Crime in Temecula, California

Temecula, California typically sees high levels of criminality overall with reports of both robberies and shoplifting happening frequently in this area lately making it best for locals to take caution if travelling through unfamiliar neighbourhoods or at nighttime.

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

Temecula violent crime is 11.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Temecula property crime is 36.3. (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

Temecula, CA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	429.5	0	22.9	56.3	350.3	3561.2	1032.1	2145.4	383.6
2001	408.2	1.7	37.4	45.9	323.2	3180.9	729.7	2022.5	428.7
2002	361	0	31.8	46.8	282.4	3233.8	755.4	2087.3	391.1
2003	297.7	1.3	29.5	51	215.9	2717	555.2	1762.2	399.6
2004	266.3	0	19.3	48.9	198.1	3117.5	675.5	2004.6	437.5
2005	325.6	4.8	19.4	88.3	213	3398.4	827.8	2087.7	482.9
2006	320	0	15	65.8	239.1	3257.4	778.5	2066.5	412.4
2007	221	5.3	12.8	86.5	116.4	2833.5	712.1	1802.2	319.2
2008	153	3	15.2	54.7	80.1	2465	713.5	1502.1	249.3
2009	124.8	1	13.9	58.5	51.5	2348.3	570.7	1559.6	218
2010	72.2	2	2.9	41	26.3	2294.2	522.1	1602.4	169.8
2011	93.8	0	6.9	53.3	33.6	2375.7	540.1	1678.6	157
2012	93.8	0	9.7	51.3	32.9	2359.4	568.6	1585.9	205
2013		2.8	10.3	36.6	35.6	2669.7	666.5	1778.2	225
2014	92.3	1.8	6.5	49.9	34.2	2340.5	605.7	1540.1	194.8
2015	102.1	0.9	7.2	42.1	51.9	2612.1	411	1894.8	306.3
2016	126.8	1.7	3.5	48.1	73.4	2261.7	298.1	1696.1	267.5
2017	101.5	0.9	4.3	33	63.4	2268.7	306.4	1745.4	217
2018	119.4	0	3.4	51.5	64.4	2328.8	368.5	1687.1	273.2
2019	142.3	0.9	6.9	61.7	72.9	2251.6	272.7	1730.3	248.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Murrieta, CA	66.1	1,298.8	24,450	6	2019
Wildomar, CA	160.8	1,679.0	32,554	11	2019
Menifee, CA	153.3	2,000.1	90,403	14	2019
Canyon Lake, CA	132.1	651.8	11,176	15	2019
Lake Elsinore, CA	246.2	2,853.6	63,907	17	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Murrieta, CA	66.1	1,298.8	24,450	6	2019
Oceanside, CA	402.0	2,109.2	177,340	21	2019
Vista, CA	346.3	1,406.7	82,094	22	2019
Escondido, CA	349.8	1,548.8	152,897	25	2019
Carlsbad, CA	204.7	1,821.4	115,040	27	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Temecula 42 Reviews

Temecula is the place to Be!!! - 8/25/2022
I’ve owned in San Diego, Oceanside, Carlsbad, Big Bear, and now Temecula in both 2010-2013 & 2020-2022. This city is absolutely amazing, it is at the edge of San Diego... Read More

Brad | Oceanside, CA | Reply | No Replies

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Reasonable for California - 7/29/2022
The mountains/hills are pretty, and it is less expensive than Los Angeles. There is next to nothing to do here if you aren't a Baby Boomer or a kid. However, it is a... Read More

Tyler | Murrieta, CA | Reply | No Replies

Lack of Infrastructure and LOTS of TRAFFIC - 2/1/2022
Lived in the city since 1992. Too much growth now. City Hall has failed to build/design proper infrastructure to accommodate the large amount of traffic, which sadly has... Read More

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