Crime Score for Monterey County, CA
County FIPS 06053 · California · June 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 26.32% of US counties
National rank
#8,930
of 735 scored counties
California rank
#70
in state
Score index
41.0
crime intensity
Scored ZIPs
24
in this county
Monterey County in California scored in the 26.3th percentile for reported crime among US counties in June 2026. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime. It ranks #8,930 nationally and #70 in California.
Within the county, 24 ZIP codes have published scores. Their median is the 25.9th percentile; the highest is 93954 at 82.36 and the lowest is 93906 at 0.59. A county score summarises the whole area, so a ZIP inside it can sit well above or below it.
ZIP codes in Monterey County, ranked
- 193954San LucasHigh Crime82.36
- 293943MontereyAbove Average71.81
- 393932LockwoodAbove Average68.24
- 493925ChualarAbove Average67.11
- 593450San ArdoAbove Average66.26
- 693930King CityBelow Average49.80
- 793940Del Monte ForestBelow Average45.23
- 893920—Below Average37.30
- 993955Del Rey OaksBelow Average33.13
- 1093923Carmel-by-the-SeaBelow Average32.44
- 1195039ElkhornBelow Average32.04
- 1293924Carmel Valley VillageBelow Average25.91
- 1393933MarinaLow Crime21.29
- 1493926GonzalesLow Crime20.12
- 1595076AmestiLow Crime18.40
- 1693927GreenfieldLow Crime17.04
- 1793451San MiguelLow Crime11.69
- 1895012CastrovilleLow Crime8.35
- 1993908ChualarLow Crime6.33
- 2093950Pacific GroveLow Crime5.73
- 2193907BorondaLow Crime3.67
- 2293901SalinasLow Crime1.54
- 2393905SalinasLow Crime1.06
- 2493906SalinasLow Crime0.59
Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.