Atascadero, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Atascadero, CA Summary

Crime in Atascadero research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Atascadero over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Atascadero:

  • There were 543 total crimes committed in Atascadero the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,829.6 total crimes per 100K people in Atascadero.
  • The overall crime rate in Atascadero is -21.28% below the national average.
  • Atascadero ranks #153 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Atascadero ranks #6,153 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Atascadero Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atascadero is 1,829.6 per 100,000 people. That's -21.28% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -29.11% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atascadero
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 543 1,829.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 12 40.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 85 286.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 118 397.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 80 269.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 312 1,051.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 111.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 425 1,432.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Atascadero Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Atascadero

118
Violent Crimes
397.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 118 violent crimes in Atascadero in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atascadero is 397.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 251.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atascadero each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.51% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.06% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atascadero

425
Property Crimes
1,432.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 425 property crimes in Atascadero in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atascadero is 1,432.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atascadero each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.05% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Atascadero

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Luis Obispo, CA 47,990 2,012 4,192.5 3,636.2 556.4
Arroyo Grande, CA 18,492 359 1,941.4 1,443.9 497.5
Grover Beach, CA 12,728 319 2,506.3 2,247.0 259.3
Morro Bay, CA 10,807 205 1,896.9 1,388.0 508.9
Guadalupe, CA 8,973 110 1,225.9 1,170.2 55.7

Atascadero SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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