The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lake Elsinore, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$26.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake Elsinore, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,203 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake Elsinore with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Lake Elsinore, CA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lake Elsinore's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Lake Elsinore sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Lake Elsinore's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake Elsinore is 23.75 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 58 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Lake Elsinore, CA report the most crime, about 450 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 27 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake Elsinore, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake Elsinore for 2025 is $26,022,247, about $342 per resident and $1,203 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lake Elsinore Compared to Other Cities?

Lake Elsinore, CA:	$342
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake Elsinore is $342 per year, which is $122 less than the national average and $148 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake Elsinore:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,045 more than in Lake Elsinore.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $129 less than in Lake Elsinore

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Lake Elsinore for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lake Elsinore	Cost per Lake Elsinore Resident
Murder	$5.90 million	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.00 million	$26
Robbery	$2.10 million	$28
Assault	$4.40 million	$58
Kidnapping	$710,102	$9
Vehicle Theft	$1.69 million	$22
Burglary	$2.40 million	$32
Theft	$4.55 million	$60
Arson	$279,090	$4
Vandalism	$1.34 million	$18
Animal Cruelty	$5,158	$0
Drug Crimes	$492,463	$6
Identity Theft	$153,089	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$26,022,247	$342

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake Elsinore, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Lake Elsinore totals $51,023,623 ($671 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $77,045,870 ($1,013 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Lake Elsinore has 5, do the same, and of Lake Elsinore's 76,040 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Lake Elsinore Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lake Elsinore residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.015
Robbery	0.8787
Rape	0.4338
Murder	0.0413
Total Violent Crime	3.368 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.56
Vehicle Theft	1.437
Burglary	3.475
Arson	0.1520
Total Property Crime	16.62 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1540
Drug Crimes	0.8755
Vandalism	2.464
Identity Theft	0.2601
Animal Cruelty	0.0092
Total "Other" Rate	3.763 (A-)

Individual Lake Elsinore Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Lake Elsinore is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Elsinore.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lakeland Village, CA	B	B-	C
Meadowbrook, CA	C	D+	D+
Canyon Lake, CA	B+	C+	B-
Alberhill, CA	A	A	B
Wildomar, CA	B	B-	C+
Good Hope, CA	C+	D+	C-
Menifee, CA	B-	C+	C
Temescal Valley, CA	A-	B+	B-
Murrieta, CA	B-	C+	C
Sun City, CA	B	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake Elsinore is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Clayton, NC	B	B	B
Columbus, IN	B	A-	A-
Corvallis, OR	D-	C	C
Dover, DE	F	D-	D-
Dundalk, MD	F	D-	D-
Ewa Beach, HI	A	A+	A+
Trujillo Alto, PR	D-	D	D
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	D+
Petaluma, CA	C-	D	D
Pine Hills, FL	B	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Lake Elsinore is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Elsinore, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lake Elsinore schools on SchoolGrade

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