Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Seaside, CA Crime Grade
How Seaside 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Seaside, CA was 539.5 per 100,000 residents (169 incidents over a population of 31,325). That puts Seaside Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 30% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Seaside (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Seaside 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 | 491.1(168) | 420.5(134) | 428.1(133) | 519.6(161) | 539.5(169) |
| Murder | 2.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 43.8(15) | 31.4(10) | 29.0(9) | 42.0(13) | 54.3(17) |
| Robbery | 78.9(27) | 65.9(21) | 45.1(14) | 64.5(20) | 51.1(16) |
| Aggravated assault | 365.4(125) | 323.2(103) | 347.7(108) | 413.1(128) | 434.2(136) |
| Property crime | 1368.0(468) | 1255.3(400) | 827.3(257) | 864.9(268) | 702.3(220) |
| Burglary | 216.3(74) | 153.8(49) | 99.8(31) | 74.2(23) | 102.2(32) |
| Larceny | 976.3(334) | 925.8(295) | 589.1(183) | 635.8(197) | 494.8(155) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 169.5(58) | 166.3(53) | 122.3(38) | 135.5(42) | 95.8(30) |
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: Seaside'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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