Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Canyon Lake, CA Crime Grade
How Canyon Lake 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Canyon Lake, CA was 45.0 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 11,100). That puts Canyon Lake 88% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 91% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Canyon Lake #427 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 89% of them, and #6 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 54% year over year and down 66% over the last five years.
Canyon Lake, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- California Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 45.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #427 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #6 of 371
- Safer than
- 89% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 54%
- 5-year change
- down 66%
- Population
- 11,100
- Reporting agency
- Canyon Lake Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Canyon Lake Police Department (FBI ORI CA033410X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Canyon Lake (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Canyon Lake 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 | 132.1(15) | 114.5(13) | 115.7(13) | 98.5(11) | 45.0(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 17.6(2) | 8.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.0(1) |
| Robbery | 8.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 18.0(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 123.3(14) | 96.8(11) | 97.9(11) | 98.5(11) | 18.0(2) |
| Property crime | 651.8(74) | 783.6(89) | 676.3(76) | 778.8(87) | 756.8(84) |
| Burglary | 132.1(15) | 61.6(7) | 97.9(11) | 62.7(7) | 99.1(11) |
| Larceny | 414.0(47) | 510.7(58) | 400.4(45) | 465.5(52) | 513.5(57) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 105.7(12) | 211.3(24) | 178.0(20) | 223.8(25) | 144.1(16) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Canyon Lake, 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 Canyon Lake 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 Canyon Lake calculated?
- Canyon Lake'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 Canyon Lake 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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