Laguna Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laguna Beach, CA Summary

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

  • There were 446 total crimes committed in Laguna Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,977.0 total crimes per 100K people in Laguna Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Laguna Beach is -14.94% below the national average.
  • Laguna Beach ranks #182 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Laguna Beach ranks #6,477 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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Laguna Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laguna Beach is 1,977.0 per 100,000 people. That's -14.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -23.40% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laguna Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 446 1,977.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.4 5.6 6.3
Robbery 10 44.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 292.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 88 390.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 63 279.3 369.7 269.8
Larceny 254 1,125.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 41 181.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 358 1,586.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Laguna 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 Laguna Beach

88
Violent Crimes
390.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
5.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 88 violent crimes in Laguna Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laguna Beach is 390.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 256.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laguna Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 5.49% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.75% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laguna Beach

358
Property Crimes
1,586.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-18.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 358 property crimes in Laguna Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laguna Beach is 1,586.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 63.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laguna Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -18.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.81% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laguna Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Newport Beach, CA 84,254 1,907 2,263.4 2,075.9 187.5
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,119 731 1,140.1 1,044.9 95.1
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
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
Dana Point, CA 32,534 458 1,407.8 1,238.7 169.1

Laguna Beach SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
6
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