Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Carlsbad, CA Crime Grade
How Carlsbad 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
4/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Carlsbad, CA was 206.6 per 100,000 residents (234 incidents over a population of 113,239). That puts Carlsbad Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 50% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Carlsbad (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Carlsbad vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 222.1(259) | 210.3(243) | 203.0(231) | 201.7(228) | 206.6(234) |
| Murder | 1.7(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.9(1) | 3.5(4) |
| Rape | 30.9(36) | 26.0(30) | 18.5(21) | 6.2(7) | 12.4(14) |
| Robbery | 36.0(42) | 41.5(48) | 41.3(47) | 34.5(39) | 23.8(27) |
| Aggravated assault | 153.5(179) | 142.8(165) | 143.2(163) | 160.1(181) | 166.9(189) |
| Property crime | 1771.4(2,066) | 1787.4(2,065) | 1646.8(1,874) | 1528.0(1,727) | 1091.5(1,236) |
| Burglary | 252.1(294) | 256.2(296) | 237.3(270) | 236.2(267) | 173.1(196) |
| Larceny | 1336.7(1,559) | 1359.8(1,571) | 1267.2(1,442) | 1174.1(1,327) | 843.3(955) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 166.3(194) | 161.9(187) | 134.5(153) | 110.6(125) | 65.3(74) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Carlsbad's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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