San Diego, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2021

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in San Diego 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 8 cities), and the national rank (out of 5,258 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 2223.64 4 275
Violent 376.67 4 212
Property 1846.97 4 282
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 4.39 2 211
Rape 30.95 4 310
Robbery 72.49 6 164
Aggravated Assault 268.84 4 205
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 229.04 5 268
Larceny-Theft 1157.13 5 336
Motor Vehicle Theft 450.35 2 105
Arson 10.46 8 223