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Monterey Crime Rate Report (California)

Monterey crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Monterey for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Monterey in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 6.25% and the city property crime rate in Monterey was lower than the national property crime rate average by 12.23%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Monterey was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 19.56% and the city property crime rate in Monterey was lower than the property crime rate in California by 24.83%.

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

Monterey Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault70
Arson4
Burglary56
Larceny and Theft311
Motor Vehicle Theft20
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape11
Robbery19
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)601
Property Crime387
Violent Crime100
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault75
Arson3
Burglary42
Larceny and Theft305
Motor Vehicle Theft23
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape16
Robbery15
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)584
Property Crime370
Violent Crime106

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Monterey Property Crime

Monterey Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Monterey Crime 2025

Monterey Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Monterey Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Monterey Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Monterey, 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 Monterey crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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