Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Calimesa, CA Crime Grade
How Calimesa grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
2/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Calimesa, CA was 113.0 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 11,503). That puts Calimesa 69% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 76% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Calimesa #1,274 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 66% of them, and #39 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 30% year over year and down 53% over the last five years.
Calimesa, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- California Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 113.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,274 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #39 of 371
- Safer than
- 66% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 30%
- 5-year change
- down 53%
- Population
- 11,503
- Reporting agency
- Calimesa Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Calimesa Police Department (FBI ORI CA033400X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Calimesa (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Calimesa vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 242.5(22) | 225.6(21) | 222.9(26) | 87.2(10) | 113.0(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 77.2(7) | 75.2(7) | 51.4(6) | 26.1(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 165.3(15) | 150.4(14) | 171.4(20) | 61.0(7) | 113.0(13) |
| Property crime | 3086.1(280) | 3780.9(352) | 2588.5(302) | 2213.7(254) | 1738.7(200) |
| Burglary | 562.1(51) | 837.8(78) | 454.3(53) | 400.9(46) | 191.3(22) |
| Larceny | 2127.2(193) | 2588.6(241) | 1757.1(205) | 1542.6(177) | 1208.4(139) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 396.8(36) | 354.5(33) | 368.6(43) | 270.2(31) | 339.0(39) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Calimesa, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Calimesa Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Calimesa calculated?
- Calimesa's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Calimesa Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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