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South Lake Tahoe Crime Rate Report (California)

South Lake Tahoe 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 South Lake Tahoe for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for South Lake Tahoe in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 118.78% and the city property crime rate in South Lake Tahoe was lower than the national property crime rate average by 11.21%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in South Lake Tahoe was higher than the violent crime rate in California by 65.64% and the city property crime rate in South Lake Tahoe was lower than the property crime rate in California by 23.96%.

Property and Violent Crime
South Lake Tahoe Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
South Lake Tahoe Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

South Lake Tahoe Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault130
Arson10
Burglary32
Larceny and Theft239
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape16
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)388
Property Crime289
Violent Crime152
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault149
Arson10
Burglary25
Larceny and Theft208
Motor Vehicle Theft24
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape16
Robbery9
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)355
Property Crime256
Violent Crime173

Property and Violent Crime Totals

South Lake Tahoe Property Crime

South Lake Tahoe Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

South Lake Tahoe Crime 2025

South Lake Tahoe Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

South Lake Tahoe Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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