Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Solana Beach, CA Crime Grade
How Solana Beach 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Solana Beach, CA was 31.1 per 100,000 residents (4 incidents over a population of 12,854). That puts Solana Beach 90% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 93% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Solana Beach #256 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #1 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 72% year over year and down 85% over the last five years.
Solana Beach, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- California Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 31.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #256 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #1 of 371
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 72%
- 5-year change
- down 85%
- Population
- 12,854
- Reporting agency
- Solana Beach Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Solana Beach Police Department (FBI ORI CA037A500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Solana Beach (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Solana Beach 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 | 211.8(28) | 156.5(20) | 164.9(21) | 111.2(14) | 31.1(4) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 30.3(4) | 7.8(1) | 7.9(1) | 15.9(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 75.6(10) | 31.3(4) | 23.6(3) | 31.8(4) | 7.8(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 105.9(14) | 117.4(15) | 133.5(17) | 63.5(8) | 23.3(3) |
| Property crime | 1724.7(228) | 1839.1(235) | 1515.2(193) | 1175.3(148) | 770.2(99) |
| Burglary | 453.9(60) | 336.5(43) | 478.9(61) | 278.0(35) | 264.5(34) |
| Larceny | 1021.2(135) | 1299.1(166) | 942.1(120) | 683.0(86) | 427.9(55) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 249.6(33) | 203.5(26) | 94.2(12) | 206.5(26) | 77.8(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Solana Beach, 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 Solana Beach 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 Solana Beach calculated?
- Solana Beach'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 Solana Beach 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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