Orinda, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Orinda, CA Summary

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

  • There were 136 total crimes committed in Orinda the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 699.6 total crimes per 100K people in Orinda.
  • The overall crime rate in Orinda is -69.90% below the national average.
  • Orinda ranks #13 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Orinda ranks #2,638 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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Orinda Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orinda is 699.6 per 100,000 people. That's -69.90% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -72.90% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orinda
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 136 699.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 7 36.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 15.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 11 56.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 28 144.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 83 426.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 72.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 125 643.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Orinda 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 Orinda

11
Violent Crimes
56.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Orinda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orinda is 56.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,767.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orinda each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.20% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orinda

125
Property Crimes
643.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-67.10%
Below The National Average
  • There were 125 property crimes in Orinda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orinda is 643.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orinda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -67.10% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.94% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orinda

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Dublin, CA 67,368 1,002 1,487.4 1,324.1 163.3
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
Danville, CA 42,945 305 710.2 677.6 32.6
Lafayette, CA 25,031 341 1,362.3 1,262.4 99.9
Moraga, CA 16,550 185 1,117.8 936.6 181.3
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7
Kensington, CA 5,028 110 2,187.7 2,148.0 39.8

Orinda SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
3
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