Laguna Beach, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Laguna Beach, CA Summary

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

  • There were 247 total crimes committed in Laguna Beach in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,116.9 total crimes per 100K people in Laguna Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Laguna Beach is -47.30% below the national average.
  • Laguna Beach ranks #83 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Laguna Beach ranks #4,832 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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Laguna Beach Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laguna Beach is 1,116.9 per 100,000 people. That's -47.30% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -56.45% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laguna Beach
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 247 1,116.9 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 9 40.7 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 113.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 37 167.3 486.0 359.0
Burglary 28 126.6 305.8 229.0
Larceny 165 746.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 76.9 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 210 949.6 2,078.4 1,760.0

Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach

37
Violent Crimes
167.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Laguna Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laguna Beach is 167.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 597.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laguna Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.58% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laguna Beach

210
Property Crimes
949.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 210 property crimes in Laguna Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laguna Beach is 949.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laguna Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.05% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.31% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laguna Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Orange, CA 137,970 2,089 1,514.1 1,288.0 226.1
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
Laguna Niguel, CA 62,363 643 1,031.1 904.4 126.7
Fountain Valley, CA 54,975 1,079 1,962.7 1,784.4 178.3
Aliso Viejo, CA 49,674 498 1,002.5 867.7 134.9
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 45,633 276 604.8 523.7 81.1
San Juan Capistrano, CA 34,620 430 1,242.1 1,077.4 164.6
Dana Point, CA 32,405 343 1,058.5 873.3 185.2

Laguna Beach SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
6
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