Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Juan Capistrano, CA Crime Grade
How San Juan Capistrano 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
3/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in San Juan Capistrano, CA was 166.0 per 100,000 residents (59 incidents over a population of 35,548). That puts San Juan Capistrano Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 60% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks San Juan Capistrano #1,783 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 53% of them, and #77 of 371 in California. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and up 39% over the last five years.
San Juan Capistrano, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- California Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 166.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,783 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #77 of 371
- Safer than
- 53% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- up 39%
- Population
- 35,548
- Reporting agency
- San Juan Capistrano Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Juan Capistrano Police Department (FBI ORI CA0301800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Juan Capistrano (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Juan Capistrano 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 | 119.6(43) | 239.2(83) | 233.7(80) | 167.5(58) | 166.0(59) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 2.9(1) | 5.8(2) | 5.8(2) | 2.8(1) |
| Rape | 8.3(3) | 8.6(3) | 23.4(8) | 14.4(5) | 14.1(5) |
| Robbery | 22.3(8) | 43.2(15) | 17.5(6) | 34.7(12) | 14.1(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 89.0(32) | 184.4(64) | 186.9(64) | 112.7(39) | 135.0(48) |
| Property crime | 628.7(226) | 1397.8(485) | 1174.2(402) | 1123.6(389) | 708.9(252) |
| Burglary | 91.8(33) | 308.4(107) | 198.6(68) | 176.2(61) | 123.8(44) |
| Larceny | 392.2(141) | 824.3(286) | 765.3(262) | 693.2(240) | 472.6(168) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 144.6(52) | 256.5(89) | 201.5(69) | 205.1(71) | 109.7(39) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the San Juan Capistrano, 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 San Juan Capistrano 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 San Juan Capistrano calculated?
- San Juan Capistrano'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 San Juan Capistrano 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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