Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Murrieta, CA Crime Grade
How Murrieta 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
3/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Murrieta, CA was 187.8 per 100,000 residents (212 incidents over a population of 112,892). That puts Murrieta 42% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 55% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Murrieta #1,964 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 48% of them, and #99 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and up 20% over the last five years.
Murrieta, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- California Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 187.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,964 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #99 of 371
- Safer than
- 48% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- up 20%
- Population
- 112,892
- Reporting agency
- Murrieta Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Murrieta Police Department (FBI ORI CA0334200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Murrieta, CA
Also known as
- Murietta
- Murrietta
Location
Bound on the west by Murrieta Creek, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) west of Murrieta Hot Springs. (US-T121)
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. Murrieta (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Murrieta 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 156.2(184) | 283.5(325) | 169.5(195) | 184.6(207) | 187.8(212) |
| Murder | 0.8(1) | 0.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.9(1) | 0.9(1) |
| Rape | 24.6(29) | 28.8(33) | 27.8(32) | 27.6(31) | 26.6(30) |
| Robbery | 23.8(28) | 38.4(44) | 27.8(32) | 34.8(39) | 22.1(25) |
| Aggravated assault | 106.9(126) | 215.4(247) | 113.9(131) | 121.3(136) | 138.2(156) |
| Property crime | 802.0(945) | 1269.9(1,456) | 1231.8(1,417) | 964.1(1,081) | 857.5(968) |
| Burglary | 118.0(139) | 217.2(249) | 219.1(252) | 136.5(153) | 249.8(282) |
| Larceny | 538.0(634) | 844.3(968) | 868.4(999) | 705.5(791) | 524.4(592) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 144.3(170) | 199.7(229) | 137.3(158) | 108.8(122) | 66.4(75) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Murrieta, 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 Murrieta 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 Murrieta calculated?
- Murrieta'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 Murrieta 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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