Pacific Grove's crime rate
There were 183 crimes reported in Pacific Grove, California in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 1,173 incidents for every 100,000 people.
How does Pacific Grove compare?
Pacific Grove has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.
Pacific Grove's overall crime rate is 58% lower than the overall crime rate in California. Statewide, there were 1,095,445 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,772 for every 100,000 people.
What types of crimes are being committed?
The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.
Property crime
The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Pacific Grove, however, property crimes account for about 92% of all offenses.
Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is less prevalent in Pacific Grove than it is nationwide. There were 169 property crimes in Pacific Grove in 2019, or 1,083 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.
Larceny
Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Pacific Grove. There were 136 larcenies reported in Pacific Grove in 2019, or 872 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.
Burglary
There were 27 break-ins reported in Pacific Grove in 2019, or 173 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.
Motor Vehicle Theft
Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Pacific Grove, meanwhile, there were 6 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 38 for every 100,000 people.
Violent crime
Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Pacific Grove, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 8% share of all reported crime.
At 90 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Pacific Grove is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Pacific Grove reported a total of 14 violent crimes in 2019.
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Pacific Grove. There were 12 aggravated assaults reported in Pacific Grove in 2019, or 77 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.
Robbery
Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There was just one robbery reported in Pacific Grove in 2019, a rate of 6 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.
Rape
There was one rape reported in Pacific Grove in 2019, or 6 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.
Murder
While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Pacific Grove.
Pacific Grove compared to other cities in California
Pacific Grove has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in California. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.
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