El Cajon, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2020

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, 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 177 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,217 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 2328.34 96 398
Violent 496.92 40 231
Property 1831.42 113 445
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 4.85 62 285
Rape 32.03 70 390
Robbery 109.67 57 206
Aggravated Assault 350.37 34 213
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 279.52 113 381
Larceny-Theft 1167.56 114 502
Motor Vehicle Theft 344.54 89 244
Arson 39.79 26 65