Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Crime Grade
How Rancho Santa Margarita 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
1/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA was 108.7 per 100,000 residents (50 incidents over a population of 45,982). That puts Rancho Santa Margarita Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 74% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Rancho Santa Margarita #1,222 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 68% of them, and #36 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 31% year over year and up 174% over the last five years.
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- California Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 108.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,222 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #36 of 371
- Safer than
- 68% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 31%
- 5-year change
- up 174%
- Population
- 45,982
- Reporting agency
- Rancho Santa Margarita Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rancho Santa Margarita Police Department (FBI ORI CA030480X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rancho Santa Margarita (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rancho Santa Margarita 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 | 39.7(19) | 38.4(18) | 54.2(25) | 83.3(38) | 108.7(50) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 2.1(1) | 2.1(1) | 4.3(2) | 2.2(1) | 13.0(6) |
| Robbery | 6.3(3) | 8.5(4) | 8.7(4) | 17.5(8) | 10.9(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 31.3(15) | 27.7(13) | 41.2(19) | 63.6(29) | 84.8(39) |
| Property crime | 588.8(282) | 477.7(224) | 452.8(209) | 525.9(240) | 456.7(210) |
| Burglary | 73.1(35) | 55.5(26) | 78.0(36) | 72.3(33) | 37.0(17) |
| Larceny | 486.5(233) | 377.5(177) | 351.0(162) | 350.6(160) | 365.4(168) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 29.2(14) | 38.4(18) | 21.7(10) | 100.8(46) | 47.8(22) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rancho Santa Margarita, 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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Rancho Santa Margarita calculated?
- Rancho Santa Margarita'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 Rancho Santa Margarita 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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