Chula Vista, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chula Vista, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,525 total crimes committed in Chula Vista the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,627.8 total crimes per 100K people in Chula Vista.
  • The overall crime rate in Chula Vista is -29.96% below the national average.
  • Chula Vista ranks #118 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Chula Vista ranks #5,677 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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Chula Vista Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chula Vista is 1,627.8 per 100,000 people. That's -29.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.93% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chula Vista
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,525 1,627.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 8 2.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 295 106.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 639 229.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 975 350.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 519 186.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,035 732.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 996 358.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,550 1,277.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Chula Vista 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 Chula Vista

975
Violent Crimes
350.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 975 violent crimes in Chula Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chula Vista is 350.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chula Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -20.65% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chula Vista

3,550
Property Crimes
1,277.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3,550 property crimes in Chula Vista in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chula Vista is 1,277.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chula Vista each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -40.29% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chula Vista

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Diego, CA 1,377,838 30,976 2,248.2 1,817.6 430.5
La Mesa, CA 60,333 1,440 2,386.8 2,081.8 305.0
Santee, CA 59,351 688 1,159.2 899.7 259.5
Lemon Grove, CA 27,208 643 2,363.3 1,753.2 610.1
Imperial Beach, CA 25,933 377 1,453.7 1,056.6 397.2
Coronado, CA 19,706 383 1,943.6 1,659.4 284.2
Spring Valley, IL 5,415 62 1,145.0 1,034.2 110.8

Chula Vista SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
5
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