Poway, CA Crime Statistics For 2025
Crime Rate In Poway, CA Summary
Crime in Poway research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Poway 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 Poway:
- There were 343 total crimes committed in Poway in the last reporting year.
- On a rate basis, there were 717.5 total crimes per 100K people in Poway.
- The overall crime rate in Poway is -66.15% below the national average.
- Poway ranks #31 safest out of 460 cities in California.
- Poway ranks #3,237 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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Poway Vs California And National Crime Rates
According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Poway is 717.5 per 100,000 people. That's -66.15% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -72.02% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.
| Statistic | Count Raw |
Poway / 100k People |
California / 100k People |
National / 100k People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crimes Per 100K | 343 | 717.5 | 2,564.5 | 2,119.2 |
| Murder | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| Robbery | 14 | 29.3 | 119.1 | 61.0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 48 | 100.4 | 325.8 | 256.0 |
| Violent Crime | 64 | 133.9 | 486.0 | 359.0 |
| Burglary | 53 | 110.9 | 305.8 | 229.0 |
| Larceny | 197 | 412.1 | 1,345.2 | 1,272.0 |
| Car Theft | 29 | 60.7 | 427.5 | 259.0 |
| Property Crime | 279 | 583.6 | 2,078.4 | 1,760.0 |
Poway Crime Compared To California Averages
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.
Violent Crime Rates In Poway
Violent Crimes
Violent Crimes / 100k People
Below The National Average
- There were 64 violent crimes in Poway in the last reporting year.
- The violent crime rate in Poway is 133.9 per 100,000 people.
- You have a 1 in 747.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Poway each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
- That's -62.71% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
- And -72.46% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.
Property Crime Rates In Poway
Property Crimes
Property Crimes / 100k People
Below The National Average
- There were 279 property crimes in Poway in the last reporting year.
- The property crime rate in Poway is 583.6 per 100,000 people.
- You have a 1 in 171.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Poway each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
- That's -66.84% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
- And -71.92% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.
Crime In Cities Around Poway
| City | Population | Count Raw |
Total Crime / 100k People |
Property Crime / 100k People |
Violent Crime / 100k People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | 1,389,024 | 28,923 | 2,082.3 | 1,670.0 | 412.2 |
| Escondido, CA | 147,170 | 2,824 | 1,918.9 | 1,485.4 | 433.5 |
| Carlsbad, CA | 113,023 | 1,933 | 1,710.3 | 1,511.2 | 199.1 |
| San Marcos, CA | 93,974 | 829 | 882.2 | 659.8 | 222.4 |
| Encinitas, CA | 60,461 | 699 | 1,156.1 | 941.1 | 215.0 |
| Santee, CA | 59,351 | 490 | 825.6 | 571.2 | 254.4 |
| Lemon Grove, CA | 27,559 | 418 | 1,516.7 | 1,074.1 | 442.7 |
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