San Diego, California Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 5,726 violent crimes in San Diego CA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 412.23. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 1%.

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.
San Diego, CA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
San Diego, CA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 5616 427.58
2011 5104 387.57
2012 5529 413.08
2013 5303 393.02
2014 1721 125.74
2015 5582 398.58
2016 5332 377.24
2017 5221 366.61
2018 5360 373.13
2019 5215 361.72
2020 5303 368.88
2021 5404 376.67
2022 5932 430.53
2023 5759 417.82
2024 5726 412.23