Oceanside, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oceanside, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,274 total crimes committed in Oceanside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,487.1 total crimes per 100K people in Oceanside.
  • The overall crime rate in Oceanside is 7.01% above the national average.
  • Oceanside ranks #268 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Oceanside ranks #7,455 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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Oceanside Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oceanside is 2,487.1 per 100,000 people. That's 7.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.64% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oceanside
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,274 2,487.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 8 4.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 173 100.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 594 345.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 826 480.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 495 288.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,469 1,436.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 484 281.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,448 2,006.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Oceanside 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 Oceanside

826
Violent Crimes
480.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.98%
Above The National Average
  • There were 826 violent crimes in Oceanside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oceanside is 480.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oceanside each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.98% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 8.74% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oceanside

3,448
Property Crimes
2,006.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,448 property crimes in Oceanside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oceanside is 2,006.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oceanside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.66% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.19% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oceanside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Solana Beach, CA 12,778 254 1,987.8 1,831.3 156.5

Oceanside SnackAbility

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