Irvine, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Irvine, CA Summary

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

  • There were 4,668 total crimes committed in Irvine in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,473.7 total crimes per 100K people in Irvine.
  • The overall crime rate in Irvine is -30.46% below the national average.
  • Irvine ranks #142 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Irvine ranks #5,962 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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Irvine Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Irvine is 1,473.7 per 100,000 people. That's -30.46% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -42.54% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Irvine
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,668 1,473.7 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 5 1.6 4.5 5.0
Robbery 70 22.1 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 149 47.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 266 84.0 486.0 359.0
Burglary 627 197.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 3,554 1,122.0 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 221 69.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 4,402 1,389.7 2,078.4 1,760.0

Irvine 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 Irvine

266
Violent Crimes
84.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 266 violent crimes in Irvine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Irvine is 84.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,190.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Irvine each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.61% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.72% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Irvine

4,402
Property Crimes
1,389.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4,402 property crimes in Irvine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Irvine is 1,389.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Irvine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.04% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.14% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Irvine

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Santa Ana, CA 310,304 6,812 2,195.3 1,702.2 493.1
Costa Mesa, CA 107,235 3,833 3,574.4 2,836.8 737.6
Mission Viejo, CA 89,699 1,153 1,285.4 1,186.2 99.2
Lake Forest, CA 85,811 837 975.4 829.7 145.7
Newport Beach, CA 81,811 1,738 2,124.4 1,872.6 251.8
Tustin, CA 76,985 1,783 2,316.0 2,104.3 211.7
Yorba Linda, CA 65,469 562 858.4 765.2 93.2
Aliso Viejo, CA 49,674 498 1,002.5 867.7 134.9
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 45,633 276 604.8 523.7 81.1

Irvine SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
7
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