Del Mar, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Del Mar, CA Summary

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

  • There were 125 total crimes committed in Del Mar the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,212.5 total crimes per 100K people in Del Mar.
  • The overall crime rate in Del Mar is 38.22% above the national average.
  • Del Mar ranks #364 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Del Mar ranks #8,357 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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Del Mar Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Del Mar is 3,212.5 per 100,000 people. That's 38.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.47% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Del Mar
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 125 3,212.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 2 51.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 51.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 6 154.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 25 642.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 72 1,850.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 565.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 119 3,058.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Del Mar 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 Del Mar

6
Violent Crimes
154.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Del Mar in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Del Mar is 154.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 648.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Del Mar each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -65.12% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Del Mar

119
Property Crimes
3,058.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 119 property crimes in Del Mar in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Del Mar is 3,058.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Del Mar each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.98% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Del Mar

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
Escondido, CA 150,072 3,212 2,140.3 1,795.1 345.2
Carlsbad, CA 115,531 2,288 1,980.4 1,771.8 208.6
Vista, CA 98,802 1,832 1,854.2 1,471.6 382.6
San Marcos, CA 94,879 1,213 1,278.5 1,061.4 217.1
Encinitas, CA 61,488 1,032 1,678.4 1,496.2 182.1
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
Poway, CA 48,011 542 1,128.9 956.0 172.9
Solana Beach, CA 12,778 254 1,987.8 1,831.3 156.5

Del Mar SnackAbility

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