California’s Safest Cities: Did Yours Make the List?

SafeWise has released a list of the 20 safest cities in the Golden State, based on the latest FBI statistics. They are:

1. Rancho Santa Margarita

2. Aliso Viejo

3. Yorba Linda

4. Laguna Niguel

5. Mission Viejo

6. Lake Forest

7. Lincoln

8. Poway

9. Rocklin

10. Irvine

11. Santee

12. San Marcos

13. San Clemente 

14. Elk Grove

15. Encinitas 

16. Murrieta 

17. Fontana

18. Menifee 

19. Cypress

20. Clovis  

Individual data for these 10 cities can be viewed here. 

Below are some additional highlights from SafeWise’s report.

• California's property crime rate is 25.3 incidents per 1,000 people, which is 23% higher than the nationwide rate of 20.7.

• California’s violent crime rate is 4.2 incidents per 1,000 people, which is 6% higher than the nationwide rate of 4.0.

• Burglaries account for 16% of all property crimes. Nationwide, they make up 13%.

• 60% Californians say they are highly concerned about property crime, compared to 52% nationwide. 

• 24% of survey respondents have personally experienced property crime in the past 12 months, which is lower than the national rate of 27%.

List and data were compiled by SafeWise and do not reflect statistics on all cities.