El Cajon, California Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 443 violent crimes in El Cajon CA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 434.39. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 7%.

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

You can see similar information for other California cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
El Cajon, CA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
El Cajon, CA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 387 410.34
2011 529 525.60
2012 365 358.32
2013 386 378.39
2014 158 153.64
2015 360 346.35
2016 395 378.05
2017 429 410.74
2018 515 492.84
2019 552 532.38
2020 512 496.92
2021 525 511.37
2022 491 468.99
2023 486 469.25
2024 443 434.39