Temecula, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Temecula, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,030 total crimes committed in Temecula in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,830.8 total crimes per 100K people in Temecula.
  • The overall crime rate in Temecula is -13.61% below the national average.
  • Temecula ranks #209 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Temecula ranks #6,863 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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Temecula Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Temecula is 1,830.8 per 100,000 people. That's -13.61% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -28.61% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Temecula
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,030 1,830.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 50 45.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 104 93.8 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 168 151.5 486.0 359.0
Burglary 255 230.0 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,415 1,276.2 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 192 173.2 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,862 1,679.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Temecula 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 Temecula

168
Violent Crimes
151.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 168 violent crimes in Temecula in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Temecula is 151.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 660.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Temecula each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.82% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Temecula

1,862
Property Crimes
1,679.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,862 property crimes in Temecula in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Temecula is 1,679.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Temecula each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.59% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.20% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Temecula

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Menifee, CA 117,055 1,149 981.6 798.8 182.8
Lakeland, FL 113,876 3,217 2,825.0 2,470.2 354.8
Murrieta, CA 112,125 1,264 1,127.3 943.6 183.7
Lake Elsinore, CA 73,871 1,497 2,026.5 1,853.2 173.3
Wildomar, CA 37,145 417 1,122.6 1,020.3 102.3
Canyon Lake, CA 11,100 89 801.8 756.8 45.0

Temecula SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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