Orange, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Orange, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,576 total crimes committed in Orange the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,855.3 total crimes per 100K people in Orange.
  • The overall crime rate in Orange is -20.17% below the national average.
  • Orange ranks #157 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Orange ranks #6,212 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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Orange Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orange is 1,855.3 per 100,000 people. That's -20.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.12% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orange
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,576 1,855.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 2.9 5.6 6.3
Robbery 54 38.9 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 108 77.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 180 129.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 504 363.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,468 1,057.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 424 305.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,396 1,725.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Orange 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 Orange

180
Violent Crimes
129.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 180 violent crimes in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orange is 129.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 771.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.67% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orange

2,396
Property Crimes
1,725.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,396 property crimes in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orange is 1,725.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.32% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orange

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Anaheim, CA 344,795 12,189 3,535.1 2,769.2 766.0
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
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
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Tustin, CA 78,841 2,212 2,805.6 2,486.0 319.6
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
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4

Orange SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
6
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