Lemon Grove, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lemon Grove, CA Summary

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

  • There were 643 total crimes committed in Lemon Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,363.3 total crimes per 100K people in Lemon Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Lemon Grove is 1.68% above the national average.
  • Lemon Grove ranks #247 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Lemon Grove ranks #7,247 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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Lemon Grove Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lemon Grove is 2,363.3 per 100,000 people. That's 1.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.43% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lemon Grove
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 643 2,363.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 11.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 45 165.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 114 419.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 166 610.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 70 257.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 262 963.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 145 532.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 477 1,753.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Lemon Grove 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 Lemon Grove

166
Violent Crimes
610.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
64.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 166 violent crimes in Lemon Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lemon Grove is 610.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lemon Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 64.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 38.02% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lemon Grove

477
Property Crimes
1,753.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 477 property crimes in Lemon Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lemon Grove is 1,753.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lemon Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -10.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.04% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lemon Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Diego, CA 1,377,838 30,976 2,248.2 1,817.6 430.5
Chula Vista, CA 277,976 4,525 1,627.8 1,277.1 350.7
El Cajon, CA 104,693 2,175 2,077.5 1,608.5 469.0
La Mesa, CA 60,333 1,440 2,386.8 2,081.8 305.0
Santee, CA 59,351 688 1,159.2 899.7 259.5
Poway, CA 48,011 542 1,128.9 956.0 172.9
Coronado, CA 19,706 383 1,943.6 1,659.4 284.2
Spring Valley, IL 5,415 62 1,145.0 1,034.2 110.8

Lemon Grove SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
5
Commute
5
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