Laguna Hills, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laguna Hills, CA Summary

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

  • There were 478 total crimes committed in Laguna Hills the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,561.6 total crimes per 100K people in Laguna Hills.
  • The overall crime rate in Laguna Hills is -32.81% below the national average.
  • Laguna Hills ranks #104 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Laguna Hills ranks #5,485 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 Hills Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laguna Hills is 1,561.6 per 100,000 people. That's -32.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.50% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laguna Hills
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 478 1,561.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 14 45.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 43 140.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 58 189.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 141 460.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 214 699.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 65 212.3 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 420 1,372.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Laguna Hills 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 Hills

58
Violent Crimes
189.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 violent crimes in Laguna Hills in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laguna Hills is 189.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 527.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laguna Hills each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.14% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laguna Hills

420
Property Crimes
1,372.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-29.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 420 property crimes in Laguna Hills in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laguna Hills is 1,372.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laguna Hills each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -29.79% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.85% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laguna Hills

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Irvine, CA 311,696 4,845 1,554.4 1,479.3 75.1
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
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
Laguna Beach, CA 22,559 446 1,977.0 1,586.9 390.1
Laguna Woods, CA 17,249 94 545.0 521.8 23.2

Laguna Hills SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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