| | San Luis Obispo, CA | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | United States |
| | 25.4 | 14.7 | 22.7 |
| | 53.6 | 42.8 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near San Luis Obispo, California | Crime Index |
| California Polytechnic State University, CA | |
| Garden Farms, CA | 16.0 |
| Woodlands, CA | 16.5 |
| Blacklake, CA | 17.4 |
| Los Ranchos, CA | 18.1 |
| Creston, CA | 19.1 |
| Oak Shores, CA | 22.3 |
| Templeton, CA | 22.3 |
| Atascadero, CA | 22.6 |
| Whitley Gardens, CA | 23.5 |