Crime Statistics: Is Paso Robles Safe?

Paso Robles Crime Data Report

–Is Paso Robles safe? This report explores several crime data ranking sites and those of the Paso Robles Police Department.

According to the Paso Robles Police Department, crime declined between 2018 and 2020. According to its statistics, in 2019 there were 300 reports of violent crime and 649 reports of property crime. In 2020, there were 227 reports of violent crime and 377 reports of burglary offenses.

So far in 2021, there have been 106 reports of violent crime and 245 counts of property crimes. It looks like Paso Robles is on track to surpass its 2020 numbers, especially for property crimes. The police department has broken down the statistics in the following table: (Note: stats for the entire month of June were not fully taken into account at the time of this article)

Neighborhood Scout

Paso Robles is a moderately safe city compared to other U.S. cities of its size, according to Neighborhood Scout and other area safety ranking sites.

According to Neighborhood Scout, in Paso Robles:

• Your chances of being a victim of a violent crime in Paso Robles are one in 551 (compared to one in 227 in the state of California).
• Your odds of becoming a victim of property crime in Paso Robles are one in 48 in Paso Robles (compared to one in 43 in the state of California).
• The “downtown” area of ​​Paso Robles has the highest rates of both types of crime.

Click here for more Neighborhood Scout information on Paso Robles Safety.

Niche.com

Niche.com gave Paso Robles a “B-” score based on violent and property crime. The neighboring towns of Atascadero were given a safety rating of “B” and Templeton was also given a “B-“. Lake Nacimiento marked a “C” and San Miguel a “C +”.

San Luis Obispo got an “A”, but Nice takes more than just crime and safety statistics into account when calculating its scores. Niche says on its website that they’ve gathered their data from more than “100 million student, parent, and resident survey responses and reviews to help you better understand what a business really looks like. school or neighborhood ”.

Click here for more information from Nice.com on Paso Robles.

Vibes Zone

Area Vibes gave Paso Robles a slightly higher rating, “B +”. According to their data, in Paso Robles, the total daily crime count is 1.29 times lower than the California average and 1.16 times lower than the national average. The daily violent crime statistics in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) are 2.71 times lower than the California average and 2.33 times lower than the national average. For property crimes, El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) has a daily crime rate that is 1.17 times lower than the California average and 1.06 times lower than the daily national average.

Paso Robles is safer than 68% of California cities and 49% of all other cities in America. Currently, Paso Robles experiences a lower than average crime rate compared to other cities in the United States.

Click here for more information on Areavibes.

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Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series by Paso Robles that compiles data on life in Paso Robles. To suggest a topic or data to add to this or another list, send an email to [email protected].