Imperial Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Imperial Beach, CA Summary

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

  • There were 377 total crimes committed in Imperial Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,453.7 total crimes per 100K people in Imperial Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Imperial Beach is -37.45% below the national average.
  • Imperial Beach ranks #91 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Imperial Beach ranks #5,177 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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Imperial Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Imperial Beach is 1,453.7 per 100,000 people. That's -37.45% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.67% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Imperial Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 377 1,453.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 25 96.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 73 281.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 103 397.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 35 135.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 161 620.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 78 300.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 274 1,056.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Imperial Beach 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 Imperial Beach

103
Violent Crimes
397.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.40%
Above The National Average
  • There were 103 violent crimes in Imperial Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Imperial Beach is 397.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 251.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Imperial Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.40% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.15% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Imperial Beach

274
Property Crimes
1,056.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 274 property crimes in Imperial Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Imperial Beach is 1,056.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Imperial Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.60% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Imperial Beach

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
Chula Vista, CA 277,976 4,525 1,627.8 1,277.1 350.7
La Mesa, CA 60,333 1,440 2,386.8 2,081.8 305.0
Lemon Grove, CA 27,208 643 2,363.3 1,753.2 610.1
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

Imperial Beach SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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