El Cajon, California Trend of Total Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 1,991 total crimes in El Cajon CA, and the total crime rate per 100K residents was 1,952.29. Compared to 2023, the total crime rate decreased by 3%.

The chart below shows the total crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.
El Cajon, CA Total Crime Rate Per 100K
El Cajon, CA Number and Rate of Total Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 3165 3355.92
2011 3011 2991.64
2012 2794 2742.87
2013 3133 3071.21
2014 4662 4533.34
2015 2642 2541.80
2016 2869 2745.90
2017 2771 2653.02
2018 2802 2681.42
2019 2613 2520.11
2020 2399 2328.34
2021 2411 2348.42
2022 2198 2099.47
2023 2082 2010.25
2024 1991 1952.29