Buena Park, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Buena Park, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,591 total crimes committed in Buena Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,157.3 total crimes per 100K people in Buena Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Buena Park is 35.84% above the national average.
  • Buena Park ranks #357 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Buena Park ranks #8,308 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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Buena Park Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buena Park is 3,157.3 per 100,000 people. That's 35.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.33% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buena Park
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,591 3,157.3 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 73 89.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 106 129.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 202 246.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 269 327.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,601 1,950.9 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 519 632.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,389 2,911.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Buena Park 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 Buena Park

202
Violent Crimes
246.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 202 violent crimes in Buena Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buena Park is 246.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 406.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buena Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.32% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buena Park

2,389
Property Crimes
2,911.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,389 property crimes in Buena Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buena Park is 2,911.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buena Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 48.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.10% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buena Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fullerton, CA 140,587 4,281 3,045.1 2,653.2 391.9
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Cerritos, CA 47,325 1,975 4,173.3 3,879.6 293.7
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3
Stanton, CA 38,038 954 2,508.0 2,105.8 402.2
Artesia, CA 15,608 501 3,209.9 2,646.1 563.8
La Palma, CA 15,236 342 2,244.7 2,001.8 242.8
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 13,510 403 2,983.0 2,398.2 584.8
Los Alamitos, CA 11,615 365 3,142.5 2,849.8 292.7

Buena Park SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
5
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