Placentia, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Placentia, CA Summary

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

  • There were 949 total crimes committed in Placentia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,823.8 total crimes per 100K people in Placentia.
  • The overall crime rate in Placentia is -13.94% below the national average.
  • Placentia ranks #208 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Placentia ranks #6,849 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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Placentia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Placentia is 1,823.8 per 100,000 people. That's -13.94% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -28.88% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Placentia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 949 1,823.8 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.9 4.5 5.0
Robbery 31 59.6 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 145 278.7 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 186 357.5 486.0 359.0
Burglary 128 246.0 305.8 229.0
Larceny 513 985.9 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 122 234.5 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 763 1,466.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Placentia 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 Placentia

186
Violent Crimes
357.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 186 violent crimes in Placentia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Placentia is 357.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 279.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Placentia each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.43% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.45% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Placentia

763
Property Crimes
1,466.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 763 property crimes in Placentia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Placentia is 1,466.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Placentia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.68% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -29.45% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Placentia

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
Orange, CA 137,970 2,089 1,514.1 1,288.0 226.1
Fullerton, CA 137,942 3,420 2,479.3 2,024.0 455.3
Lake Forest, CA 85,811 837 975.4 829.7 145.7
Lakewood, CA 76,818 2,334 3,038.4 2,585.3 453.0
Yorba Linda, CA 65,469 562 858.4 765.2 93.2
La Habra, CA 60,335 1,522 2,522.6 2,159.6 363.0
Brea, CA 48,901 1,504 3,075.6 2,865.0 210.6
Cypress, CA 48,367 907 1,875.2 1,589.9 285.3
La Mirada, CA 44,755 880 1,966.3 1,794.2 172.0

Placentia SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
5
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