National City, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In National City, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,586 total crimes committed in National City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,848.6 total crimes per 100K people in National City.
  • The overall crime rate in National City is 22.56% above the national average.
  • National City ranks #323 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • National City ranks #7,950 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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National City Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in National City is 2,848.6 per 100,000 people. That's 22.56% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.37% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
National City
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,586 2,848.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 7 12.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 101 181.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 213 382.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 342 614.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 184 330.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 763 1,370.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 297 533.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,244 2,234.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

National City 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 National City

342
Violent Crimes
614.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 342 violent crimes in National City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in National City is 614.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in National City each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.11% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.96% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In National City

1,244
Property Crimes
2,234.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,244 property crimes in National City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in National City is 2,234.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in National City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.32% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.46% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

National City SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
4
Commute
6
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