Encinitas, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Encinitas, CA Summary

Crime in Encinitas research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Encinitas 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 Encinitas:

  • There were 699 total crimes committed in Encinitas in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,156.1 total crimes per 100K people in Encinitas.
  • The overall crime rate in Encinitas is -45.45% below the national average.
  • Encinitas ranks #92 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Encinitas ranks #4,978 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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Encinitas Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Encinitas is 1,156.1 per 100,000 people. That's -45.45% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -54.92% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Encinitas
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 699 1,156.1 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.7 4.5 5.0
Robbery 22 36.4 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 103 170.4 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 130 215.0 486.0 359.0
Burglary 98 162.1 305.8 229.0
Larceny 397 656.6 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 74 122.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 569 941.1 2,078.4 1,760.0

Encinitas 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 Encinitas

130
Violent Crimes
215.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 130 violent crimes in Encinitas in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Encinitas is 215.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 465.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Encinitas each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.76% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Encinitas

569
Property Crimes
941.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 569 property crimes in Encinitas in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Encinitas is 941.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Encinitas each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.53% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.72% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Encinitas

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Diego, CA 1,389,024 28,923 2,082.3 1,670.0 412.2
Oceanside, CA 168,725 3,595 2,130.7 1,672.0 458.7
Escondido, CA 147,170 2,824 1,918.9 1,485.4 433.5
Carlsbad, CA 113,023 1,933 1,710.3 1,511.2 199.1
Vista, CA 98,290 1,160 1,180.2 863.8 316.4
San Marcos, CA 93,974 829 882.2 659.8 222.4
Poway, CA 47,808 343 717.5 583.6 133.9
Solana Beach, CA 12,592 160 1,270.6 1,167.4 103.2
Del Mar, CA 3,841 60 1,562.1 1,431.9 130.2

Encinitas SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
8
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