Laguna Niguel, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laguna Niguel, CA Summary

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

  • There were 731 total crimes committed in Laguna Niguel the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,140.1 total crimes per 100K people in Laguna Niguel.
  • The overall crime rate in Laguna Niguel is -50.95% below the national average.
  • Laguna Niguel ranks #56 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Laguna Niguel ranks #4,209 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 Niguel Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laguna Niguel is 1,140.1 per 100,000 people. That's -50.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.83% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laguna Niguel
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 731 1,140.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 13 20.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 44 68.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 61 95.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 102 159.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 493 768.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 75 117.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 670 1,044.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Laguna Niguel 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 Niguel

61
Violent Crimes
95.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Laguna Niguel in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laguna Niguel is 95.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,051.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laguna Niguel each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.27% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.48% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laguna Niguel

670
Property Crimes
1,044.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 670 property crimes in Laguna Niguel in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laguna Niguel is 1,044.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laguna Niguel each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.15% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laguna Niguel

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
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
San Clemente, CA 63,449 896 1,412.2 1,226.2 186.0
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
San Juan Capistrano, CA 34,698 504 1,452.5 1,245.0 207.5
Dana Point, CA 32,534 458 1,407.8 1,238.7 169.1
Laguna Hills, CA 30,610 478 1,561.6 1,372.1 189.5

Laguna Niguel SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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