Malibu, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Malibu, CA Summary

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

  • There were 479 total crimes committed in Malibu the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,684.1 total crimes per 100K people in Malibu.
  • The overall crime rate in Malibu is 101.54% above the national average.
  • Malibu ranks #429 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Malibu ranks #9,301 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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Malibu Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Malibu is 4,684.1 per 100,000 people. That's 101.54% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 81.49% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Malibu
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 479 4,684.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9 88.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 391.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 59 577.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 78 762.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 317 3,099.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 244.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 420 4,107.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Malibu 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 Malibu

59
Violent Crimes
577.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Malibu in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Malibu is 577.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 173.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Malibu each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 30.52% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Malibu

420
Property Crimes
4,107.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
110.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 420 property crimes in Malibu in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Malibu is 4,107.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Malibu each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 110.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 92.02% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Malibu

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Simi Valley, CA 125,585 1,188 946.0 851.2 94.8
Thousand Oaks, CA 124,862 1,453 1,163.7 1,106.0 57.7
Santa Monica, CA 89,527 4,822 5,386.1 4,531.6 854.5
Camarillo, CA 70,872 950 1,340.4 1,286.8 53.6
Moorpark, CA 35,692 232 650.0 602.4 47.6
Calabasas, CA 22,628 389 1,719.1 1,573.3 145.8
Agoura Hills, CA 19,397 287 1,479.6 1,314.6 165.0
Westlake, LA 4,464 131 2,934.6 2,777.8 156.8
Hidden Hills, CA 1,680 10 595.2 535.7 59.5

Malibu SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
7
Education
9.5
Commute
3
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