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Morro Bay Crime Rate Report (California)

Morro Bay 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 Morro Bay for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Morro Bay in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 42.13% and the city property crime rate in Morro Bay was lower than the national property crime rate average by 34.53%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Morro Bay was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 56.19% and the city property crime rate in Morro Bay was lower than the property crime rate in California by 43.93%.

Property and Violent Crime
Morro Bay Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Morro Bay Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Morro Bay Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault15
Arson3
Burglary5
Larceny and Theft96
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape3
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)168
Property Crime106
Violent Crime20
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault26
Arson2
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft63
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape4
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)128
Property Crime66
Violent Crime32

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Morro Bay Property Crime

Morro Bay Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Morro Bay Crime 2025

Morro Bay Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Morro Bay Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Morro Bay Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Morro Bay, 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 Morro Bay 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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