Solana Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Solana Beach, CA Summary

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

  • There were 254 total crimes committed in Solana Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,987.8 total crimes per 100K people in Solana Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Solana Beach is -14.47% below the national average.
  • Solana Beach ranks #185 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Solana Beach ranks #6,506 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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Solana Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Solana Beach is 1,987.8 per 100,000 people. That's -14.47% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.98% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Solana Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 254 1,987.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 4 31.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 117.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 20 156.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 42 328.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 166 1,299.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 26 203.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 234 1,831.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Solana Beach 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 Solana Beach

20
Violent Crimes
156.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 20 violent crimes in Solana Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Solana Beach is 156.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 638.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Solana Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.67% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.59% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Solana Beach

234
Property Crimes
1,831.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 234 property crimes in Solana Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Solana Beach is 1,831.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Solana Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -6.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.38% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Solana Beach

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
Oceanside, CA 171,844 4,274 2,487.1 2,006.5 480.7
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
Vista, CA 98,802 1,832 1,854.2 1,471.6 382.6
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
Poway, CA 48,011 542 1,128.9 956.0 172.9
Del Mar, CA 3,891 125 3,212.5 3,058.3 154.2

Solana Beach SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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