San Diego County, CA Crime


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San Diego, CA County has a lower rate of violent crime than the national average. According to recent data, the violent crime rate in San Diego is 19.7 per 1000 residents, compared to 22.7 per 1000 across the US as a whole. Similarly, the property crime rate in San Diego is 35.1 per 1000 residents, slightly below the national average of 35.4 per 1000 residents. This indicates that overall San Diego is relatively safe place to live when compared to other areas of the country.

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

San Diego County violent crime is 19.7. (The US average is 22.7)
San Diego County property crime is 35.1. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of San Diego, 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
2000565.54.327.6140.3393.33096530.51817.7747.7
2001594.2427.4138.74243453.8579.32010.2864.3
2002567.13.726128.3409.13384.8602.31937.7844.8
2003578.75.131.9127.84143644.2634.52022.3987.4
2004528.74.829.1128.8365.93546.4570.11964.21012.2
2005519429.6146.4339.13632.7586.61934.81111.3
2006504.55.427.5170.8300.83568.6611.41904.31052.9
2007502.14.723.5166.1307.83502608.91844.61048.5
2008475.54.329.6158.8282.93174.2608.91725.7839.6
2009451.13.124.2144.9278.92452.6509.11373.4570.1
2010427.62.222.8124.62782341.4486.31368.7486.4
2011387.62.922.2110.6251.92255.9443.51337.2475.3
2012413.13.522.7113.3273.52368.4440.91433.6493.8
20132.923.4107.9258.82351.44711425.2455.3
2014380.92.327.196.3255.21959373.71219.5365.8
2015398.62.640.498.4257.12082366.21351.9363.9
2016377.23.540.598.1235.12025.2335.61276.5413.1
2017366.62.539.399225.918432681214.4360.6
2018373.12.442.1100.2228.41908.5261.21286.6360.7
2019361.73.538.993.42261882.5245.71278358.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
San Diego, CA361.71,882.51,238,54952019
Santee, CA166.91,373.158,58682019
Poway, CA102.1981.449,82992019
La Mesa, CA290.71,670.454,663102019
Del Mar, CA160.21,533.54,388102019
El Cajon, CA532.41,973.3104,447112019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
San Diego, CA361.71,882.51,238,54952019
Los Angeles, CA732.22,383.34,007,9051082019
Las Vegas, NV531.22,771.61,666,8032542019
Phoenix, AZ698.93,314.61,300,7862942019
Fresno, CA555.33,344.6403,9663092018
Mesa, AZ376.91,868.7445,2563142019

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