Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Lake Tahoe, CA Crime Grade
How South Lake Tahoe 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Lake Tahoe, CA was 716.8 per 100,000 residents (152 incidents over a population of 21,206). That puts South Lake Tahoe 120% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 72% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Lake Tahoe (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Lake Tahoe 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 498.1(111) | 645.8(139) | 667.7(141) | 795.0(167) | 716.8(152) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 80.8(18) | 51.1(11) | 61.6(13) | 66.7(14) | 75.5(16) |
| Robbery | 89.7(20) | 92.9(20) | 47.4(10) | 42.8(9) | 28.3(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 327.6(73) | 501.7(108) | 558.8(118) | 685.6(144) | 613.0(130) |
| Property crime | 1942.9(433) | 1644.6(354) | 1434.9(303) | 1518.7(319) | 1400.5(297) |
| Burglary | 363.5(81) | 250.9(54) | 217.8(46) | 195.2(41) | 150.9(32) |
| Larceny | 1400.0(312) | 1101.0(237) | 1046.6(221) | 1166.4(245) | 1117.6(237) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 152.6(34) | 269.5(58) | 137.3(29) | 109.5(23) | 84.9(18) |
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: South Lake Tahoe'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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