Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Summary

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

  • There were 238 total crimes committed in Rancho Santa Margarita the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 507.6 total crimes per 100K people in Rancho Santa Margarita.
  • The overall crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita is -78.16% below the national average.
  • Rancho Santa Margarita ranks #5 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Rancho Santa Margarita ranks #1,848 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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Rancho Santa Margarita Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita is 507.6 per 100,000 people. That's -78.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -80.33% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rancho Santa Margarita
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 238 507.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 4 8.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 27.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 18 38.4 442.0 369.8
Burglary 26 55.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 176 375.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 38.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 220 469.2 2,138.9 1,954.4

Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita

18
Violent Crimes
38.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Rancho Santa Margarita in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita is 38.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,604.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rancho Santa Margarita each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.32% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rancho Santa Margarita

220
Property Crimes
469.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 220 property crimes in Rancho Santa Margarita in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita is 469.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 213.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rancho Santa Margarita each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.06% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rancho Santa Margarita

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
Laguna Niguel, CA 64,119 731 1,140.1 1,044.9 95.1
Aliso Viejo, CA 51,477 395 767.3 681.9 85.5
San Juan Capistrano, CA 34,698 504 1,452.5 1,245.0 207.5
Laguna Hills, CA 30,610 478 1,561.6 1,372.1 189.5
Laguna Woods, CA 17,249 94 545.0 521.8 23.2
Villa Park, CA 5,712 53 927.9 892.9 35.0

Rancho Santa Margarita SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
9
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
5
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