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Crime rate in Vista, California (CA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map


City-Data.com crime index in Vista, CA compared to other U.S. cities

Crime rate in Vista, CA

The 2022 crime rate in Vista, CA is 177 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 1.4 times lower than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 70.4% U.S. cities. The 2022 Vista crime rate rose by 10% compared to 2021. The number of homicides stood at 1. In the last 5 years Vista has seen increasing violent crime and increasing property crime.
See how dangerous Vista, CA is compared to the nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Vista:

176.6
Oceanside:

232.6
San Marcos:

110.2
Carlsbad:

145.9
Escondido:

193.0
Encinitas:

117.0
Solana Beach:

130.4
Del Mar:

231.0
Poway:

88.5
City-Data.com crime index
Crime rates in Vista by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		5
(5.3)		0
(0.0)		1
(1.0)		1
(1.0)		2
(2.0)		2
(2.0)		2
(2.0)		4
(3.9)		5
(4.9)		2
(2.0)		2
(1.9)		1
(1.0)		1
(1.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		29
(31.8)		21
(22.4)		32
(33.7)		25
(26.0)		28
(29.0)		31
(31.7)		37
(37.3)		41
(40.1)		38
(36.9)		32
(31.1)		38
(37.2)		29
(28.3)		20
(19.7)		16
(16.2)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		145
(158.9)		112
(119.4)		121
(127.5)		144
(149.9)		140
(144.8)		101
(103.4)		95
(95.9)		99
(96.8)		104
(101.0)		104
(101.2)		93
(91.0)		76
(74.1)		83
(81.9)		81
(82.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		316
(346.3)		267
(284.5)		234
(246.5)		295
(307.0)		276
(285.4)		206
(211.0)		209
(210.9)		230
(224.8)		224
(217.5)		189
(184.0)		221
(216.2)		238
(232.0)		256
(252.5)		280
(283.4)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		519
(568.8)		463
(493.4)		469
(494.0)		438
(455.8)		390
(403.3)		292
(299.0)		344
(347.1)		351
(343.1)		310
(301.0)		266
(258.9)		251
(245.5)		193
(188.1)		231
(227.8)		289
(292.5)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		1,341
(1,470)		1,260
(1,343)		1,213
(1,278)		1,118
(1,164)		1,326
(1,371)		1,114
(1,141)		1,328
(1,340)		989
(966.7)		889
(863.1)		926
(901.3)		945
(924.4)		740
(721.2)		760
(749.5)		852
(862.3)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		378
(414.2)		387
(412.4)		343
(361.3)		329
(342.4)		329
(340.2)		280
(286.7)		317
(319.9)		275
(268.8)		295
(286.4)		305
(296.9)		242
(236.7)		270
(263.2)		275
(271.2)		313
(316.8)
Arson
(per 100,000)		13
(14.2)		22
(23.4)		8
(8.4)		5
(5.2)		6
(6.2)		7
(7.2)		6
(6.1)		8
(7.8)		9
(8.7)		2
(1.9)		6
(5.9)		9
(8.8)		8
(7.9)		9
(9.1)
City-Data.com crime index274.1242.5229.1235.1236.0192.2208.3194.2189.6179.7177.3158.2160.4176.6

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

- means the value is smaller than the state average.
- means the value is about the same as the state average.
- means the value is bigger than the state average.
- means the value is much bigger than the state average.



According to our research of California and other state lists, there were 98 registered sex offenders living in Vista, California as of June 04, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Vista is 1,037 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.



Violent crime rate in 2022
Vista:

200.9
U.S. Average:

219.8

Violent crime rate in 2021
Vista:

188.9
U.S. Average:

224.8

Violent crime rate in 2020
Vista:

185.2
U.S. Average:

228.2

Violent crime rate in 2019
Vista:

194.7
U.S. Average:

219.9

Violent crime rate in 2018
Vista:

183.5
U.S. Average:

221.2

Violent crime rate in 2017
Vista:

203.9
U.S. Average:

226.2

Violent crime rate in 2016
Vista:

204.8
U.S. Average:

227.3

Violent crime rate in 2015
Vista:

194.8
U.S. Average:

219.3

Violent crime rate in 2014
Vista:

193.0
U.S. Average:

211.1

Violent crime rate in 2013
Vista:

246.1
U.S. Average:

214.2

Violent crime rate in 2012
Vista:

256.5
U.S. Average:

187.4

Violent crime rate in 2011
Vista:

220.7
U.S. Average:

187.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Vista:

235.0
U.S. Average:

195.7

Violent crime rate in 2009
Vista:

284.4
U.S. Average:

208.9

Violent crime rate in 2008
Vista:

304.1
U.S. Average:

222.5

Violent crime rate in 2007
Vista:

278.3
U.S. Average:

229.1

Violent crime rate in 2006
Vista:

235.1
U.S. Average:

232.6

Violent crime rate in 2005
Vista:

271.2
U.S. Average:

227.0

Property crime rate in 2022
Vista:

149.1
U.S. Average:

166.5

Property crime rate in 2021
Vista:

123.7
U.S. Average:

157.8

Property crime rate in 2020
Vista:

113.2
U.S. Average:

169.6

Property crime rate in 2019
Vista:

130.8
U.S. Average:

179.7

Property crime rate in 2018
Vista:

141.4
U.S. Average:

190.2

Property crime rate in 2017
Vista:

146.3
U.S. Average:

206.4

Property crime rate in 2016
Vista:

157.3
U.S. Average:

216.6

Property crime rate in 2015
Vista:

184.4
U.S. Average:

221.5

Property crime rate in 2014
Vista:

159.9
U.S. Average:

230.8

Property crime rate in 2013
Vista:

200.2
U.S. Average:

250.4

Property crime rate in 2012
Vista:

200.7
U.S. Average:

267.3

Property crime rate in 2011
Vista:

216.9
U.S. Average:

273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Vista:

227.7
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Vista:

249.4
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Vista:

313.5
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Vista:

245.4
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Vista:

301.8
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Vista:

310.3
U.S. Average:

322.3
Murders per 100,000 population
Rapes per 100,000 population
Robberies per 100,000 population
Assaults per 100,000 population
Burglaries per 100,000 population
Thefts per 100,000 population
Auto thefts per 100,000 population
Arson per 100,000 population

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2015, including police officers: 1 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

0.01
California average:

1.98

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2014, including police officers: 1 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

0.01
California average:

2.00

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 1 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

0.01
California average:

2.09

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in Vista, CA
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees - Officers

Zip codes: 92083.

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