Placentia, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 1,023 total crimes committed in Placentia the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,015.2 total crimes per 100K people in Placentia.
  • The overall crime rate in Placentia is -13.29% below the national average.
  • Placentia ranks #193 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Placentia ranks #6,562 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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Placentia Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Placentia is 2,015.2 per 100,000 people. That's -13.29% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -21.92% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Placentia
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,023 2,015.2 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 14 27.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 102 200.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 118 232.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 301 592.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 475 935.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 129 254.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 905 1,782.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Placentia 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 Placentia

118
Violent Crimes
232.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 118 violent crimes in Placentia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Placentia is 232.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 430.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Placentia each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.14% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.42% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Placentia

905
Property Crimes
1,782.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 905 property crimes in Placentia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Placentia is 1,782.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.1 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 -8.78% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.65% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 344,795 12,189 3,535.1 2,769.2 766.0
Fullerton, CA 140,587 4,281 3,045.1 2,653.2 391.9
Orange, CA 138,846 2,576 1,855.3 1,725.7 129.6
Lake Forest, CA 85,480 1,005 1,175.7 1,054.0 121.7
Lakewood, CA 78,858 2,215 2,808.8 2,340.9 467.9
Yorba Linda, CA 67,550 709 1,049.6 996.3 53.3
La Habra, CA 62,082 1,496 2,409.7 1,987.7 422.0
Cypress, CA 49,588 1,040 2,097.3 1,982.3 114.9
Brea, CA 47,617 1,634 3,431.5 3,240.4 191.1
La Mirada, CA 45,683 933 2,042.3 1,865.0 177.3

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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