Carlsbad, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carlsbad, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,288 total crimes committed in Carlsbad the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,980.4 total crimes per 100K people in Carlsbad.
  • The overall crime rate in Carlsbad is -14.79% below the national average.
  • Carlsbad ranks #184 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Carlsbad ranks #6,486 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Carlsbad Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carlsbad is 1,980.4 per 100,000 people. That's -14.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.27% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carlsbad
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,288 1,980.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 48 41.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 164 142.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 241 208.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 296 256.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,565 1,354.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 186 161.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,047 1,771.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Carlsbad Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Carlsbad

241
Violent Crimes
208.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 241 violent crimes in Carlsbad in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carlsbad is 208.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 479.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carlsbad each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -52.81% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carlsbad

2,047
Property Crimes
1,771.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,047 property crimes in Carlsbad in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carlsbad is 1,771.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carlsbad each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.16% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carlsbad

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oceanside, CA 171,844 4,274 2,487.1 2,006.5 480.7
Escondido, CA 150,072 3,212 2,140.3 1,795.1 345.2
Vista, CA 98,802 1,832 1,854.2 1,471.6 382.6
San Marcos, CA 94,879 1,213 1,278.5 1,061.4 217.1
Encinitas, CA 61,488 1,032 1,678.4 1,496.2 182.1
Poway, CA 48,011 542 1,128.9 956.0 172.9
Solana Beach, CA 12,778 254 1,987.8 1,831.3 156.5
Del Mar, CA 3,891 125 3,212.5 3,058.3 154.2

Carlsbad SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
6
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