Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Brea, CA Crime Grade

How Brea grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.

B

National

5/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

California

3/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Brea, CA was 181.3 per 100,000 residents (87 incidents over a population of 47,997). That puts Brea Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 56% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Brea (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Brea vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense

Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.

Full data, last 5 years

Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.

Offense20212022202320242025
Violent crime182.1(82)189.0(90)222.4(104)224.9(110)181.3(87)
Murder2.2(1)2.1(1)2.1(1)2.0(1)0.0(0)
Rape20.0(9)14.7(7)23.5(11)12.3(6)25.0(12)
Robbery42.2(19)54.6(26)94.1(44)92.0(45)52.1(25)
Aggravated assault117.7(53)117.6(56)102.7(48)118.6(58)104.2(50)
Property crime2665.3(1,200)3261.4(1,553)3210.4(1,501)2877.2(1,407)2214.7(1,063)
Burglary237.7(107)348.6(166)372.2(174)276.1(135)181.3(87)
Larceny2241.1(1,009)2641.9(1,258)2620.1(1,225)2437.6(1,192)1881.4(903)
Motor vehicle theft179.9(81)258.3(123)211.7(99)157.5(77)147.9(71)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

  • Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
  • Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
  • National decile: Brea's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
  • Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

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