Lompoc, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lompoc:

  • There were 1,064 total crimes committed in Lompoc the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,453.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lompoc.
  • The overall crime rate in Lompoc is 5.57% above the national average.
  • Lompoc ranks #266 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lompoc ranks #7,411 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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Lompoc Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lompoc is 2,453.7 per 100,000 people. That's 5.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.93% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lompoc
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,064 2,453.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 11.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 47 108.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 148 341.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 219 505.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 107 246.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 450 1,037.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 288 664.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 845 1,948.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lompoc 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 Lompoc

219
Violent Crimes
505.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
36.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 219 violent crimes in Lompoc in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lompoc is 505.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 198.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lompoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 36.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 14.25% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lompoc

845
Property Crimes
1,948.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 845 property crimes in Lompoc in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lompoc is 1,948.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.3 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 -0.29% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.90% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 109,518 3,751 3,425.0 2,774.9 650.1
Santa Barbara, CA 87,817 2,195 2,499.5 2,044.0 455.5
San Luis Obispo, CA 47,990 2,012 4,192.5 3,636.2 556.4
Goleta, CA 32,929 584 1,773.5 1,624.7 148.8
Arroyo Grande, CA 18,492 359 1,941.4 1,443.9 497.5
Grover Beach, CA 12,728 319 2,506.3 2,247.0 259.3
Guadalupe, CA 8,973 110 1,225.9 1,170.2 55.7
Solvang, CA 5,985 82 1,370.1 1,169.6 200.5
Buellton, CA 5,152 97 1,882.8 1,766.3 116.5

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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