Pacific Grove, CA Crime


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Pacific Grove, CA is a relatively safe place to live. The violent crime rate in the city is 11.8, which is significantly lower than the national average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate of 30.3 in Pacific Grove is also much lower than the national average of 35.4. Residents of this city can feel confident that they are living in an area with low rates of both violent and property crime.

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

Pacific Grove violent crime is 11.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Pacific Grove property crime is 30.3. (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
Pacific Grove, CA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000284.5036.318.22301567.94481047.372.6
2001170.8031.625.3113.91752.1392.21290.369.6
20021746.243.512.4111.91845.6565.51230.449.7
2003145.501937.988.51827.7385.81340.8101.2
2004115.2019.219.276.82182.8569.71517.196
20051170032.584.52113487.61579.945.5
2006118.2013.139.465.72646.6545.12042.459.1
2007155.76.827.127.194.82626.6988.41502.8135.4
2008123.6013.741.268.62450.7638.41716.296.1
2009158.66.941.420.789.63096.1827.52172.196.5
2010116.96.913.813.882.52758.5846.11857.355
2011157.70019.71381951.6683.41209.159.1
2012174.9025.945.3103.61613628.4952.332.4
2013012.945.183.81984.8541.31333.9109.6
2014192.2038.46.4147.31928313.91466.8147.3
201544.506.419.119.11830.4324.11391.9114.4
201657031.712.712.72013.3297.61576.4139.3
2017101.8050.9050.92061.63501584.4127.3
2018145.705712.7761976.2278.71596.1101.3
201989.706.46.476.91083173871.538.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Monterey, CA275.33,440.731,56222019
Sand City, CA2,211.318,918.933842019
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA283.72,656.73,91842019
Seaside, CA229.21,289.834,51962019
Del Rey Oaks, CA418.22,329.71,51662019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Monterey, CA275.33,440.731,56222019
Seaside, CA229.21,289.834,51962019
Marina, CA187.71,575.717,83792019
Scotts Valley, CA109.51,187.411,985312019
Hollister, CA282.2769.837,953332019

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We had vacationed in the Monterey Bay Area for 40 years and really liked it, so we leased an apartment in Pacific Grove for a year to see if we would like to purchase  More

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Over 18 years ago

PG is a wonderful town, although with a four-year old child, the town feels old. It is prohibitively expensive to live in PG with the Average home close to a million  More

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We were welcomed to the community and had great  More

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