Dana Point, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dana Point, CA Summary

Crime in Dana Point research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dana Point 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 Dana Point:

  • There were 458 total crimes committed in Dana Point the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,407.8 total crimes per 100K people in Dana Point.
  • The overall crime rate in Dana Point is -39.43% below the national average.
  • Dana Point ranks #82 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Dana Point ranks #5,049 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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Dana Point Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dana Point is 1,407.8 per 100,000 people. That's -39.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -45.46% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dana Point
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 458 1,407.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9 27.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 129.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 55 169.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 65 199.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 261 802.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 77 236.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 403 1,238.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Dana Point 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 Dana Point

55
Violent Crimes
169.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Dana Point in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dana Point is 169.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 591.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dana Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.76% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dana Point

403
Property Crimes
1,238.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 403 property crimes in Dana Point in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dana Point is 1,238.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dana Point each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.09% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dana Point

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Irvine, CA 311,696 4,845 1,554.4 1,479.3 75.1
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
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,119 731 1,140.1 1,044.9 95.1
San Clemente, CA 63,449 896 1,412.2 1,226.2 186.0
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 46,889 238 507.6 469.2 38.4
San Juan Capistrano, CA 34,698 504 1,452.5 1,245.0 207.5
Laguna Hills, CA 30,610 478 1,561.6 1,372.1 189.5

Dana Point SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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