Is Escondido, CA Safe?
Escondido, CA has a Safety Score of 66/100 (grade B). Violent crime is 29% above the national average. Crime has been trending downward over the past 5 years.
Safety Context Score: 66/100 (Grade B)
CrimeContext scores Escondido on a 0-100 scale that weights per-capita violent crime against the national average (40%), per-capita property crime (30%), and the 5-year direction of total crime (30%). A grade of B means Escondido sits roughly in line with the typical U.S. city once population is taken into account. Crime has been trending downward over the past 5 years.
We never display raw crime counts. A large city will always log more total incidents than a small town; the only fair comparison is the rate per 100,000 residents, which is what every number on this page uses.
Escondido Crime Rates per 100,000 vs National Average
| Crime Type | Escondido | National Avg | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 468.3 | 363.8 | +29% |
| Property Crime | 1514.4 | 1832.3 | -17% |
| Murder | 14.0 | 5.7 | +146% |
| Robbery | 103.0 | 73.0 | +41% |
| Aggravated Assault | 266.9 | 246.4 | +8% |
| Burglary | 212.0 | 269.8 | -21% |
| Larceny-Theft | 1014.6 | 1401.9 | -28% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 227.2 | 318.3 | -29% |
| 5-Year Trend | -8.0% | ||
| Population | 151,038 | ||
All values are incidents per 100,000 residents (FBI UCR/NIBRS). Per-capita rates only — never raw counts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Escondido, CA has a Safety Score of 66/100 (grade B). Violent crime is 29% above the national average. Crime has been trending downward over the past 5 years.
Escondido, CA has a violent crime rate of 468.3 per 100,000 residents (29% above the U.S. average of 363.8) and a property crime rate of 1514.4 per 100,000 (17% below the U.S. average of 1832.3). All figures are per-capita rates, never raw counts.
Escondido has a murder rate of 14.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with the national average of 5.7. Like every figure here, this is a per-capita rate — raw homicide counts without population context can badly mislead.
Crime has been trending downward over the past 5 years. Over the past 5 years, the total crime rate in Escondido has changed by -8.0%.
Violent crime in Escondido is 29% above the U.S. average and property crime is 17% below average. Escondido's overall Safety Context Score is 66/100 (grade B).
More about Escondido
Escondido, CA has a Safety Score of 66/100 (grade B). Violent crime is 29% above the national average. Crime has been trending downward over the past 5 years.
The data source behind this answer is the FBI UCR/NIBRS dataset. Every figure on the page traces back to that source; the methodology page describes the inputs and the refresh cadence in full detail.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, 2026.