Anaheim, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Anaheim, CA Summary

Crime in Anaheim research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Anaheim over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Anaheim:

  • There were 12,189 total crimes committed in Anaheim the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,535.1 total crimes per 100K people in Anaheim.
  • The overall crime rate in Anaheim is 52.10% above the national average.
  • Anaheim ranks #392 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Anaheim ranks #8,636 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Anaheim Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Anaheim is 3,535.1 per 100,000 people. That's 52.10% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 36.97% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Anaheim
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12,189 3,535.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 12 3.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 380 110.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2,124 616.0 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 2,641 766.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 1,693 491.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 6,055 1,756.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,800 522.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 9,548 2,769.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Anaheim Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Anaheim

2,641
Violent Crimes
766.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
107.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,641 violent crimes in Anaheim in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Anaheim is 766.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Anaheim each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 107.13% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 73.28% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Anaheim

9,548
Property Crimes
2,769.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 9,548 property crimes in Anaheim in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Anaheim is 2,769.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Anaheim each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 41.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.47% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Anaheim

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fullerton, CA 140,587 4,281 3,045.1 2,653.2 391.9
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
Mission Viejo, CA 91,382 1,104 1,208.1 1,117.3 90.8
Lake Forest, CA 85,480 1,005 1,175.7 1,054.0 121.7
Tustin, CA 78,841 2,212 2,805.6 2,486.0 319.6
Chino Hills, CA 78,786 1,267 1,608.2 1,447.0 161.2
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9

Anaheim SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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