Crime & Safety in Pismo Beach, CA

Pismo Beach has a violent crime rate of 350 per 100,000 residents, 8% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 277.6 per 100,000, robbery at 72.4, rape at 0.0. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 4,116 per 100,000, 110% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,849, burglary at 1,074, vehicle theft at 193 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 33 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Pismo Beach receives a safety grade of F.