San Diego, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2020

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, 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 177 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,217 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 2076.09 121 466
Violent 368.88 74 345
Property 1707.21 127 487
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 3.9 66 321
Rape 33.74 64 368
Robbery 83.96 88 288
Aggravated Assault 247.29 65 332
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 231.22 136 455
Larceny-Theft 1116.02 121 521
Motor Vehicle Theft 344.53 90 245
Arson 15.44 82 251