San Diego, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2018

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in San Diego CA ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 179 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,602 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other California cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2294.68 120 487
Violent 373.13 71 339
Property 1921.55 125 518
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 2.44 76 347
Rape 42.12 49 341
Robbery 100.17 88 300
Aggravated Assault 228.4 60 327
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 261.19 141 510
Larceny-Theft 1286.6 113 553
Motor Vehicle Theft 360.74 83 214
Arson 13.02 73 248