South Lake Tahoe, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Lake Tahoe, CA Summary

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

  • There were 480 total crimes committed in South Lake Tahoe the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,230.0 total crimes per 100K people in South Lake Tahoe.
  • The overall crime rate in South Lake Tahoe is -4.05% below the national average.
  • South Lake Tahoe ranks #236 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • South Lake Tahoe ranks #7,007 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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South Lake Tahoe Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Lake Tahoe is 2,230.0 per 100,000 people. That's -4.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.60% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Lake Tahoe
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 480 2,230.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 20 92.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 104 483.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 135 627.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 54 250.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 233 1,082.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 58 269.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 345 1,602.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe

135
Violent Crimes
627.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
69.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 135 violent crimes in South Lake Tahoe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Lake Tahoe is 627.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Lake Tahoe each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 69.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 41.88% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Lake Tahoe

345
Property Crimes
1,602.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 345 property crimes in South Lake Tahoe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Lake Tahoe is 1,602.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Lake Tahoe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.07% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

South Lake Tahoe SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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