Brea, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brea, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,634 total crimes committed in Brea the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,431.5 total crimes per 100K people in Brea.
  • The overall crime rate in Brea is 47.64% above the national average.
  • Brea ranks #386 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Brea ranks #8,565 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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Brea Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brea is 3,431.5 per 100,000 people. That's 47.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 32.96% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brea
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,634 3,431.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 26 54.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 57 119.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 91 191.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 166 348.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,254 2,633.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 123 258.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,543 3,240.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Brea 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 Brea

91
Violent Crimes
191.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 91 violent crimes in Brea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brea is 191.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 523.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brea each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.77% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brea

1,543
Property Crimes
3,240.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
65.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,543 property crimes in Brea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brea is 3,240.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 65.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.50% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fullerton, CA 140,587 4,281 3,045.1 2,653.2 391.9
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
La Habra, CA 62,082 1,496 2,409.7 1,987.7 422.0
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
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Walnut, CA 27,253 470 1,724.6 1,596.2 128.4
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0

Brea SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
4
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