Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Huntington Beach, CA Crime Grade
How Huntington Beach 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 2024, the violent crime rate in Huntington Beach, CA was 207.3 per 100,000 residents (394 incidents over a population of 190,081). That puts Huntington Beach Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 57% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Huntington Beach (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Huntington Beach 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 | 191.2(386) | 246.3(493) | 253.8(494) | 216.3(416) | 207.3(394) |
| Murder | 1.0(2) | 1.5(3) | 1.5(3) | 2.1(4) | 2.6(5) |
| Rape | 30.2(61) | 35.0(70) | 34.9(68) | 28.6(55) | 34.7(66) |
| Robbery | 49.0(99) | 53.5(107) | 55.5(108) | 47.8(92) | 51.0(97) |
| Aggravated assault | 111.0(224) | 156.4(313) | 161.9(315) | 137.8(265) | 118.9(226) |
| Property crime | 2064.0(4,166) | 1972.2(3,947) | 2264.9(4,408) | 2053.1(3,948) | 2005.5(3,812) |
| Burglary | 265.1(535) | 239.8(480) | 253.8(494) | 243.9(469) | 201.0(382) |
| Larceny | 1625.0(3,280) | 1502.5(3,007) | 1731.1(3,369) | 1616.3(3,108) | 1644.0(3,125) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 163.0(329) | 220.4(441) | 257.4(501) | 172.7(332) | 144.1(274) |
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: Huntington Beach'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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