Vandalism per Capita in San Luis Obispo
The map below shows vandalism per 1,000 San Luis Obispo residents.
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1 in 767
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vandalism in San Luis Obispo is about 1 in 767.
$9
Vandalism costs the average San Luis Obispo resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's vandalism map shows the safest places in San Luis Obispo in green. The most dangerous areas in San Luis Obispo are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is San Luis Obispo, CA Safe from Vandalism?
The A grade means the rate of vandalism is much lower than the average US city. San Luis Obispo is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Luis Obispo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of vandalism in San Luis Obispo is 1.304 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Luis Obispo generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of vandalism in San Luis Obispo may be as high as 1 in 364 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,550 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vandalism occurs in the central parts of San Luis Obispo, CA: about 30 per year. The northeast part of San Luis Obispo has fewer cases of vandalism with only 2 in a typical year.
How San Luis Obispo's Vandalism Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vandalism rate in San Luis Obispo to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| San Luis Obispo, CA: | 1.304 |
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| California: | 2.556 |
| USA: | 4.647 |
Considering only the vandalism rate, San Luis Obispo is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Vandalism in San Luis Obispo, CA
Vandalism is projected to cost the residents of San Luis Obispo about $605,955 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of San Luis Obispo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Luis Obispo, including every crime type and how San Luis Obispo compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Vandalism Map
Remember that vandalism rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading San Luis Obispo's crime maps on the San Luis Obispo overall crime page.
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Vandalism Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vandalism in San Luis Obispo is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Luis Obispo.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vandalism Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D | C- | A | |
B | D | B- | A | |
C+ | D+ | C- | A | |
B | C- | C+ | A | |
C | C- | D+ | A | |
B | D- | B | A | |
C+ | D- | C | A | |
B- | C | C | A | |
C | D+ | C- | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | A- |
Vandalism in City with Similar Populations
San Luis Obispo is lower versus other cities of the same size for vandalism. The table below compares vandalism in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vandalism Crime Grade |
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C+ | A- | A- | C | |
B | B- | B- | A- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | B | |
B+ | C- | C- | A | |
D | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C- | D- | D- | C+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | A | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
F | D+ | D+ | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Luis Obispo, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See San Luis Obispo schools on SchoolGrade
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