CurrentCrimeMap

Data through September 2026, Chula Vista Police Department

Crime in Chula Vista, CA

The violent crime rate in Chula Vista is 351 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, 20% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +1% compared with the previous 12 months.

A street in Chula Vista, California, with hills in the background.
Photo: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

351 per 100,000 residents, per year

979 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

+1% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,000 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,792 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

−6% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,350 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,771 reported in the 12 months to Sep 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 279,237, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Chula Vista sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

351

Chula Vista has the 155th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 147 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Chula Vista; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Columbia, MO358150
Brownsville, TX357151
Bradenton, FL355152
Columbus, OH355153
Huntsville, AL351154
Chula Vista, CA351155
Sioux Falls, SD347156
Miami, FL345157
Arlington, TX345158
Omaha, NE342159
Frederick, MD341160

The places closest to Chula Vista in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Chula Vista crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Chula Vista Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Chula Vista and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Chula Vista, 5 have a higher violent crime rate and 3 a lower one. The closest is San Diego, CA, 15 miles away.

Chula Vista and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Chula Vista, CA351
San Diego, CA38515 mi
Irvine, CA7585 mi
Moreno Valley, CA43590 mi
Santa Ana, CA31092 mi
Riverside, CA56893 mi
Huntington Beach, CA18293 mi
Anaheim, CA54695 mi
Long Beach, CA621104 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Sep 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent62.1—+100%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Chula Vista Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026

Violent crime +1%

050100150OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep8777
Violent crimes per month in Chula Vista, CA, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Oct 2025105Oct 202483
Nov 202575Nov 202462
Dec 202588Dec 202467
Jan 202668Jan 202591
Feb 202666Feb 202580
Mar 202672Mar 202586
Apr 202662Apr 202596
May 202693May 202598
Jun 202670Jun 202573
Jul 2026109Jul 202570
Aug 202684Aug 202586
Sep 202687Sep 202577

Homicides 6 vs. 3

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Homicides per month in Chula Vista, CA, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Oct 20252Oct 20240
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20252Dec 20240
Jan 20260Jan 20252
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20262May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20251
Aug 20260Aug 20250
Sep 20260Sep 20250

2 in 2026 through September, 3 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Oct 2023
Reported crime per month in Chula Vista, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Sep 2026871580
Aug 2026842020
Jul 20261092230
Jun 2026702160
May 2026932262
Apr 2026622570
Mar 2026722600
Feb 2026662460
Jan 2026682560
Dec 2025882922
Nov 2025752070
Oct 20251052492
Sep 2025772610
Aug 2025862510
Jul 2025702721
Jun 2025732640
May 2025982390
Apr 2025962300
Mar 2025862340
Feb 2025802200
Jan 2025912482
Dec 2024672580
Nov 2024622460
Oct 2024832480
Sep 20241151950
Aug 2024842810
Jul 20241122762
Jun 2024932440
May 2024772660
Apr 2024772901
Mar 2024872780
Feb 20241012700
Jan 2024803100
Dec 2023732740
Nov 2023792711
Oct 2023922951

How Chula Vista compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
14St. Louis, MO1,1514,554274,819Aug 2026
21Anchorage, AK1,0153,433287,385Mar 2026
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
96Lubbock, TX5201,994275,713Jul 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
229Madison, WI2121,854287,992Mar 2026
267Port St. Lucie, FL127574273,427Aug 2026
278Chandler, AZ1111,116282,191Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Chula Vista in population, Chula Vista included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
107San Francisco, CA4862,960815,330Dec 2025
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
135San Diego, CA3851,5511,409,432Aug 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to Chula Vista in violent crime rate. All 24 in California

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026
116Moreno Valley, CA4351,278215,203Aug 2026
135San Diego, CA3851,5511,409,432Aug 2026
155Chula Vista, CA3511,000279,237Sep 2026
174Santa Ana, CA3101,267317,439Jun 2026
212Fontana, CA2321,072220,837Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
293Irvine, CA75856321,339Sep 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Chula Vista by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Chula Vista side by side with Santa Ana, Irvine or Riverside, or with any other place.

Other cities in California

8 closest of 23

California as a whole has 417 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Chula Vista’s rate is 16% below the state’s.

San DiegoIrvineMoreno ValleySanta AnaRiversideHuntington BeachAnaheimLong Beach

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Chula Vista safe?

By reported violent crime, Chula Vista is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 351 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to September 2026, +1% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Chula Vista?

This site does not have one for Chula Vista. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Chula Vista compares with nearby places such as San Diego, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Chula Vista?

351 violent and 1,000 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,771 incidents reported to Chula Vista Police Department over the 12 months to September 2026.

Is crime in Chula Vista going up or down?

It is roughly flat: violent crime +1% and property crime −6% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Chula Vista had in 2026?

Chula Vista Police Department reported 2 homicides from January to September 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 3 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Sep 2026 the count was 6, or 2 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Chula Vista Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0370200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Chula Vista

12 months to September 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CA0370200
Source
Chula Vista Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0370200)
Latest complete month
September 2026
History on this site
October 2023 to September 2026 (45 months)
Update schedule
Chula Vista Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)