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Vista Crime Rate Report (California)

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

The city violent crime rate for Vista in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 37.69% and the city property crime rate in Vista was lower than the national property crime rate average by 64.75%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Vista was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 52.83% and the city property crime rate in Vista was lower than the property crime rate in California by 69.81%.

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

Vista Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault153
Arson4
Burglary83
Larceny and Theft360
Motor Vehicle Theft95
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape3
Robbery46
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)952
Property Crime538
Violent Crime203
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault238
Arson5
Burglary104
Larceny and Theft406
Motor Vehicle Theft171
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape2
Robbery45
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,095
Property Crime681
Violent Crime287

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Vista Property Crime

Vista Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Vista Crime 2025

Vista Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Vista Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

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