Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Poway has a violent crime rate of 134 per 100,000 residents, 65% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 100.4 per 100,000, robbery at 29.3, rape at 4.2. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 594 per 100,000, 70% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 423, burglary at 111, vehicle theft at 61 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 272 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 455 federally declared disasters. Overall, Poway receives a safety grade of F.