SELF PROTECTION : PREPARING YOURSELF FOR SURPRISE : CITYSIDE BREAK-INS

Burglaries in Orange County dropped 10% between 1987 and 1988, the two most recent years for which comparative data is available. But the range from city to city reached from a 66% decline in Brea to a 28% increase in La Habra. Here’s how things changed in the cities, with the list running from the highest percentage decline to the highest percentage increase:

Jurisdiction 1987 1988 % Change Brea 385 131 -66 Yorba Linda 292 111 -62 Stanton 937 721 -23 Fountain Valley 597 467 -22 San Juan Capistrano 276 224 -19 Santa Ana 4,300 3,589 -17 Garden Grove 2,458 2,086 -15 Los Alamitos 177 150 -15 Orange 1,648 1,401 -15 Villa Park 79 69 -13 Unincorporated areas 3,264 2,829 -13 Tustin 813 719 -12 Buena Park 985 874 -11 Fullerton 1,601 1,426 -11 Placentia 424 384 -9 Westminster 1,107 1,030 -7 Costa Mesa 1,440 1,393 -3 Anaheim 4,892 4,805 -2 Irvine 908 886 -2 Seal Beach 224 224 -- San Clemente 264 278 +5 Huntington Beach 2,253 2,377 +6 Cypress 470 501 +7 Newport Beach 1,003 1,074 +7 Laguna Beach 321 349 +9 La Palma 131 163 +24 La Habra 600 435 +28 Dana Point N/A N/A -- Mission Viejo N/A N/A -- TOTAL * 31,967 **28,862 *** -10

*Does not include 118 burglaries reported by Cal State Fullerton (11), the Santa Fe Railroad (13), the Department of Parks and Recreation (26), Fairview State Hospital (2), UC Irvine (57) and California State Police (9).

**Does not include 166 burglaries reported by Cal State Fullerton (27), the Santa Fe Railroad (10), the Department of Parks and Recreation (45), Fairview State Hospital (7), UC Irvine (52), the California Highway Patrol (1) and California State Police (24).

*** Also the percentage change from 1987 to 1988 if all jurisdictions included.

Source: California Attorney General’s Office, Bureau of Criminal Statistics and Special Services NOTE: Burglary statistics include both residential and commercial break-ins.