La Mesa, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2018

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in La Mesa 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 8,602 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 2010.19 139 555
Violent 264.72 111 461
Property 1745.48 140 559
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 1.65 96 399
Rape 21.51 124 558
Robbery 110.85 78 263
Aggravated Assault 130.7 115 498
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 259.75 143 514
Larceny-Theft 1257.4 120 568
Motor Vehicle Theft 218.39 124 391
Arson 9.93 94 312