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The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
The fact that the average city had crime rates similar to the state in contrast to the lower median rates indicates the presence of outliers with high crime rates. Indeed, the 66th percentile for violent crime rates was 3.69 crimes per 1,000 people, still not as high as the average crime rate among cities (the 33rd percentile was 1.81).
The city's police department was threatened with layoffs to help stabilize the department's budget. Although budget cuts saved Chula Vista $18 million, about 100 employees (including 15 police officers) were eliminated. [3] In October 2018, the department became the first in the country to use drone technology to respond to 911 calls. [4]
Chula Vista is named for its scenic location between San Diego Bay and coastal mountain foothills. The area, along with San Diego, was inhabited by the Kumeyaay before contact from the Spanish, who later claimed the area. In 1821, Chula Vista became part of the newly declared Mexican Empire, which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two ...
Otay Mesa (/ ˈ oʊ t aɪ ˈ m eɪ s ə / OH-ty MAY-sə) is a community in the southern exclave of San Diego, California, just north of the U.S.–Mexico border.. It is bordered by the Otay River Valley and the city of Chula Vista on the north; Interstate 805 and the neighborhoods of Ocean View Hills and San Ysidro on the west; unincorporated San Diego County on the north and east including ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 4,526 square miles (11,720 km 2), of which 4,207 square miles (10,900 km 2) is land and 319 square miles (830 km 2) (7.0%) is water. [18] The county is larger in area than the combined states of Rhode Island and Delaware. [19] San Diego County has a varied topography.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (24 km 2). 7.3 square miles (19 km 2) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km 2) of it (20.17%) is water. National City is bounded by San Diego to the north and northeast, Bonita to the southeast, and Chula Vista to the south across the Sweetwater River.
Bonita (Spanish for "Beautiful") is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern San Diego County, California, nestled between the cities of Chula Vista, National City, and San Diego. The population was 12,917 at the 2020 census , up from 12,538 at the 2010 census .