Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Malibu, CA Crime Grade
How Malibu 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Malibu, CA was 639.5 per 100,000 residents (65 incidents over a population of 10,164). That puts Malibu 75% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 34% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Malibu (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Malibu 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 | 343.9(44) | 340.8(40) | 577.0(59) | 585.4(60) | 639.5(65) |
| Murder | 7.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 39.1(5) | 76.7(9) | 97.8(10) | 97.6(10) | 49.2(5) |
| Robbery | 125.1(16) | 59.6(7) | 88.0(9) | 126.8(13) | 118.1(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 172.0(22) | 204.5(24) | 391.2(40) | 351.3(36) | 472.3(48) |
| Property crime | 3275.0(419) | 3067.5(360) | 4175.6(427) | 4137.0(424) | 3689.5(375) |
| Burglary | 672.2(86) | 570.9(67) | 762.8(78) | 683.0(70) | 708.4(72) |
| Larceny | 2430.8(311) | 2309.1(271) | 3099.9(317) | 3093.0(317) | 2597.4(264) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 148.5(19) | 144.9(17) | 244.5(25) | 351.3(36) | 314.8(32) |
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: Malibu'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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