Tustin, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tustin, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,783 total crimes committed in Tustin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,316.0 total crimes per 100K people in Tustin.
  • The overall crime rate in Tustin is 9.29% above the national average.
  • Tustin ranks #301 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Tustin ranks #7,775 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.

Additional research about crime in California

Tustin Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tustin is 2,316.0 per 100,000 people. That's 9.29% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.69% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tustin
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,783 2,316.0 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 69 89.6 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 85 110.4 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 163 211.7 486.0 359.0
Burglary 165 214.3 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,317 1,710.7 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 138 179.3 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,620 2,104.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Tustin 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 Tustin

163
Violent Crimes
211.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 163 violent crimes in Tustin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tustin is 211.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 472.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tustin each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.02% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.44% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tustin

1,620
Property Crimes
2,104.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,620 property crimes in Tustin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tustin is 2,104.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tustin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.56% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.24% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tustin

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
Irvine, CA 316,764 4,668 1,473.7 1,389.7 84.0
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
Orange, CA 137,970 2,089 1,514.1 1,288.0 226.1
Costa Mesa, CA 107,235 3,833 3,574.4 2,836.8 737.6
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
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

Tustin SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
8
Enjoy The Snack?