Santee, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Santee, CA Summary

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

  • There were 688 total crimes committed in Santee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,159.2 total crimes per 100K people in Santee.
  • The overall crime rate in Santee is -50.12% below the national average.
  • Santee ranks #57 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Santee ranks #4,260 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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Santee Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Santee is 1,159.2 per 100,000 people. That's -50.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.09% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Santee
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 688 1,159.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 5.6 6.3
Robbery 31 52.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 112 188.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 154 259.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 74 124.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 387 652.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 73 123.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 534 899.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Santee 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 Santee

154
Violent Crimes
259.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-29.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 154 violent crimes in Santee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Santee is 259.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 385.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Santee each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -29.83% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -41.30% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Santee

534
Property Crimes
899.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 534 property crimes in Santee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Santee is 899.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Santee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.96% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.94% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Santee

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
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
Poway, CA 48,011 542 1,128.9 956.0 172.9
Lemon Grove, CA 27,208 643 2,363.3 1,753.2 610.1
Coronado, CA 19,706 383 1,943.6 1,659.4 284.2

Santee SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
6
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