El Cajon, CA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in El Cajon is 2,288.5 per 100,000 people. That's -2.45% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and -11.33% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 201.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in El Cajon each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in El Cajon is 496.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 28.14% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• 12.41% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 55.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in El Cajon each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in El Cajon is 1,791.6 per 100,000 people.
• That's -8.51% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And -16.24% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.