The Oceanside Police Department continues to see significant progress in reducing crime across the city, with the recent countywide crime statistics report marking another year of positive trends for Oceanside.

The Annual Criminal Justice Bulletin disclosed that total “Group A” criminal offenses—which include all major crimes against people, property, and society—declined by an impressive 21% from 2021 to 2024. This substantial reduction reflects the ongoing effectiveness of OPD initiatives throughout the city. Even in the most recent period from 2023 to 2024, Oceanside maintained this downward trajectory with a 7% decrease in total crimes.

The most dramatic improvements have been seen in the "crimes against society” category, which includes drug and narcotic violations, weapons law violations, and other offenses that impact community well-being. These types of crimes decreased by a remarkable 55% from 2021 to 2024, highlighting Oceanside’s focus on addressing quality-of-life issues that matter most to residents.  This decrease is the largest reduction in these crimes of any city across the County in a three-year period. Measure X has been instrumental in funding many of these efforts, such as increased time for crime suppression teams, community services officers, an additional Homeless Outreach Team, and youth gang diversion programs.

Property crimes, including burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, and fraud, also improved consistently, with the property crime rate declining 13% over the three-year period. Oceanside's ability to achieve these reductions while serving a population of over 174,000 residents speaks to our community's commitment to maintaining safe neighborhoods and the effectiveness of collaborative public safety efforts.

The data is released in the SANDAG Annual Criminal Justice Bulletin (August 2025). For questions about the statistics, please contact the Criminal Justice Research Division at (619) 699-1900. For more information, please visit SANDAG.org/cj.