Pacifica, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 620 total crimes committed in Pacifica the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,734.7 total crimes per 100K people in Pacifica.
  • The overall crime rate in Pacifica is -25.37% below the national average.
  • Pacifica ranks #136 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Pacifica ranks #5,936 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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Pacifica Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pacifica is 1,734.7 per 100,000 people. That's -25.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.79% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pacifica
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 620 1,734.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 10 28.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 63 176.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 88 246.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 86 240.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 385 1,077.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 61 170.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 532 1,488.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Pacifica 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 Pacifica

88
Violent Crimes
246.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 88 violent crimes in Pacifica in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pacifica is 246.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 406.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pacifica each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.30% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pacifica

532
Property Crimes
1,488.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 532 property crimes in Pacifica in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pacifica is 1,488.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.2 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 -23.84% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.41% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Burlingame, CA 29,003 1,072 3,696.2 3,492.7 203.4
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2
Broadmoor, CA 4,136 92 2,224.4 1,885.9 338.5
Colma, CA 1,612 845 52,419.4 49,689.8 2,729.5

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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