El Cajon, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2024

Updated on September 19, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, 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 173 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,789 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 1952.29 117 488
Violent 434.39 68 285
Property 1517.9 125 528
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0 136 494
Rape 26.48 101 500
Robbery 105.9 64 166
Aggravated Assault 302.01 57 287
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 153.95 132 529
Larceny-Theft 1083.51 124 558
Motor Vehicle Theft 262.79 95 325
Arson 17.65 67 183