Escondido, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Escondido, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,212 total crimes committed in Escondido the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,140.3 total crimes per 100K people in Escondido.
  • The overall crime rate in Escondido is -7.91% below the national average.
  • Escondido ranks #220 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Escondido ranks #6,835 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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Escondido Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Escondido is 2,140.3 per 100,000 people. That's -7.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.07% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Escondido
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,212 2,140.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 1.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 146 97.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 329 219.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 518 345.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 416 277.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,702 1,134.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 576 383.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,694 1,795.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Escondido 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 Escondido

518
Violent Crimes
345.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-6.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 518 violent crimes in Escondido in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Escondido is 345.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 289.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Escondido each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -6.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.92% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Escondido

2,694
Property Crimes
1,795.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,694 property crimes in Escondido in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Escondido is 1,795.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Escondido each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.07% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Escondido

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
Carlsbad, CA 115,531 2,288 1,980.4 1,771.8 208.6
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
Santee, CA 59,351 688 1,159.2 899.7 259.5
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

Escondido SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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