Lake, Oceanside, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$772,497

Cost of Crime™ for Lake, Oceanside, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $429 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lake against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Lake sits in the 54th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 54% of neighborhoods and behind 46%. The grade covers only Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Lake is 4.075 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 194 in the north areas to 1 in 418 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Lake, Oceanside, CA report the most violent crime, about 5 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake, Oceanside, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lake is projected at $772,497 for 2025, about $188 per resident and $429 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lake Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Lake, Oceanside, CA:	$188
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $188 per resident each year in Lake, which is $71 less than the national average and $76 less than Oceanside's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lake:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $636 more than in Lake.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $105 less than in Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Lake, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lake	Cost per Lake Resident
Murder	$216,077	$53
Rape/Sexual Assault	$122,008	$30
Robbery	$160,894	$39
Assault	$273,518	$66
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$772,497	$188

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lake, Oceanside, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Lake totals $2,183,847 ($531 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,956,345 ($719 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lake, Oceanside, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Lake residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.315
Robbery	1.243
Rape	0.4891
Murder	0.0279
Total Violent Crime	4.075 (B-)

Individual Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Lake is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Lake.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Peacock, Oceanside, CA	A-	A	B
Ivey Ranch-Rancho del Oro, Oceanside, CA	C+	B	C-
Fire Mountain, Oceanside, CA	C	C-	D+
Downtown Carlsbad, Carlsbad, CA	D-	D-	F
San Luis Rey, Oceanside, CA	B	A-	C+
Guajome, Oceanside, CA	A	A	A-
South Oceanside, Oceanside, CA	C	C+	C-
North Valley San Diego, Oceanside, CA	A	A	A-
East Side Capistrano, Oceanside, CA	C+	C+	C-
Townsite, Oceanside, CA	C-	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lake is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Duclay Forest, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A-	A-
Skybrook, Huntersville, NC	A	A+	A+
Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA	C	A-	A-
Hillside, Coral Hills, MD	F	F	F
Highland Park, Norfolk, VA	D	B-	B-
Heather Ridge, Aurora, CO	D	D+	D+
Everett, Lincoln, NE	D-	C-	C-
Esprit, St. Cloud, FL	A+	A+	A+
Embrey Mill, Stafford, VA	A+	A+	A+
Ellis Lake, Concord, CA	B-	B	B

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

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