Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Carlsbad has a violent crime rate of 202 per 100,000 residents, 47% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 160.1 per 100,000, robbery at 34.5, rape at 6.2. The murder rate is 0.9 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,530 per 100,000, 22% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,176, burglary at 236, vehicle theft at 111 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 238 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 364 federally declared disasters. Overall, Carlsbad receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Carlsbad vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)