Temecula, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Temecula, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,826 total crimes committed in Temecula the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,532.0 total crimes per 100K people in Temecula.
  • The overall crime rate in Temecula is 8.94% above the national average.
  • Temecula ranks #278 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Temecula ranks #7,531 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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Temecula Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Temecula is 2,532.0 per 100,000 people. That's 8.94% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.90% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Temecula
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,826 2,532.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 65 58.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 97 86.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 175 156.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 438 392.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,903 1,705.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 310 277.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,651 2,375.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Temecula 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 Temecula

175
Violent Crimes
156.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 175 violent crimes in Temecula in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Temecula is 156.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 637.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Temecula each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -64.53% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Temecula

2,651
Property Crimes
2,375.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,651 property crimes in Temecula in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Temecula is 2,375.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Temecula each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.53% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.05% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Temecula

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murrieta, CA 114,655 1,742 1,519.3 1,245.5 273.9
Lakeland, FL 113,876 3,217 2,825.0 2,470.2 354.8
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

Temecula SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
3
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