Irvine, CA Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Irvine

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Irvine_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,889	n/a (estimate)	1,458	2,998	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Irvine_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	3	n/a	1.1	4.9	5.3
Rape	41	n/a	15.4	34.9	40.4
Robbery	52	n/a	19.5	139.6	102.8
Assault	56	n/a	21.0	265.9	248.5
Violent crime	152	n/a (estimate)	57	445	386
Burglary	640	n/a	240.0	479.8	468.9
Theft	2,918	n/a	1,094.3	1,623.0	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	179	n/a	67.1	450.3	236.9
Property crime	3,737	n/a (estimate)	1,401	2,553	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Irvine, CA. The total number of reported crimes in Irvine, CA is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Irvine, CA crime rate is 51% lower than the California average and is 49% lower than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Irvine, CA has a violent crime rate that is 87% lower than the California average and 85% lower than the national average. For property crime, Irvine, CA is 45% lower than the California average and 43% lower than the national average.

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Irvine is 49% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4 daily crimes that occur in Irvine.
Irvine is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States.
In Irvine you have a 1 in 69 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Irvine has decreased by 6%.

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Compare Irvine, CA Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Irvine (per 100,000 people)

The number of daily crimes per 100,000 residents in Irvine, CA is demonstrated in the illustration above. So that direct comparisons can be made, the number of daily crimes for California and on a national level are also posted. As you can see, the daily crimes for Irvine, CA are 2.06 times less than the California average and 1.95 times less than the national level. Daily violent Crimes in Irvine, CA are 7.81 times less than than California and 6.78 times less than the national mean. While daily property crimes in Irvine, CA are 1.82 times less than than California and 1.75 times less than the national average.

How Safe is Irvine (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in California and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Irvine, CA? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Irvine, CA has been ranked safer than 91% of other cities in the state of California. In addition, Irvine, CA is safer than 76% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all California and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Irvine, CA. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Irvine, CA is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Irvine

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Irvine is 1 in 1755

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Irvine is 1 in 72

The chance of being a victim of crime in Irvine is 1 in 69

Do you want to know the risk of being victimized by a crime in Irvine, CA? Displayed here are the statistics showing how likely you are to become a victim of a crime of violence, crime against your property, or any other crime. If you are in Irvine, CA, then there is a 1 in 1755 risk that you will experience a violent crime against you. These types of crimes may include homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. Your risk of being a victim of property crime is 1 in 72. These types of crime include burglary, petty theft, and theft of motor vehicles. Altogether, there is a 1 in 69 risk that you will become a victim of crime in Irvine, CA.

Year Over Year Crime In Irvine (per 100,000 people)

An ideal indicator of whether Irvine, CA is becoming a safer or more dangerous residential area or not is an analysis of the crime rate in the area from year to year. In the above illustration, the year to year crime rates are visualized per 100,000 people for property, violent, and total crime. Year to year rate of violent crime in Irvine, CA has increased by 2% and the rate of property crime in Irvine, CA has decreased by 6%. The total crime rate in Irvine, CA has decreased by 6% year to year.

Irvine police department

Item	Irvine	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	280	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.3	3.6	3.3

There are a total of 280 Irvine police officers. This results in 1.3 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 64.4% less than the California average and 60.4% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	68,119	197	222

There are a total of 68,119 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 197 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 11% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	49,038	97	538	635
Aliso Viejo, CA	50,219	57	812	869
Las Flores, CA	5,671	145	830	975
Lake Forest, CA	80,658	126	893	1,019
Mission Viejo, CA	96,178	77	1,004	1,080
Laguna Woods, CA	16,347	73	1,026	1,099
Yorba Linda, CA	67,362	60	1,055	1,115
Irvine, CA	246,992	57	1,401	1,458

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Madison, WI	246,034	330	2,749	3,079
Norfolk, VA	245,724	658	3,914	4,571
Lubbock, TX	244,507	1,084	5,006	6,090
Laredo, TX	251,671	362	3,043	3,405
Durham, NC	251,761	423	3,114	3,537
Irvine, CA	246,992	57	1,401	1,458

Source: The Irvine, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.