Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Dana Point, CA Crime Grade
How Dana Point 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.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
3/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Dana Point, CA was 172.5 per 100,000 residents (56 incidents over a population of 32,466). That puts Dana Point Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 58% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Dana Point #1,841 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 51% of them, and #84 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 8% year over year and up 204% over the last five years.
Dana Point, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- California Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 172.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,841 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #84 of 371
- Safer than
- 51% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 8%
- 5-year change
- up 204%
- Population
- 32,466
- Reporting agency
- Dana Point Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Dana Point Police Department (FBI ORI CA030360X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Dana Point, CA
History
Incorporated in 1989, Dana Point is named for Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815-1882), lawyer, seaman, and author of Two Years Before the Mast.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Dana Point (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Dana Point 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.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 56.8(19) | 169.1(55) | 124.3(40) | 188.2(61) | 172.5(56) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.1(1) | 3.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.1(1) |
| Rape | 9.0(3) | 9.2(3) | 3.1(1) | 9.3(3) | 12.3(4) |
| Robbery | 12.0(4) | 27.7(9) | 15.5(5) | 27.8(9) | 24.6(8) |
| Aggravated assault | 35.9(12) | 129.1(42) | 102.6(33) | 151.2(49) | 132.4(43) |
| Property crime | 675.7(226) | 1238.7(403) | 991.6(319) | 873.3(283) | 853.2(277) |
| Burglary | 92.7(31) | 202.9(66) | 130.6(42) | 95.7(31) | 114.0(37) |
| Larceny | 478.3(160) | 799.2(260) | 702.5(226) | 601.8(195) | 588.3(191) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 101.6(34) | 230.5(75) | 158.5(51) | 172.8(56) | 147.8(48) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Dana Point, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Dana Point Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Dana Point calculated?
- Dana Point's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Dana Point Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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