Laguna Woods, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Laguna Woods, CA Summary

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

  • There were 94 total crimes committed in Laguna Woods the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 545.0 total crimes per 100K people in Laguna Woods.
  • The overall crime rate in Laguna Woods is -76.55% below the national average.
  • Laguna Woods ranks #7 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Laguna Woods ranks #1,998 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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Laguna Woods Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Laguna Woods is 545.0 per 100,000 people. That's -76.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -78.89% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Laguna Woods
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 94 545.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 5.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 1 5.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 11.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 4 23.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 14 81.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 58 336.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 104.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 90 521.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Laguna Woods 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 Laguna Woods

4
Violent Crimes
23.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Laguna Woods in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Laguna Woods is 23.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,312.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Laguna Woods each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.75% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Laguna Woods

90
Property Crimes
521.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Laguna Woods in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Laguna Woods is 521.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 191.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Laguna Woods each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.61% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Laguna Woods

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Irvine, CA 311,696 4,845 1,554.4 1,479.3 75.1
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
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
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,119 731 1,140.1 1,044.9 95.1
Fountain Valley, CA 55,941 1,332 2,381.1 2,229.1 151.9
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
Placentia, CA 50,764 1,023 2,015.2 1,782.8 232.4
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 46,889 238 507.6 469.2 38.4

Laguna Woods SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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