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The San Luis Obispo crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #343

San Luis Obispo, CA	1,872.68
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

San Luis Obispo, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	0	47	25	168	206	1,162	71	17
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	100.7	53.6	360.0	441.4	2,489.7	152.1	36.4	1,865
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	0	34	26	101	328	1,384	63	44
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	73.8	56.4	219.1	711.6	3,002.5	136.7	95.5	1,852
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	1	20	19	79	414	1,476	81	48
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	43.5	41.4	171.9	901.0	3,212.4	176.3	104.5	1,831
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	2	24	34	74	330	1,345	107	25
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	4.4	52.6	74.5	162.1	722.9	2,946.4	234.4	54.8	1,820
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	0	27	35	64	372	1,260	54	22
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	61.4	79.5	145.4	845.3	2,863.1	122.7	50.0	1,774
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	0	30	39	71	324	1,240	68	50
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	68.9	89.5	163.0	743.7	2,846.3	156.1	114.8	1,809
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	0	32	38	66	334	1,328	55	40
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	73.7	87.5	152.0	769.2	3,058.4	126.7	92.1	1,869
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	3	27	39	99	312	1,450	84	NA
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	7.0	63.1	91.2	231.4	729.3	3,389.4	196.3	NA	2,099
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	0	22	25	113	358	1,273	96	41
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	50.1	56.9	257.4	815.5	2,899.7	218.7	93.4	1,840
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	2	23	35	110	361	1,335	97	38
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	4.5	51.9	79.0	248.2	814.5	3,011.9	218.8	85.7	1,968
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

San Luis Obispo, CA	100.56
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

San Luis Obispo, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	4.3	2.2	0.0	2.2	0.0	0.0	43
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	4	0	0	2	2	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	8.7	0.0	0.0	4.4	4.4	0.0	87
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	6.6	4.4	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	65
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	3	0	2	0	1	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	6.8	0.0	4.5	0.0	2.3	0.0	68
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	7	2	0	5	0	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	16.1	4.6	0.0	11.5	0.0	0.0	160
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	8	4	3	0	1	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	18.4	9.2	6.9	0.0	2.3	0.0	184
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	10	3	3	1	3	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	23.4	7.0	7.0	2.3	7.0	0.0	233
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	4.6	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	45
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

San Luis Obispo, CA	1.47
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

San Luis Obispo, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	82	59	23
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	175.7	126.4	49.3	1.51
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	83	59	24
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	180.1	128.0	52.1	1.54
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	78	53	25
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	169.8	115.4	54.4	1.43
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	83	57	26
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	181.8	124.9	57.0	1.53
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	83	57	26
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	188.6	129.5	59.1	1.59
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	86	59	27
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	197.4	135.4	62.0	1.66
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	87	62	25
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	200.4	142.8	57.6	1.72
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	91	62	29
	San Luis Obispo, CA	Per 100,000	212.7	144.9	67.8	1.79
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	83	57	26
2005	San Luis Obispo, CA	Count	81	57	24