San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area, CA Crime

The crime rate in San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area is lower than the US average for both violent and property crime. Specifically, the violent crime rate is 20.2, which is 2.5 points lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in this metro area is 26.8, which is 8.6 points lower than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that on a whole, San Diego-Carlsbad is a relatively safe area to live in compared to other areas nationwide.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area violent crime is 20.2. (The US average is 22.7)

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad Metro Area property crime is 26.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of San Diego, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of San Diego, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

San Diego, CA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	565.5	4.3	27.6	140.3	393.3	3096	530.5	1817.7	747.7
2001	594.2	4	27.4	138.7	424	3453.8	579.3	2010.2	864.3
2002	567.1	3.7	26	128.3	409.1	3384.8	602.3	1937.7	844.8
2003	578.7	5.1	31.9	127.8	414	3644.2	634.5	2022.3	987.4
2004	528.7	4.8	29.1	128.8	365.9	3546.4	570.1	1964.2	1012.2
2005	519	4	29.6	146.4	339.1	3632.7	586.6	1934.8	1111.3
2006	504.5	5.4	27.5	170.8	300.8	3568.6	611.4	1904.3	1052.9
2007	502.1	4.7	23.5	166.1	307.8	3502	608.9	1844.6	1048.5
2008	475.5	4.3	29.6	158.8	282.9	3174.2	608.9	1725.7	839.6
2009	451.1	3.1	24.2	144.9	278.9	2452.6	509.1	1373.4	570.1
2010	427.6	2.2	22.8	124.6	278	2341.4	486.3	1368.7	486.4
2011	387.6	2.9	22.2	110.6	251.9	2255.9	443.5	1337.2	475.3
2012	413.1	3.5	22.7	113.3	273.5	2368.4	440.9	1433.6	493.8
2013		2.9	23.4	107.9	258.8	2351.4	471	1425.2	455.3
2014	380.9	2.3	27.1	96.3	255.2	1959	373.7	1219.5	365.8
2015	398.6	2.6	40.4	98.4	257.1	2082	366.2	1351.9	363.9
2016	377.2	3.5	40.5	98.1	235.1	2025.2	335.6	1276.5	413.1
2017	366.6	2.5	39.3	99	225.9	1843	268	1214.4	360.6
2018	373.1	2.4	42.1	100.2	228.4	1908.5	261.2	1286.6	360.7
2019	361.7	3.5	38.9	93.4	226	1882.5	245.7	1278	358.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
San Diego, CA	361.7	1,882.5	1,238,549	5	2019
Santee, CA	166.9	1,373.1	58,586	8	2019
Poway, CA	102.1	981.4	49,829	9	2019
La Mesa, CA	290.7	1,670.4	54,663	10	2019
Del Mar, CA	160.2	1,533.5	4,388	10	2019
El Cajon, CA	532.4	1,973.3	104,447	11	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
San Diego, CA	361.7	1,882.5	1,238,549	5	2019
Los Angeles, CA	732.2	2,383.3	4,007,905	108	2019
Las Vegas, NV	531.2	2,771.6	1,666,803	254	2019
Phoenix, AZ	698.9	3,314.6	1,300,786	294	2019
Fresno, CA	555.3	3,344.6	403,966	309	2018
Mesa, AZ	376.9	1,868.7	445,256	314	2019

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