Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
San Marcos, CA Crime Grade
How San Marcos 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in San Marcos, CA was 102.0 per 100,000 residents (99 incidents over a population of 97,052). That puts San Marcos Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 75% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks San Marcos #1,154 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 69% of them, and #33 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 54% year over year and down 52% over the last five years.
San Marcos, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- California Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 102.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,154 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #33 of 371
- Safer than
- 69% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 54%
- 5-year change
- down 52%
- Population
- 97,052
- Reporting agency
- San Marcos Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by San Marcos Police Department (FBI ORI CA0371200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. San Marcos (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
San Marcos 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 | 211.2(209) | 220.3(209) | 238.3(226) | 223.5(210) | 102.0(99) |
| Murder | 3.0(3) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(4) | 1.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 15.2(15) | 7.4(7) | 10.5(10) | 7.4(7) | 3.1(3) |
| Robbery | 46.5(46) | 65.3(62) | 49.6(47) | 31.9(30) | 20.6(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 146.5(145) | 147.6(140) | 174.0(165) | 183.0(172) | 78.3(76) |
| Property crime | 926.7(917) | 1071.9(1,017) | 808.7(767) | 669.3(629) | 388.5(377) |
| Burglary | 163.7(162) | 196.0(186) | 110.7(105) | 152.2(143) | 46.4(45) |
| Larceny | 581.1(575) | 681.9(647) | 542.0(514) | 401.2(377) | 254.5(247) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 179.9(178) | 188.7(179) | 145.5(138) | 108.5(102) | 81.4(79) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the San Marcos, 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 Marcos 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 Marcos calculated?
- San Marcos'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 Marcos 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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