderate daily 5 days/week. Currently 34% youths meet the goal and only 23.5% adults. Facts: 75% SBC residents live within 1 mile of a local park, 5 miles from a regional, state or federal park. Average Weekly Hours Worked: National average is 34.6 hours/week; SBC averaged 35.5 for the last 12 months. Found average commuter time/week by city: San Bernardino [28.9 hrs]; Fontana [34 hrs]; Ontario [31.5]; Rancho Cucamonga [32.2].


In SBC, 7 out 10 adults or 69% are overweight or obese.  Students in grades 5th, 7th & 9th showed 4 out 10 overweight or 43%; 23% at health risk; 20% need improvement.  Top obese school districts: Fontana 49.4%, San Bernardino 48.5%, Rialto  & Colton 48.4%, Victor 44.7%.  Fast-Food Establishments per Capita in SBC.  There are 1,050 Fast Food Restaurants serving 2,121,220; that’s 1 per 2,020 people & 1 per 19 sq. miles. Top cities with most: Ontario 132; San Bernardino 99; Rancho Cucamonga 96; Fontana 95.  Share of Adult Coffee Drinkers - how much is too much? More than 4 cups brewed coffee, 10 cans of cola or two "energy shot" drinks. Let’s pray all of these statistics improve with less people overweight/obese; less fast food establishments and more healthy options, moderation in coffee drinking no matter what form it’s taken.


Wednesday, March 12th - Excesses/Vices of Smoking & Poverty

  • Next indicators of a sinful city are smoking and debt-to-income ratios which demonstrate a poverty rate.  Smoking cigarettes in California declined among adults in the last 5 years but increased in the number of youths who used other vices like hookah, e-cigarettes & vaping machines.  In our county, Adult Smokers are 13% in SBC [increased by 2%]; CA avg 9%; US avg 15%, 18% high school students used e-cigarettes/vaping machine 1/x daily.    

  • Average poverty rate in CA is 12%.  Thirty cities in San Bernardino County are above 12%. Those above 20% include the following from highest down: 32% Lucerne Valley; 29% Needles; 29% Mt. View Acres; 26% Morongo Valley; 24% Homestead Valley; 23% Barstow; 22% Joshua Tree; 20% Yucca Valley; 20% Lenwood. For the four sinful cities in SBC: 10% Fontana; 12% Ontario; 19% San Bernardino; 9% Rancho Cucamonga.

  • Prayer points: Continued education on the harms of smoking; more education on vaping to youth; decrease in number of adults/youth who smoke any type; churches find creative ways to not only feed the poor, but also help them learn how to manage their income; schools return to teaching budgets, community colleges offer classes on how to save/spend affordably; more teaching from pulpits on scriptural money management principles; people would take some of these poorest cities and pray for them for a month or year; of the 10 poorest cities 4 legalized cannabis distribution in all forms; for the city councils to see the correlation to poverty and use of it; find alternative ways to build their economy and income.


  • Cannabis: In San Bernardino County, 6 cities allow retail of cannabis; 18 cities prohibit retail; 4 cities allow distribution; 20 cities prohibit it; 5 cities allow manufacturing, cultivating & testing and 19 cities prohibit all three.  The 3 cities that allow for all aspects are Adelanto, Barstow & Needles.  Colton allows manufacturing & Testing only. San Bernardino city allows retail and limits distribution, manufacturing, cultivating & testing. Hesperia allows only retail for medical use only. Fontana limits the retail by storefront & delivery. 

  • Last year in the US, the number of drug overdose deaths decreased by almost 3K; yet 105K still died from it.  Opioid prescriptions also decreased from almost 132 million to almost 126 million.  Let’s pray for a continued decrease in the deaths/prescriptions and for those SBC cities who allow cannabis distribution to consider the effects cannabis has in their community and county.

  • Prayer points: more education on risks/harms of MJ use; drug enforcement agencies able to crack down on illegal distribution of drugs esp. fentanyl, more people voice their opinions against drugs at city hall meetings boldness and courage to believers to speak up, more informed with data to prove the problems, prevention programs in churches, education in Christian schools about harms, more education on opioid addictions/risks, awaken people to the truth and set them free from the addictions, transformed lives by the gospel.

 

Monday, March 10th - Excesses/Vices of Drinking & DUIs

San Bernardino City ranked 25/180 for excesses/vices that use 10 categories which included excessive drinking and DUI fatalities. This included binge drinking which means consuming 5 or more drinks on an occasion for men or 4 or more drinks for women; associated with serious injuries and diseases & risk of alcohol use disorder.

Last year California had more than 200,000 DUI-related crashes, resulting in over 280,000 injuries and more than 4,000 fatalities. San Bernardino County held the 4th position in the state for most DUI arrests. Of the 5,631 arrests; 6 were felonies; 3 juvenile and the rest misdemeanors. There were 406 DUI fatalities. Excessive Drinking - By age alcohol use past month: 12-17 [6%]; 18-25 [45%]; 26+ [50%]; Binged alcohol past month: 12-17 [4%]; 18-25 [28% ]; 26+ [21% ]; drank alcohol 1-2x/week: 12-17 [47% ]; 18-25 [45% ]; 26% [49% ]

Prayer points: more education about dangers & health risks of binge drinking; harder rules in colleges specifically CSUSB; Loma Linda University; Chaffey Community college; Victor Valley Community college; University of Redlands, tough love documentaries about DUI fatalities, victims injured to speak up or who lost a loved one; more on social media about it; less DUI fatalities; more law enforcement car checks; the freeway marquis to post about not drinking; that there is no tolerance when caught; MADD speaks to schools; more celebrate recovery groups open to the public


About City: Fontana ranked Ranks 137/180 most sinful cities overall improved from 134; 163/180 for anger/hatred improved from 154 last year; Overall crime grade is C-; violent crime C-; property crime D; other crime A-; top issues theft 14%

Prayer points: drug crimes in Fontana decrease, crime grade improves, those selling, marketing, making and distributing the drugs be caught, sentences harsh enough to cause restraint of future crimes, confusion in the camps of gangs & cartel, South Fontana and Mexican Mafia prison gang La Eme decrease in size & power, Fontana Police Department ethical, just, wise and captures criminals, give them seeing eyes, motivated by law & justice not vengeance, balanced lives with family & work, integrity, more preventive programs, churches pray & help


About City:  Rancho Cucamonga ranks 131/180 cities overall it improve by one from last year and went from 139 to 142/180 for anger/hatred; crime grade overall C-; violent crime C; property D other B+; top issues theft at 13% and vehicle theft at >5%.

Prayer Points: the truth of God’s word penetrates the hearts of those planning crimes, set free from sexual, drug and alcohol addictions, more firearms caught in Operation Rescue; more task force finds, decrease in property and vehicle theft, strong convictions and sentences that puts a fear in criminals, punishment worthy of the crime, reformation in prisons, churches/ministries pray for prisoners and have programs to help juveniles not become criminals, conflict management classes taught in prisons and schools, In RC: West Valley Detention Center, Superior Courthouse of CA in RC, judges, defense lawyers & prosecutors.


  • About City:  Ontario ranks 125/180 cities overall for most sinful was 115 last year so it improved; For anger/hatred category it ranked 124/180 was 106 last year.  Both improved.  A crime occurs every 1 hour (on average); the overall crime grade is C-; violent C; property D+; other C. Top issues are 13% drug crimes; theft 12%; vandalism 7%;  vehicle theft 6%.

  • Pray for the Anger/Hatred Indicators to decrease: Violent Crimes; Sex Offenders; Aggravated Assault; Bullying; Hate-Crime & groups; Deaths due to Firearms; no Mass Shootings; no Terrorist Attacks

  • Prayer Points [control anger]: salvation, deliverance, holding their tongue, self-control, slow to anger, stop arguing, quick to listen to understand, quiets contention, crime grade improves, drug crimes decrease, Ontario Police Department, Drug task forces: Inland Empire Clandestine Lab, Inland Regional Narcotic Enforcement, Drug Enforcement, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking, Ontario City jail, Prison Fellowship, Kairos, Jesus is the Key prison ministries. [Prov. 14:16; 15:4; 15:18; 16:32; 19:11; 29:11; James 1:19; Eph. 4:30-31]


  • Info: Ranked 47 out of 182 and got worse by 9 spots since 2022. Ranked the 4th most sinful city in CA. For anger/hatred category, the city improved over last 3 years was from 15 to 24. Major problem areas drug crimes 42% very high for county and state.

  • Pray about: Crime decreases in violence, sex offenders, aggravated assault, bullying, hate-crime, hate groups, firearm deaths, mass shootings, terrorism; crime grade improves, less violence, less property crime & lower drug crimes; gangs divide & decrease; Central Detention Center, San Bernardino City Jail, Central Valley Juvenile Detention & Assessment Center; Operation Consequences; public safety, Criminals, Prisons reformation by the transforming Gospel, deliverance from gangs & addiction, Fatherhood programs succeed and increase, The Mom and Dad Project grow & graduate parents via court orders.

  • Repent/Scriptures: uncontrolled anger, revenge, bitterness, offenses, malice, slander, obscene talk, quick-tempered, quarreling, act before thinking, hating anyone [ Psalm 37:8; Eph. 4:26-27 James 1:20; Col. 3:8; Prov. 14:29; 1 Tim. 2:8; Ps. 4:4; 1 Jn. 3:1]


Sources: Most Sinful Cities in America in 2025; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, National Transportation Research Nonprofit (TRIP), Numbeo, Other LawnStarter Studies, Salvage-Parts.com, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Three California Cities Rank Among The 'Dirtiest' In America - NewsBreak




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