Pacific Grove, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pacific Grove, CA Summary

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

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in Pacific Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 865.7 total crimes per 100K people in Pacific Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Pacific Grove is -62.75% below the national average.
  • Pacific Grove ranks #26 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Pacific Grove ranks #3,280 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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Pacific Grove Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pacific Grove is 865.7 per 100,000 people. That's -62.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -66.46% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pacific Grove
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 865.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 1 6.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 12 80.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 13 87.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 13 87.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 100 671.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 20.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 116 778.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Pacific Grove 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 Pacific Grove

13
Violent Crimes
87.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Pacific Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pacific Grove is 87.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,146.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pacific Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.27% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pacific Grove

116
Property Crimes
778.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 116 property crimes in Pacific Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pacific Grove is 778.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 128.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pacific Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.17% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.61% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pacific Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salinas, CA 162,187 3,565 2,198.1 1,677.1 521.0
Seaside, CA 31,864 528 1,657.0 1,236.5 420.5
Monterey, CA 29,709 784 2,638.9 2,265.3 373.6
Marina, CA 22,651 495 2,185.3 1,858.6 326.7
Del Rey Oaks, CA 1,568 85 5,420.9 5,165.8 255.1

Pacific Grove SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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