Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024

Lake Elsinore, CA Crime Grade

How Lake Elsinore 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

5/10

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

A

California

3/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2024, the violent crime rate in Lake Elsinore, CA was 173.3 per 100,000 residents (128 incidents over a population of 73,871). That puts Lake Elsinore Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 64% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

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

Lake Elsinore 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.

Offense20192020202220232024
Violent crime246.2(173)279.2(199)191.1(139)231.1(168)173.3(128)
Murder4.3(3)2.8(2)0.0(0)0.0(0)2.7(2)
Rape4.3(3)11.2(8)12.4(9)15.1(11)12.2(9)
Robbery61.2(43)78.6(56)46.7(34)59.2(43)66.3(49)
Aggravated assault176.5(124)186.6(133)132.0(96)156.8(114)92.1(68)
Property crime2859.3(2,009)2316.1(1,651)2484.5(1,807)2158.3(1,569)1857.3(1,372)
Burglary331.6(233)272.1(194)349.2(254)350.8(255)197.6(146)
Larceny2005.4(1,409)1582.4(1,128)1669.2(1,214)1451.3(1,055)1444.4(1,067)
Motor vehicle theft516.6(363)457.3(326)463.4(337)353.5(257)211.2(156)

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: Lake Elsinore'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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