San Luis Obispo, CA County has lower-than-average violent and property crime rates. At 18.6 per 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in San Luis Obispo is substantially lower than the national average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate of 39.3 per 100,000 in San Luis Obispo is also below the national average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This suggests that San Luis Obispo is relatively safe when it comes to crime compared to other parts of the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
San Luis Obispo County violent crime is 18.6. (The US average is 22.7)
San Luis Obispo County property crime is 39.3. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of San Luis Obispo, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Santa Maria, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Santa Maria, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.