Fullerton, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fullerton, CA Summary

Crime in Fullerton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Fullerton over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Fullerton:

  • There were 3,420 total crimes committed in Fullerton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,479.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fullerton.
  • The overall crime rate in Fullerton is 16.99% above the national average.
  • Fullerton ranks #320 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Fullerton ranks #8,021 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Fullerton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fullerton is 2,479.3 per 100,000 people. That's 16.99% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -3.32% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fullerton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,420 2,479.3 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 0.7 4.5 5.0
Robbery 125 90.6 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 457 331.3 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 628 455.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 451 326.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 2,051 1,486.9 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 290 210.2 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 2,792 2,024.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Fullerton Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Fullerton

628
Violent Crimes
455.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
26.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 628 violent crimes in Fullerton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fullerton is 455.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 219.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fullerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 26.81% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.33% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fullerton

2,792
Property Crimes
2,024.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,792 property crimes in Fullerton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fullerton is 2,024.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fullerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.00% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.62% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fullerton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Buena Park, CA 81,334 2,125 2,612.7 2,363.1 249.6
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
La Habra, CA 60,335 1,522 2,522.6 2,159.6 363.0
Placentia, CA 52,034 949 1,823.8 1,466.3 357.5
Brea, CA 48,901 1,504 3,075.6 2,865.0 210.6
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0
La Palma, CA 14,856 302 2,032.8 1,824.2 208.7
Villa Park, CA 5,611 42 748.5 712.9 35.6
La Habra Heights, CA 5,273 45 853.4 682.7 170.7

Fullerton SnackAbility

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