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Carlsbad Crime Rate Report (California)

Carlsbad crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Carlsbad for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Carlsbad in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 36.39% and the city property crime rate in Carlsbad was lower than the national property crime rate average by 29.46%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Carlsbad was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 51.84% and the city property crime rate in Carlsbad was lower than the property crime rate in California by 39.59%.

Property and Violent Crime
Carlsbad Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Carlsbad Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Carlsbad Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault191
Arson11
Burglary196
Larceny and Theft956
Motor Vehicle Theft74
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape14
Robbery27
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,427
Property Crime1,226
Violent Crime236
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault187
Arson10
Burglary202
Larceny and Theft1,157
Motor Vehicle Theft124
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape10
Robbery34
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,685
Property Crime1,484
Violent Crime233

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Carlsbad Property Crime

Carlsbad Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Carlsbad Crime 2025

Carlsbad Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Carlsbad Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Carlsbad Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Carlsbad, California crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Carlsbad crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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