Descanso, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 61%

Violent crime 59%

Property crime 61%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Descanso_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	918 (estimate)	2,581	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	34.2	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	113.6	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	288.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	157 (estimate)	442	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	369.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,341.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	427.6	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	761 (estimate)	2,139	1,958

Key findings

Descanso crime rates are 61% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Descanso are 59% lower than the national average
In Descanso you have a 1 in 109 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Descanso is safer than 69% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Descanso has decreased by 7%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Descanso

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Descanso is 1 in 637

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Descanso is 1 in 132

The chance of being a victim of crime in Descanso is 1 in 109

Year Over Year Crime In Descanso (per 100,000 people)

Descanso police department

Item	Descanso	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.6	3.3

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	79,891	232	266

There are a total of 79,891 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 232 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Pine Valley, CA	1,912	155	748	903
Julian, CA	1,010	177	856	1,033
Crest, CA	2,733	180	869	1,049
Jamul, CA	5,640	225	1,089	1,314
Harbison Canyon, CA	4,128	284	1,372	1,656
San Diego Country Estates, CA	10,547	373	1,806	2,179
Alpine, CA	15,188	378	1,829	2,207
Descanso, CA	1,287	157	761	918

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Saticoy, CA	1,287	224	1,084	1,308
New Windsor, MD	1,287	172	694	866
Menahga, MN	1,287	0	456	456
Sanborn, NY	1,287	179	696	875
Leetsdale, PA	1,287	171	2,387	2,558
Descanso, CA	1,287	157	761	918

Source: The Descanso, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.