Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vista, CA Crime Grade
How Vista 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
3/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Vista, CA was 203.1 per 100,000 residents (202 incidents over a population of 99,445). That puts Vista Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 51% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vista (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vista 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 | 352.1(357) | 383.6(379) | 390.9(381) | 321.5(316) | 203.1(202) |
| Murder | 1.0(1) | 1.0(1) | 5.1(5) | 2.0(2) | 1.0(1) |
| Rape | 19.7(20) | 15.2(15) | 14.4(14) | 10.2(10) | 3.0(3) |
| Robbery | 82.8(84) | 81.0(80) | 60.5(59) | 52.9(52) | 45.3(45) |
| Aggravated assault | 248.5(252) | 286.4(283) | 310.9(303) | 256.4(252) | 153.9(153) |
| Property crime | 1262.4(1,280) | 1485.8(1,468) | 1209.8(1,179) | 889.2(874) | 538.0(535) |
| Burglary | 218.9(222) | 293.5(290) | 224.7(219) | 128.2(126) | 83.5(83) |
| Larceny | 758.4(769) | 864.4(854) | 704.9(687) | 564.7(555) | 356.0(354) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 277.1(281) | 318.8(315) | 278.1(271) | 188.2(185) | 94.5(94) |
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: Vista'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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