Pacifica, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Pacifica, CA Summary

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

  • There were 519 total crimes committed in Pacifica in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,451.4 total crimes per 100K people in Pacifica.
  • The overall crime rate in Pacifica is -31.51% below the national average.
  • Pacifica ranks #138 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Pacifica ranks #5,893 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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Pacifica Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pacifica is 1,451.4 per 100,000 people. That's -31.51% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -43.40% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pacifica
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 519 1,451.4 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 3 8.4 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 38 106.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 52 145.4 486.0 359.0
Burglary 15 41.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 409 1,143.8 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 43 120.2 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 467 1,306.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Pacifica 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 Pacifica

52
Violent Crimes
145.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Pacifica in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pacifica is 145.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 687.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pacifica each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.49% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.08% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pacifica

467
Property Crimes
1,306.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 467 property crimes in Pacifica in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pacifica is 1,306.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pacifica each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.17% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pacifica

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Mateo, CA 99,929 2,125 2,126.5 1,883.3 243.2
South San Francisco, CA 62,229 1,157 1,859.3 1,558.8 300.5
San Bruno, CA 40,553 901 2,221.8 1,965.3 256.5
Burlingame, CA 29,471 651 2,209.0 2,025.7 183.2
Belmont, CA 26,099 378 1,448.3 1,283.6 164.8

Pacifica SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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