Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Laguna Beach, CA Crime Grade
How Laguna Beach 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
3/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Laguna Beach, CA was 187.0 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 22,455). That puts Laguna Beach 42% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 55% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Laguna Beach (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Laguna Beach 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 389.8(89) | 390.1(88) | 509.5(114) | 239.7(53) | 187.0(42) |
| Murder | 4.4(1) | 4.4(1) | 4.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 17.5(4) | 48.8(11) | 44.7(10) | 13.6(3) | 53.4(12) |
| Robbery | 74.5(17) | 44.3(10) | 67.0(15) | 40.7(9) | 8.9(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 293.4(67) | 292.6(66) | 393.3(88) | 185.4(41) | 124.7(28) |
| Property crime | 1826.2(417) | 1600.2(361) | 1555.2(348) | 1026.5(227) | 1082.2(243) |
| Burglary | 267.1(61) | 279.3(63) | 272.6(61) | 153.7(34) | 111.3(25) |
| Larceny | 1278.8(292) | 1125.9(254) | 1085.9(243) | 791.3(175) | 908.5(204) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 249.6(57) | 181.7(41) | 192.2(43) | 81.4(18) | 44.5(10) |
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: Laguna Beach'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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