Canyon Lake, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Canyon Lake, CA Summary

Crime in Canyon Lake research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Canyon Lake 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 Canyon Lake:

  • There were 89 total crimes committed in Canyon Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 792.0 total crimes per 100K people in Canyon Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Canyon Lake is -65.93% below the national average.
  • Canyon Lake ranks #22 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Canyon Lake ranks #3,001 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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Canyon Lake Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Canyon Lake is 792.0 per 100,000 people. That's -65.93% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.32% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Canyon Lake
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 89 792.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 1 8.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 97.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 13 115.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 11 97.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 45 400.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 178.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 76 676.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Canyon Lake 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 Canyon Lake

13
Violent Crimes
115.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Canyon Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Canyon Lake is 115.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 864.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Canyon Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.83% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Canyon Lake

76
Property Crimes
676.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 property crimes in Canyon Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Canyon Lake is 676.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Canyon Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.38% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Canyon Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murrieta, CA 114,655 1,742 1,519.3 1,245.5 273.9
Lakeland, FL 113,876 3,217 2,825.0 2,470.2 354.8
Temecula, CA 111,611 2,826 2,532.0 2,375.2 156.8
Menifee, CA 109,673 1,823 1,662.2 1,372.3 290.0
Perris, CA 80,784 2,306 2,854.5 2,552.5 302.0
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,730 1,944 2,672.9 2,481.8 191.1
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 46,889 238 507.6 469.2 38.4
Wildomar, CA 37,463 722 1,927.2 1,809.8 117.4
El Cerrito, CA 25,718 1,150 4,471.6 4,040.0 431.6

Canyon Lake SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
2
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