Murrieta, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Murrieta, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,742 total crimes committed in Murrieta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,519.3 total crimes per 100K people in Murrieta.
  • The overall crime rate in Murrieta is -34.63% below the national average.
  • Murrieta ranks #101 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Murrieta ranks #5,368 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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Murrieta Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Murrieta is 1,519.3 per 100,000 people. That's -34.63% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.13% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Murrieta
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,742 1,519.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 44 38.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 241 210.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 314 273.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 241 210.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 961 838.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 226 197.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,428 1,245.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Murrieta 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 Murrieta

314
Violent Crimes
273.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 314 violent crimes in Murrieta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Murrieta is 273.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 365.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Murrieta each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -38.05% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Murrieta

1,428
Property Crimes
1,245.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,428 property crimes in Murrieta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Murrieta is 1,245.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Murrieta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.27% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.77% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Murrieta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,730 1,944 2,672.9 2,481.8 191.1
Wildomar, CA 37,463 722 1,927.2 1,809.8 117.4
Canyon Lake, CA 11,238 89 792.0 676.3 115.7

Murrieta SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
3
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