Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Encinitas, CA Crime Grade

How Encinitas 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.

B

National

4/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

California

1/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Encinitas, CA was 105.1 per 100,000 residents (64 incidents over a population of 60,923). That puts Encinitas Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 75% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.

That ranks Encinitas #1,186 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 69% of them, and #35 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 52% year over year and down 48% over the last five years.

Encinitas, CA crime — key facts

National Crime Grade
B (4/10)
California Grade
A (1/10)
Violent crime rate
105.1 / 100k
National rank
#1,186 of 3,771
CA rank
#35 of 371
Safer than
69% of U.S. cities
Year over year
down 52%
5-year change
down 48%
Population
60,923
Reporting agency
Encinitas Police Department
Data year
2025 · FBI UCR

Reported by Encinitas Police Department (FBI ORI CA037A400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.

About Encinitas, CA

Also known as

  • Ensinitas
  • Encinitos
  • Encenitos

Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Encinitas (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Encinitas 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.

Offense20212022202320242025
Violent crime201.6(127)182.1(112)222.7(136)216.7(131)105.1(64)
Murder0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)1.7(1)0.0(0)
Rape15.9(10)6.5(4)6.6(4)8.3(5)1.6(1)
Robbery41.3(26)27.6(17)45.9(28)36.4(22)24.6(15)
Aggravated assault144.5(91)148.0(91)170.3(104)170.4(103)78.8(48)
Property crime1452.7(915)1506.0(926)1208.6(738)964.3(583)522.0(318)
Burglary227.0(143)239.1(147)168.7(103)163.7(99)68.9(42)
Larceny1063.8(670)1091.3(671)892.5(545)663.2(401)389.0(237)
Motor vehicle theft160.4(101)174.0(107)140.8(86)127.4(77)60.7(37)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

What is the source of the Encinitas, 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 Encinitas 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 Encinitas calculated?
Encinitas'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 Encinitas 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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