Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
National City, CA Crime Grade
How National City 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 2025, the violent crime rate in National City, CA was 637.3 per 100,000 residents (368 incidents over a population of 57,748). That puts National City 96% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 53% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. National City (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
National City 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 | 683.3(418) | 610.7(340) | 660.4(365) | 702.9(386) | 637.3(368) |
| Murder | 6.5(4) | 14.4(8) | 1.8(1) | 7.3(4) | 5.2(3) |
| Rape | 36.0(22) | 43.1(24) | 36.2(20) | 29.1(16) | 26.0(15) |
| Robbery | 153.7(94) | 181.4(101) | 193.6(107) | 222.2(122) | 166.2(96) |
| Aggravated assault | 487.2(298) | 371.8(207) | 428.8(237) | 444.3(244) | 439.8(254) |
| Property crime | 2200.4(1,346) | 2255.9(1,256) | 2125.9(1,175) | 1983.1(1,089) | 1705.7(985) |
| Burglary | 224.0(137) | 330.5(184) | 256.9(142) | 244.0(134) | 126.4(73) |
| Larceny | 1402.6(858) | 1370.4(763) | 1210.4(669) | 1063.5(584) | 1137.7(657) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 546.0(334) | 535.2(298) | 638.7(353) | 659.2(362) | 413.9(239) |
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: National City'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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