Lompoc, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lompoc, CA Summary

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

  • There were 834 total crimes committed in Lompoc in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,957.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lompoc.
  • The overall crime rate in Lompoc is -7.64% below the national average.
  • Lompoc ranks #240 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Lompoc ranks #7,129 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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Lompoc Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lompoc is 1,957.4 per 100,000 people. That's -7.64% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -23.67% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lompoc
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 834 1,957.4 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 35 82.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 153 359.1 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 213 499.9 486.0 359.0
Burglary 68 159.6 305.8 229.0
Larceny 405 950.5 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 148 347.4 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 621 1,457.5 2,078.4 1,760.0

Lompoc 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 Lompoc

213
Violent Crimes
499.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 213 violent crimes in Lompoc in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lompoc is 499.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 200.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lompoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.25% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.86% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lompoc

621
Property Crimes
1,457.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 621 property crimes in Lompoc in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lompoc is 1,457.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lompoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.19% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.88% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lompoc

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Santa Maria, CA 110,056 2,799 2,543.3 1,882.7 660.6
Santa Barbara, CA 85,758 2,108 2,458.1 1,809.7 648.3
San Luis Obispo, CA 49,948 1,545 3,093.2 2,668.8 424.4
Goleta, CA 32,632 579 1,774.3 1,569.0 205.3
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
Guadalupe, CA 8,762 51 582.1 490.8 91.3
Solvang, CA 5,923 59 996.1 928.6 67.5
Buellton, CA 4,935 70 1,418.4 1,175.3 243.2

Lompoc SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
6
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