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Del Mar, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

With a crime rate of 33 per one thousand residents, Del Mar has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 31. Within California, more than 86% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Del Mar.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a city's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 3,882, Del Mar has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Del Mar does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Del Mar.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Del Mar does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Del Mar.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Del Mar's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Del Mar is one in 647.

In addition, NeighborhoodScout found that a lot of the crime that takes place in Del Mar is property crime. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. In Del Mar, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 32, which is a rate of 31 per one thousand population.

Importantly, we found that Del Mar has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Del Mar is one in 169.

Del Mar Crime Data

total Crime Index

9

(100 is safest)


Safer than 9% of U.S. cities.

Del Mar Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

6

121

127

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.55

31.17

32.72

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.55
4.99
National Median: 4
    Del Mar
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 647

in Del Mar

1 in 200

in California

Del Mar Violent Crimes

Population: 3,882
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 2 2
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.52 0.52 0.52

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
31.17
23.43
National Median: 20
    Del Mar
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 32

in Del Mar

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 3,882
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 25 73 23
Rate per 1,000 6.44 18.80 5.92

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Del Mar Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
73
84
National Median: 27.0
    Del Mar
    California

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Zip Codes in Del Mar, CA