Santa Ana, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 1%

Violent crime 15%

Property crime 3%

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.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Santa Ana_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	8,261	n/a (estimate)	2,476	2,772	2,489
Murder	13	n/a	3.9	4.3	5.0
Rape	207	n/a	62.0	37.5	42.6
Robbery	472	n/a	141.5	132.4	81.6
Assault	761	n/a	228.1	267.1	250.2
Violent crime	1,453	n/a (estimate)	435	441	379
Burglary	854	n/a	255.9	386.1	340.5
Theft	4,611	n/a	1,381.9	1,586.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	1,343	n/a	402.5	358.8	219.9
Property crime	6,808	n/a (estimate)	2,040	2,331	2,110

Key findings

Santa Ana crime rates are 1% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Santa Ana are 15% higher than the national average
In Santa Ana you have a 1 in 41 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Santa Ana is safer than 25% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Santa Ana has increased by 4%

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The Santa Ana crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Santa Ana (per 100,000 people)

The graph above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in Santa Ana on a daily basis (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of California and the USA. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in Santa Ana (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to California, are 1.12 times less than the state average and 1.01 times less than than national average. Violent crimes committed in Santa Ana on a daily basis are 1.01 times less than than California average and 1.15 times more than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in Santa Ana are 1.14 times less than the daily state average and 1.03 times less than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is Santa Ana (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in California and all other cities across the US, is Santa Ana safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Santa Ana is safer than 31% of other cities in the state of California. In addition, Santa Ana is safer than 25% 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 Santa Ana. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Santa Ana is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Santa Ana

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Santa Ana is 1 in 230

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Santa Ana is 1 in 50

The chance of being a victim of crime in Santa Ana is 1 in 41

Interested in knowing the odds that you will be a crime victim in Santa Ana? In Santa Ana, you have a 1 in 230 chance of falling victim to a violent crime, such as rape, robbery, assault, or even murder. In terms of property crime, your chances of being a victim are 1 in 50. These crimes include theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. Your overall chance of being a victim of crime in Santa Ana, CA is 1 in 41.

Year Over Year Crime In Santa Ana (per 100,000 people)

An analysis of year to year crime rates in Santa Ana, California (per 100,000 people) is a useful indicator of whether the area is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live. The amount of violent crime in Santa Ana has decreased by 7%, the amount of property crime in Santa Ana has increased by 7%, and the total amount of crime in Santa Ana has increased by 4% year over year.

Santa Ana police department

Item	Santa Ana	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	578	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	1.7	3.6	3.3

There are a total of 578 Santa Ana police officers. This results in 1.7 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 51.9% less than the California average and 46.5% less than the National average.

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}
Laguna Woods, CA	16,347	44	773	817
Villa Park, CA	5,922	68	753	822
Lake Forest, CA	80,658	76	789	865
Aliso Viejo, CA	50,219	52	829	880
Las Flores, CA	5,671	143	758	901
Laguna Niguel, CA	64,984	64	910	975
Mission Viejo, CA	96,178	68	907	975
Santa Ana, CA	333,605	435	2,040	2,476

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Anaheim, CA	346,776	316	2,333	2,650
Corpus Christi, TX	320,050	794	3,446	4,240
Riverside, CA	318,678	506	2,938	3,444
Honolulu, HI	349,597	271	3,002	3,272
Aurora, CO	351,131	735	2,918	3,653
Santa Ana, CA	333,605	435	2,040	2,476

Source: The Santa Ana, 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.