Poway, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 542 total crimes committed in Poway the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,128.9 total crimes per 100K people in Poway.
  • The overall crime rate in Poway is -51.43% below the national average.
  • Poway ranks #54 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Poway ranks #4,166 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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Poway Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Poway is 1,128.9 per 100,000 people. That's -51.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.26% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Poway
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 542 1,128.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 18 37.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 62 129.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 83 172.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 73 152.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 343 714.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 89.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 459 956.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Poway 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 Poway

83
Violent Crimes
172.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Poway in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Poway is 172.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 578.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Poway each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.89% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Poway

459
Property Crimes
956.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 459 property crimes in Poway in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Poway is 956.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.6 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 -51.08% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.30% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 1,377,838 30,976 2,248.2 1,817.6 430.5
Escondido, CA 150,072 3,212 2,140.3 1,795.1 345.2
Carlsbad, CA 115,531 2,288 1,980.4 1,771.8 208.6
San Marcos, CA 94,879 1,213 1,278.5 1,061.4 217.1
Encinitas, CA 61,488 1,032 1,678.4 1,496.2 182.1
Santee, CA 59,351 688 1,159.2 899.7 259.5
Lemon Grove, CA 27,208 643 2,363.3 1,753.2 610.1

Poway SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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