Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Monterey, CA Crime Grade
How Monterey 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
6/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Monterey, CA was 348.1 per 100,000 residents (100 incidents over a population of 28,727). That puts Monterey 7% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 16% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Monterey (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Monterey 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 340.3(96) | 380.4(113) | 457.8(134) | 382.1(110) | 348.1(100) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.2(15) | 47.1(14) | 71.7(21) | 66.0(19) | 38.3(11) |
| Robbery | 78.0(22) | 64.0(19) | 105.9(31) | 62.5(18) | 66.1(19) |
| Aggravated assault | 209.2(59) | 265.9(79) | 280.2(82) | 253.5(73) | 243.7(70) |
| Property crime | 3215.3(907) | 2292.2(681) | 1845.0(540) | 1799.1(518) | 1357.6(390) |
| Burglary | 460.8(130) | 282.7(84) | 256.2(75) | 270.9(78) | 194.9(56) |
| Larceny | 2502.7(706) | 1814.3(539) | 1435.0(420) | 1413.6(407) | 1079.1(310) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 237.5(67) | 175.0(52) | 143.5(42) | 93.8(27) | 69.6(20) |
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: Monterey'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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