El Cajon, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2016

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in El Cajon 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 179 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,613 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 2745.9 97 469
Violent 378.05 65 312
Property 2367.85 101 473
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0.96 115 445
Rape 44.03 32 296
Robbery 139.74 53 227
Aggravated Assault 193.33 83 365
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 410.59 99 445
Larceny-Theft 1516.04 102 482
Motor Vehicle Theft 414.42 84 247
Arson 26.8 26 157