Crime in El Cajon, California: How Safe is El Cajon, California? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is El Cajon, California a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in El Cajon? What is the crime rate in El Cajon city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in El Cajon, California is 2% lower than national average.

The violent crime rate of El Cajon is 28% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of El Cajon is 8% lower than national average.

You have 1 in 202 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 56 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

2358

Violent : 512
Property : 1846

Total Crime

2% NAT. AVG.
11% STATE AVG.
2288.5 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

28% NAT. AVG.
12% STATE AVG.
496.9 (per 100k)

Property Crime

8% NAT. AVG.
16% STATE AVG.
1791.6 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 202

Property crime

1 in 56

Robbery

1 in 914

Burglary

1 in 359

Assault

1 in 286

Car Theft

1 in 291

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In California	55	65	63	67	54
In USA	1278	1434	1143	1631	434

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In California	29	33	39	21	51
In USA	611	284	316	616	1137

Crime Type	Count	El Cajon	California	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	512	496.9	442.05	387.8
Murder	5	4.9	5.6	6.5
Robbery	113	109.7	113.61	73.9
Assault	361	350.4	288.68	279.7
Rape	33	31.9	34.16	27.7

Crime Type	Count	El Cajon	California	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	1846	1791.6	2138.93	1,958.2
Burglary	288	279.5	369.66	314.2
Larceny	1203	1167.6	1341.7	1,398
Car Theft	355	344.5	427.56	246