El Cajon, CA Crime


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El Cajon, CA is a relatively safe city compared to the national average. According to recent statistics, the rate of violent crime in El Cajon is 17.2, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the rate of property crime in El Cajon is 34.9, which is slightly lower than the US average of 35.4. This shows that while there are still some crimes committed in El Cajon, it is generally a much safer place than most cities across the country.

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

El Cajon violent crime is 17.2. (The US average is 22.7)
El Cajon property crime is 34.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
El Cajon, CA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000647.72.144.5129.3471.83301.6748.11847.9705.6
2001642.65.238.3143.8455.33673.7690.22090.4893.1
2002552.13.156.9127.13654303.8798.12598.8906.9
2003575.85.244.5159.5366.64493.7918.623821193.1
2004566.27.321.8170.4366.74424.6846.72445.51132.4
2005547.52.142.3180.7322.44275.4812.82261.91200.7
2006506.94.330165307.53870.6683.72093.91093
2007541.14.423201.5312.24328.5639.62329.61359.2
2008572.51.138221.2312.33637.8619.12065.6953.1
2009498.62.231.4244.4220.62821.6526.71689.3605.6
2010410.3015.9179.2215.22932.8585.31779.2568.3
2011525.6227.8185.83102452.1599.11433.7419.3
2012358.3223.6144.3188.52369.84841499.1386.8
2013228.4140.2207.82676.2483.31740452.9
20143183.919.4130.3164.32189.9482.31398.3309.2
2015346.31.948.1102.9193.42181372.31459.5349.2
2016378.1144139.7193.32341.1410.61516414.4
2017410.7146156.1207.82230.8396.41438396.4
2018492.84.829.7182.8275.62171.4337.81477.6356
2019532.42.936.6193.92991973.3357.81269.2346.2

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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
La Mesa, CA290.71,670.454,66342019
Santee, CA166.91,373.158,58642019
Lemon Grove, CA614.52,031.326,42062019
San Diego, CA361.71,882.51,238,549112019
Chula Vista, CA328.51,386.5270,175122019
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per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Escondido, CA349.81,548.8152,897242019
Carlsbad, CA204.71,821.4115,040302019
Vista, CA346.31,406.782,094322019
Oceanside, CA402.02,109.2177,340362019
Temecula, CA142.32,251.6101,274502019

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   Crime by Location

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Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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