Seaside, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Seaside, CA Summary

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

  • There were 417 total crimes committed in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,345.8 total crimes per 100K people in Seaside.
  • The overall crime rate in Seaside is -36.50% below the national average.
  • Seaside ranks #122 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Seaside ranks #5,605 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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Seaside Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seaside is 1,345.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.50% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -47.52% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seaside
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 417 1,345.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 20 64.5 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 126 406.6 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 159 513.2 486.0 359.0
Burglary 23 74.2 305.8 229.0
Larceny 194 626.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 41 132.3 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 258 832.7 2,078.4 1,760.0

Seaside 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 Seaside

159
Violent Crimes
513.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
42.94%
Above The National Average
  • There were 159 violent crimes in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seaside is 513.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 194.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seaside each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 42.94% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.58% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seaside

258
Property Crimes
832.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-52.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 258 property crimes in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seaside is 832.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seaside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -52.69% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.94% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seaside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Salinas, CA 158,233 3,481 2,199.9 1,675.4 524.5
Monterey, CA 28,792 623 2,163.8 1,781.7 382.1
Marina, CA 23,021 353 1,533.4 1,242.3 291.0
Pacific Grove, CA 14,649 154 1,051.3 907.9 143.4

Seaside SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
8
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