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The San Diego crime rate is about the same as the California average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #295

San Diego, CA	1,654.77
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.

San Diego, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	San Diego, CA	Count	32	371	1,318	3,493	5,115	16,691	5,006	209
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	27.1	96.3	255.2	373.7	1,219.5	365.8	15.3	1,246
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	39	316	1,456	3,492	6,355	19,230	6,143	178
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	2.9	23.4	107.9	258.8	471.0	1,425.2	455.3	13.2	1,401
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	47	304	1,517	3,661	5,902	19,188	6,610	183
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	22.7	113.3	273.5	440.9	1,433.6	493.8	13.7	1,436
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	38	293	1,456	3,317	5,840	17,610	6,259	153
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	2.9	22.2	110.6	251.9	443.5	1,337.2	475.3	11.6	1,366
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	29	300	1,636	3,651	6,387	17,977	6,389	155
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	22.8	124.6	278.0	486.3	1,368.7	486.4	11.8	1,441
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	41	318	1,905	3,667	6,693	18,057	7,496	186
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	3.1	24.2	144.9	278.9	509.1	1,373.4	570.1	14.1	1,548
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	55	376	2,019	3,597	7,743	21,945	10,677	190
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	4.3	29.6	158.8	282.9	608.9	1,725.7	839.6	14.9	1,890
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	59	296	2,095	3,882	7,679	23,264	13,224	200
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	4.7	23.5	166.1	307.8	608.9	1,844.6	1,048.5	15.9	2,035
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	68	348	2,164	3,811	7,746	24,125	13,338	185
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	5.4	27.5	170.8	300.8	611.4	1,904.3	1,052.9	14.6	2,084
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	51	376	1,862	4,314	7,462	24,613	14,138	233
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	4.0	29.6	146.4	339.1	586.6	1,934.8	1,111.3	18.3	2,100
	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

San Diego, CA	34.22
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.

San Diego, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	San Diego, CA	Count	34	8	5	13	8	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	2.5	0.6	0.4	0.9	0.6	0.0	24
	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
2013	San Diego, CA	Count	43	18	12	12	1	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	3.2	1.3	0.9	0.9	0.1	0.0	31
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	San Diego, CA	Count	34	12	7	9	6	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	25
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	42	8	11	18	5	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	3.2	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.0	31
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	49	12	8	20	9	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	3.7	0.9	0.6	1.5	0.7	0.0	37
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	43	12	7	15	8	1
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	3.3	0.9	0.5	1.1	0.6	0.1	32
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	58	22	7	17	12	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	4.6	1.7	0.6	1.3	0.9	0.0	45
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	52	15	5	21	11	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	4.1	1.2	0.4	1.7	0.9	0.0	41
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	55	16	10	18	11	0
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	4.3	1.3	0.8	1.4	0.9	0.0	43
	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

San Diego, CA	1.57
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.

San Diego, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	San Diego, CA	Count	2,520	1,876	644
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	184.1	137.1	47.1	1.61
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,511	1,875	636
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	186.1	139.0	47.1	1.63
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,481	1,866	615
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	185.4	139.4	45.9	1.62
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,455	1,834	621
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	186.4	139.3	47.2	1.63
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,516	1,863	653
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	191.6	141.8	49.7	1.67
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,647	1,894	753
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	201.3	144.1	57.3	1.73
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,775	1,987	788
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	218.2	156.3	62.0	1.87
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,675	1,924	751
	San Diego, CA	Per 100,000	212.1	152.6	59.5	1.82
	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	San Diego, CA	Count	2,701	1,911	790
2005	San Diego, CA	Count	2,823	2,070	753