Atascadero, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Atascadero, CA Summary

Crime in Atascadero research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Atascadero over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Atascadero:

  • There were 341 total crimes committed in Atascadero in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,148.7 total crimes per 100K people in Atascadero.
  • The overall crime rate in Atascadero is -45.80% below the national average.
  • Atascadero ranks #89 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Atascadero ranks #4,945 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Atascadero Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atascadero is 1,148.7 per 100,000 people. That's -45.80% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -55.21% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atascadero
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 341 1,148.7 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 3.4 4.5 5.0
Robbery 8 26.9 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 37 124.6 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 53 178.5 486.0 359.0
Burglary 28 94.3 305.8 229.0
Larceny 232 781.5 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 28 94.3 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 288 970.2 2,078.4 1,760.0

Atascadero Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Atascadero

53
Violent Crimes
178.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-50.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Atascadero in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atascadero is 178.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 560.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atascadero each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -50.27% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.26% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atascadero

288
Property Crimes
970.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 288 property crimes in Atascadero in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atascadero is 970.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atascadero each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.32% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Atascadero

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Luis Obispo, CA 49,948 1,545 3,093.2 2,668.8 424.4
Arroyo Grande, CA 18,179 173 951.6 753.6 198.0
Grover Beach, CA 12,496 185 1,480.5 1,160.4 320.1
Morro Bay, CA 10,532 114 1,082.4 788.1 294.3
Guadalupe, CA 8,762 51 582.1 490.8 91.3

Atascadero SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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