Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
San Luis Obispo, CA Crime Grade
How San Luis Obispo 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
8/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in San Luis Obispo, CA was 424.4 per 100,000 residents (212 incidents over a population of 49,948). That puts San Luis Obispo Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 11% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Luis Obispo (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Luis Obispo 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 | 402.2(192) | 433.8(207) | 556.4(267) | 518.9(254) | 424.4(212) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 92.2(44) | 81.7(39) | 79.2(38) | 65.4(32) | 60.1(30) |
| Robbery | 71.2(34) | 58.7(28) | 83.4(40) | 89.9(44) | 82.1(41) |
| Aggravated assault | 238.8(114) | 291.3(139) | 393.8(189) | 363.7(178) | 282.3(141) |
| Property crime | 3693.3(1,763) | 3445.0(1,644) | 3700.8(1,776) | 2635.5(1,290) | 2672.8(1,335) |
| Burglary | 580.3(277) | 595.1(284) | 529.3(254) | 369.8(181) | 322.3(161) |
| Larceny | 2905.6(1,387) | 2554.4(1,219) | 2858.9(1,372) | 2036.9(997) | 2196.3(1,097) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 155.0(74) | 245.2(117) | 248.0(119) | 183.9(90) | 150.2(75) |
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: San Luis Obispo'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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