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The Murrieta crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #66

Murrieta, CA	754.57
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Murrieta, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	6	20	41	262	1,009	187	13
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.9	5.5	18.5	37.8	241.8	931.0	172.5	12.0	548
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	10	21	38	285	1,149	206	8
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.9	9.3	19.5	35.3	264.5	1,066.2	191.2	7.4	620
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	8	21	40	408	1,177	130	15
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.9	7.5	19.7	37.4	381.9	1,101.7	121.7	14.0	646
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Murrieta, CA	Count	2	13	34	56	348	1,031	116	10
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	12.4	32.5	53.5	332.4	984.9	110.8	9.6	661
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	10	33	55	429	852	126	6
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	9.6	31.6	52.7	411.1	816.5	120.8	5.8	633
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Murrieta, CA	Count	0	17	34	67	471	884	154	3
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.2	32.3	63.7	447.6	840.0	146.3	2.9	700
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	12	25	51	448	897	166	15
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.9	11.4	23.7	48.3	424.0	848.9	157.1	14.2	658
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Murrieta, CA	Count	3	8	46	61	483	1,195	277	3
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	3.1	8.2	46.9	62.2	492.6	1,218.8	282.5	3.1	912
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Murrieta, CA	Count	2	9	31	71	563	1,187	224	7
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	2.4	10.8	37.1	85.0	674.1	1,421.2	268.2	8.4	1,057
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	9	36	76	489	1,058	268	8
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.3	12.0	48.0	101.3	651.9	1,410.5	357.3	10.7	1,111
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Murrieta, CA	13.75
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Murrieta, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	9
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2012	Murrieta, CA	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	18
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Murrieta, CA	Count	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	4.8	2.9	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	47
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Murrieta, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Murrieta, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	18
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Murrieta, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	10
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Murrieta, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Murrieta, CA	0.88
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Murrieta, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Murrieta, CA	Count	122	83	39
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	112.6	76.6	36.0	0.95
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Murrieta, CA	Count	126	85	41
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	116.9	78.9	38.0	0.98
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Murrieta, CA	Count	125	84	41
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	117.0	78.6	38.4	0.98
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Murrieta, CA	Count	127	86	41
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	121.3	82.2	39.2	1.02
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Murrieta, CA	Count	129	86	43
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	123.6	82.4	41.2	1.03
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Murrieta, CA	Count	132	90	42
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	125.4	85.5	39.9	1.05
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Murrieta, CA	Count	131	89	42
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	124.0	84.2	39.7	1.04
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Murrieta, CA	Count	117	82	35
	Murrieta, CA	Per 100,000	119.3	83.6	35.7	1.01
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Murrieta, CA	Count	112	78	34
2005	Murrieta, CA	Count	97	68	29