Orange, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Orange, CA Summary

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

  • There were 2,089 total crimes committed in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,514.1 total crimes per 100K people in Orange.
  • The overall crime rate in Orange is -28.55% below the national average.
  • Orange ranks #154 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Orange ranks #6,069 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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Orange Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Orange is 1,514.1 per 100,000 people. That's -28.55% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -40.96% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Orange
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,089 1,514.1 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 106 76.8 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 189 137.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 312 226.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 493 357.3 305.8 229.0
Larceny 970 703.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 314 227.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,777 1,288.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Orange 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 Orange

312
Violent Crimes
226.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 312 violent crimes in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Orange is 226.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 442.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.01% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.47% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Orange

1,777
Property Crimes
1,288.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.82%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,777 property crimes in Orange in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Orange is 1,288.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Orange each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.82% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.03% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Orange

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Anaheim, CA 338,488 9,235 2,728.3 2,132.1 596.2
Santa Ana, CA 310,304 6,812 2,195.3 1,702.2 493.1
Garden Grove, CA 167,041 3,400 2,035.4 1,758.8 276.6
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
Tustin, CA 76,985 1,783 2,316.0 2,104.3 211.7
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
Fountain Valley, CA 54,975 1,079 1,962.7 1,784.4 178.3
Placentia, CA 52,034 949 1,823.8 1,466.3 357.5
Aliso Viejo, CA 49,674 498 1,002.5 867.7 134.9

Orange SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
6
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