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.
That ranks South Lake Tahoe #3,536 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #346 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 10% year over year and up 44% over the last five years.
South Lake Tahoe, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 716.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,536 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #346 of 371
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 10%
- 5-year change
- up 44%
- Population
- 21,206
- Reporting agency
- South Lake Tahoe Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Lake Tahoe Police Department (FBI ORI CA0090200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About South Lake Tahoe, CA
Also known as
- Al Tahoe
- Rowland's
- Tallac Village
- Bijou
- Stateline
- Tahoe Valley
- Bihou Park
Location
At the south end of Lake Tahoe, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) east of Fallen Leaf Lake. (US-T121)
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
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
- What is the source of the South Lake Tahoe, 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 South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe calculated?
- South Lake Tahoe'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 South Lake Tahoe 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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