Lake Mathews, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 2%

Violent crime 3%

Property crime 2%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lake Mathews_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,448 (estimate)	2,772	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.3	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.5	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	132.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	267.1	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	389 (estimate)	441	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	386.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,586.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	358.8	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,058 (estimate)	2,331	2,110

Key findings

Lake Mathews crime rates are 2% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lake Mathews are 3% higher than the national average
In Lake Mathews you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lake Mathews is safer than 29% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lake Mathews has decreased by 2%

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The Lake Mathews crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Lake Mathews as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Lake Mathews crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lake Mathews

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lake Mathews is 1 in 257

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lake Mathews is 1 in 49

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lake Mathews is 1 in 41

Year Over Year Crime In Lake Mathews (per 100,000 people)

Lake Mathews police department

Item	Lake Mathews	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.6	3.3

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	79,891	232	266

There are a total of 79,891 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 232 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 13% 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	62	612	674
Canyon Lake, CA	10,985	132	652	784
Lake Forest, CA	80,658	76	789	865
March ARB, CA	1,145	147	775	922
Warm Springs, CA	1,709	228	1,206	1,434
Coronita, CA	3,172	239	1,261	1,499
Eastvale, CA	58,217	125	1,424	1,549
Lake Mathews, CA	5,956	389	2,058	2,448

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Chickasaw, AL	5,955	583	3,049	3,631
South Hooksett, NH	5,958	125	994	1,119
Homeland Park, SC	5,952	609	3,505	4,114
Fort Washington, PA	5,951	100	456	556
District Heights, MD	5,951	333	914	1,247
Lake Mathews, CA	5,956	389	2,058	2,448

Source: The Lake Mathews, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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