Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Crime Grade
How Rancho Palos Verdes 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA was 91.6 per 100,000 residents (36 incidents over a population of 39,289). That puts Rancho Palos Verdes Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 81% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Rancho Palos Verdes #1,026 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 73% of them, and #24 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and up 33% over the last five years.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- California Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 91.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,026 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #24 of 371
- Safer than
- 73% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- up 33%
- Population
- 39,289
- Reporting agency
- Rancho Palos Verdes Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rancho Palos Verdes Police Department (FBI ORI CA0198000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rancho Palos Verdes (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rancho Palos Verdes 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 | 69.1(29) | 103.6(43) | 128.7(52) | 118.3(47) | 91.6(36) |
| Murder | 4.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.1(3) | 9.6(4) | 9.9(4) | 10.1(4) | 10.2(4) |
| Robbery | 4.8(2) | 14.5(6) | 14.9(6) | 25.2(10) | 10.2(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 52.4(22) | 79.5(33) | 104.0(42) | 78.0(31) | 71.3(28) |
| Property crime | 748.3(314) | 811.8(337) | 1009.8(408) | 850.4(338) | 895.9(352) |
| Burglary | 243.1(102) | 171.0(71) | 215.3(87) | 231.5(92) | 262.2(103) |
| Larceny | 474.2(199) | 573.3(238) | 702.9(284) | 556.1(221) | 496.3(195) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 28.6(12) | 62.6(26) | 89.1(36) | 60.4(24) | 124.7(49) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rancho Palos Verdes, 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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes calculated?
- Rancho Palos Verdes'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 Rancho Palos Verdes 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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