Huntington Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Huntington Beach, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,858 total crimes committed in Huntington Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,496.2 total crimes per 100K people in Huntington Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Huntington Beach is 7.40% above the national average.
  • Huntington Beach ranks #270 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Huntington Beach ranks #7,470 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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Huntington Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Huntington Beach is 2,496.2 per 100,000 people. That's 7.40% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.29% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Huntington Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,858 2,496.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 1.5 5.6 6.3
Robbery 108 55.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 315 161.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 494 253.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 494 253.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 3,369 1,731.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 501 257.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 4,364 2,242.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach

494
Violent Crimes
253.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 494 violent crimes in Huntington Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Huntington Beach is 253.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 394.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Huntington Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.58% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Huntington Beach

4,364
Property Crimes
2,242.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 4,364 property crimes in Huntington Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Huntington Beach is 2,242.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Huntington Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.83% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Huntington Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Santa Ana, CA 333,107 8,355 2,508.2 2,079.2 429.0
Garden Grove, CA 169,157 4,233 2,502.4 2,191.5 311.0
Costa Mesa, CA 109,785 4,552 4,146.3 3,557.0 589.3
Westminster, CA 89,490 3,015 3,369.1 2,972.4 396.7
Lake Forest, CA 85,480 1,005 1,175.7 1,054.0 121.7
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Fountain Valley, CA 55,941 1,332 2,381.1 2,229.1 151.9
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9

Huntington Beach SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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