Costa Mesa, CA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Costa Mesa is 3,590.8 per 100,000 people. That's 53.06% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 39.13% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 232.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Costa Mesa each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Costa Mesa is 430.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's 11.05% higher than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -2.58% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 31.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Costa Mesa each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Costa Mesa is 3,160.2 per 100,000 people.
• That's 61.38% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 47.75% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.