Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Pasadena, CA Crime Grade
How South Pasadena 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
5/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Pasadena, CA was 287.7 per 100,000 residents (73 incidents over a population of 25,370). That puts South Pasadena Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 31% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks South Pasadena #2,595 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #174 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 37% year over year and up 180% over the last five years.
South Pasadena, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- California Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 287.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,595 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #174 of 371
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 37%
- 5-year change
- up 180%
- Population
- 25,370
- Reporting agency
- South Pasadena Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Pasadena Police Department (FBI ORI CA0197000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Pasadena (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Pasadena 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 | 102.8(26) | 136.0(35) | 153.8(39) | 210.1(53) | 287.7(73) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 7.8(2) | 3.9(1) | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 15.8(4) | 11.7(3) | 3.9(1) | 19.8(5) | 15.8(4) |
| Robbery | 67.2(17) | 31.1(8) | 59.1(15) | 75.3(19) | 63.1(16) |
| Aggravated assault | 19.8(5) | 85.5(22) | 86.7(22) | 111.0(28) | 208.9(53) |
| Property crime | 2510.0(635) | 1845.1(475) | 2822.9(716) | 2532.9(639) | 1959.0(497) |
| Burglary | 430.8(109) | 353.5(91) | 465.2(118) | 333.0(84) | 193.1(49) |
| Larceny | 1699.7(430) | 1231.4(317) | 2129.0(540) | 1890.8(477) | 1470.2(373) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 363.7(92) | 256.4(66) | 205.0(52) | 289.4(73) | 252.3(64) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Pasadena, 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 Pasadena 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 Pasadena calculated?
- South Pasadena'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 Pasadena 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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