Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Laguna Woods, CA Crime Grade
How Laguna Woods 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Laguna Woods, CA was 70.9 per 100,000 residents (12 incidents over a population of 16,922). That puts Laguna Woods 78% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 83% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Laguna Woods #785 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 79% of them, and #12 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and down 14% over the last five years.
Laguna Woods, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- California Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 70.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #785 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #12 of 371
- Safer than
- 79% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- down 14%
- Population
- 16,922
- Reporting agency
- Laguna Woods Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Laguna Woods Police Department (FBI ORI CA030470X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Laguna Woods (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Laguna Woods 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 | 82.1(13) | 23.2(4) | 53.0(9) | 59.5(10) | 70.9(12) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.8(1) | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 25.3(4) | 5.8(1) | 17.7(3) | 11.9(2) | 11.8(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 56.8(9) | 11.6(2) | 29.4(5) | 47.6(8) | 59.1(10) |
| Property crime | 960.1(152) | 533.4(92) | 571.2(97) | 887.1(149) | 632.3(107) |
| Burglary | 101.1(16) | 75.4(13) | 88.3(15) | 77.4(13) | 106.4(18) |
| Larceny | 675.8(107) | 342.0(59) | 418.1(71) | 535.8(90) | 455.0(77) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 183.2(29) | 104.4(18) | 47.1(8) | 273.9(46) | 70.9(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Laguna Woods, 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 Laguna Woods 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 Laguna Woods calculated?
- Laguna Woods'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 Laguna Woods 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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