Yorba Linda, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Yorba Linda, CA Summary

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

  • There were 709 total crimes committed in Yorba Linda the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,049.6 total crimes per 100K people in Yorba Linda.
  • The overall crime rate in Yorba Linda is -54.84% below the national average.
  • Yorba Linda ranks #45 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Yorba Linda ranks #3,914 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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Yorba Linda Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yorba Linda is 1,049.6 per 100,000 people. That's -54.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.33% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yorba Linda
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 709 1,049.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9 13.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 38.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 36 53.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 158 233.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 441 652.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 74 109.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 673 996.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Yorba Linda 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 Yorba Linda

36
Violent Crimes
53.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-85.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Yorba Linda in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yorba Linda is 53.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,876.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yorba Linda each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -85.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.94% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yorba Linda

673
Property Crimes
996.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 673 property crimes in Yorba Linda in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yorba Linda is 996.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yorba Linda each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.02% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.42% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yorba Linda

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
Fullerton, CA 140,587 4,281 3,045.1 2,653.2 391.9
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
Lake Forest, CA 85,480 1,005 1,175.7 1,054.0 121.7
Chino Hills, CA 78,786 1,267 1,608.2 1,447.0 161.2
Diamond Bar, CA 52,713 1,061 2,012.8 1,838.3 174.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Brea, CA 47,617 1,634 3,431.5 3,240.4 191.1
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3

Yorba Linda SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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