Irvine, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Irvine:

  • There were 4,845 total crimes committed in Irvine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,554.4 total crimes per 100K people in Irvine.
  • The overall crime rate in Irvine is -33.12% below the national average.
  • Irvine ranks #103 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Irvine ranks #5,469 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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Irvine Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Irvine is 1,554.4 per 100,000 people. That's -33.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.77% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Irvine
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,845 1,554.4 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 1.3 5.6 6.3
Robbery 41 13.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 154 49.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 234 75.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 833 267.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 3,488 1,119.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 290 93.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 4,611 1,479.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Irvine 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 Irvine

234
Violent Crimes
75.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-79.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 234 violent crimes in Irvine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Irvine is 75.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,332.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Irvine each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -79.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.02% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Irvine

4,611
Property Crimes
1,479.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4,611 property crimes in Irvine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Irvine is 1,479.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.6 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 -24.31% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.84% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 333,107 8,355 2,508.2 2,079.2 429.0
Costa Mesa, CA 109,785 4,552 4,146.3 3,557.0 589.3
Mission Viejo, CA 91,382 1,104 1,208.1 1,117.3 90.8
Lake Forest, CA 85,480 1,005 1,175.7 1,054.0 121.7
Newport Beach, CA 84,254 1,907 2,263.4 2,075.9 187.5
Tustin, CA 78,841 2,212 2,805.6 2,486.0 319.6
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 46,889 238 507.6 469.2 38.4

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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