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

Crime Index, #150

San Marcos, CA	1,081.73
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 Marcos, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	San Marcos, CA	Count	2	9	38	147	242	854	190	10
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	9.9	41.9	161.9	266.5	940.5	209.3	11.0	781
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	0	19	62	133	299	931	170	7
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.7	70.7	151.6	340.9	1,061.4	193.8	8.0	899
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	2	11	57	157	366	907	229	3
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	12.8	66.4	183.0	426.5	1,057.0	266.9	3.5	993
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	0	19	60	154	358	908	158	7
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	22.4	70.8	181.7	422.3	1,071.2	186.4	8.3	973
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	1	16	70	150	350	1,054	238	5
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	1.2	19.1	83.7	179.3	418.3	1,259.7	284.4	6.0	1,085
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	2	16	68	140	307	901	208	4
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.4	19.5	82.7	170.2	373.2	1,095.3	252.9	4.9	1,015
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	1	8	55	149	401	934	274	2
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	1.2	9.8	67.3	182.4	490.9	1,143.4	335.4	2.4	1,050
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	2	12	101	172	414	937	318	NA
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.5	15.0	126.2	214.9	517.2	1,170.5	397.3	NA	1,266
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	3	19	75	189	484	918	333	14
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	4.0	25.6	101.1	254.9	652.7	1,238.0	449.1	18.9	1,457
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	0	15	57	165	359	989	282	10
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.8	82.8	239.8	521.8	1,437.5	409.9	14.5	1,299
	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 Marcos, CA	27.89
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 Marcos, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	San Marcos, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	11
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	23
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	1.2	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	35
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	5	3	0	1	1	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	6.0	3.6	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	59
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.4	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	24
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	3.7	1.2	0.0	1.2	1.2	0.0	36
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	2.5	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	24
	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 Marcos, CA	Count	3	1	0	2	0	0
	San Marcos, CA	Per 100,000	4.0	1.3	0.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	40
	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