Seaside, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 528 total crimes committed in Seaside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,657.0 total crimes per 100K people in Seaside.
  • The overall crime rate in Seaside is -28.70% below the national average.
  • Seaside ranks #123 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Seaside ranks #5,753 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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Seaside Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seaside is 1,657.0 per 100,000 people. That's -28.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -35.80% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seaside
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 528 1,657.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 21 65.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 103 323.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 134 420.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 48 150.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 293 919.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 53 166.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 394 1,236.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Seaside 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 Seaside

134
Violent Crimes
420.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 134 violent crimes in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seaside is 420.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 237.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seaside each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.87% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seaside

394
Property Crimes
1,236.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 394 property crimes in Seaside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seaside is 1,236.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.9 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 -36.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.19% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 162,187 3,565 2,198.1 1,677.1 521.0
Monterey, CA 29,709 784 2,638.9 2,265.3 373.6
Marina, CA 22,651 495 2,185.3 1,858.6 326.7
Pacific Grove, CA 14,902 129 865.7 778.4 87.2
Del Rey Oaks, CA 1,568 85 5,420.9 5,165.8 255.1

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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