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Poway Crime Rate Report (California)

Poway 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 Poway for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Poway in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 72.92% and the city property crime rate in Poway was lower than the national property crime rate average by 75.7%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Poway was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 79.5% and the city property crime rate in Poway was lower than the property crime rate in California by 79.19%.

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

Poway Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault34
Arson0
Burglary24
Larceny and Theft146
Motor Vehicle Theft15
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery9
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)288
Property Crime185
Violent Crime44
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault54
Arson1
Burglary38
Larceny and Theft184
Motor Vehicle Theft31
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape0
Robbery12
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)355
Property Crime252
Violent Crime67

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Poway Property Crime

Poway Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Poway Crime 2025

Poway Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Poway Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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