Ranking of California Cities By Burglary Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among California cities with a population of at least 10K, La Mesa had the highest Burglary Crime Rate per 100K residents (301.83), followed by El Cajon (254.23), Oceanside (242.96), Carlsbad (240.07), and San Diego (229.04).

The chart below shows the top 8 cities with high Burglary crime rate in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of California cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Burglary crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in California, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Burglary crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can also see this information for other states.

You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for California cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of California Cities By Burglary Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
La Mesa
El Cajon
Oceanside
Carlsbad
San Diego
Escondido
National City
Chula Vista
Ranking of California Cities By Burglary Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 La Mesa 301.83
2 El Cajon 254.23
3 Oceanside 242.96
4 Carlsbad 240.07
5 San Diego 229.04
6 Escondido 221.25
7 National City 215.79
8 Chula Vista 144.94