El Cajon, CA Analytics

February recorded 1,402 crime incidents.

January recorded 1,730 crime incidents.

December recorded 1,824 crime incidents.

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Crime Types

  • Other: 2,393
  • Burglary: 835
  • Arrest: 608
  • Assault: 512
  • Theft: 399
  • Vandalism: 106
  • Robbery: 59
  • Shooting: 38
  • Arson: 6

Crime by Month

In the past three months, December had the most number of crimes in El Cajon, California.

December had about 1% more crime than January, with December producing 94 more crimes than January.

December had about 1% more crime than February, with December producing 422 more crimes than February.

Most Committed Crimes in El Cajon, California

Over the past three months, Burglary was the most committed crime overall making up about 17% of crime in El Cajon, California.

The most committed violent crime was Assault, making up about 93% of violent crime in El Cajon, California.

The most committed property crime was Burglary, making up about 67% of property crime in El Cajon, California.

Reported Shootings in El Cajon, California

We recorded 38 shootings over a three month period in El Cajon, California. That's an average of about 12.667 shootings per month. December saw the most shootings with 15, followed by January with 14 shootings, and February with 9 shootings.

Disclaimer: SpotCrime pulls from multiple sources including news reported incidents. A majority of the crime incidents are directly from local police agencies. Occasionally, there may be duplicate crimes. The status of the crime is subject to change.

We are not the FBI. These are not official FBI numbers.

Data is based on a radius around the center point of El Cajon. This may include crimes from adjacent agencies and agencies within the area.