Crime in Orange County: 1991 REPORT

Crime snapshots for Orange County cities on this page show both the total number of actual crimes and the 1991 crime rate for various categories. Cities with large populations tend to have more crimes than smaller cities, by virtue of having more people. The crime rate is a per 10,000 figure that takes population differences into account, allowing cities to be compared more fairly.

NOTE: Crime rates are rounded. The county population is the latest available state estimate and as of July 1, 1991. City populations are as of Jan. 1, 1991--July 1 city estimates are not made.

Sources: California Department of Justice, Bureau of Crime Statistics; California Department of Finance demographic research unit.

Property Crimes

North County cities such as Stanton, Buena Park, Santa Ana and Westminster have the highest rates for property crime. The state considers burglary and auto theft as property crimes. Shown are number of property crimes per 10,000 people:

Gains and Declines

Orange County’s property crime rate rose 1.3% in 1991. The property crime rate has moved up and down since 1987, but, on average, there has been a tiny 0.1% annual increase.

Property crimes per 10,000 people: 1987: 208 1988: 202 1989: 209 1990: 205 1991: 208

Rate of 1991 property crimes per 10,000 people: 312 Stanton 250 to 300 Buena Park Anaheim Garden Grove Westminster Santa Ana Costa Mesa 200 to 249 Fullerton Orange La Palma Los Alamitos Tustin Newport Beach 151 to 199 La Habra Brea Cypress Fountain Valley Huntington Beach Irvine Laguna Beach San Juan Capistrano 110 to 150 Placentia Seal Beach Dana Point Below 110 Yorba Linda Villa Park Mission Viejo Laguna Niguel San Clemente Note: Cities in white have no 1991 statistics available Lake Forest Laguna Hills

Violent Crimes

Stanton and Santa Ana are well above the rest of the county in terms of the state-defined violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Irvine has the lowest violent-crime rate. Shown are number of violent crimes per 10,000 people:

The Rate Keeps Rising

Orange County’s violent-crime rate rose 6.8% in 1991. Since 1987, the rate has risen an average 6.4% per year in the county.

Violent crimes per 10,000 people: 1987: 44 1988: 46 1989: 47 1990: 53 1991: 56

Rate of 1991 property crimes per 10,000 people: Above 80 Santa Ana Stanton 60 to 80 Fullerton Buena Park Anaheim Garden Grove Westminster Costa Mesa 45 to 55 La Habra Placentia Orange Cypress Los Alamitos Newport Beach Laguna Beach Dana Point San Juan Capistrano 35 to 40 Brea La Palma Huntington Beach Fountain Valley Tustin 20 to 30 Seal Beach Below 20 Yorba Linda Villa Park Irvine Mission Viejo Laguna Niguel San Clemente Note: Cities in white have no 1991 statistics available Lake Forest Laguna Hills Researched by DANNY SULLIVAN / Los Angeles Times

ORANGE COUNTY

1991 Population: 2,477,700

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 12,792 13,967 56 Murder 149 155 0.63 Rape 607 670 2.7 Robbery 5,212 6,088 25 Assault 6,824 7,054 28 Property Crimes 49,781 51,544 208 Burglary 29,155 30,550 123 Auto theft 20,626 20,994 85 Overall 62,573 65,511 264

ANAHEIM

1991 Population: 272,900

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 1,802 1,942 71 Murder 20 25 0.9 Rape 94 111 4.1 Robbery 975 983 36 Assault 713 823 30 Property Crimes 7,533 7,401 271 Burglary 4,217 4,289 157 Auto theft 3,316 3,112 114 Overall 9,335 9,343 342

BREA

1991 Population: 32,900

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 92 130 40 Murder 1 1 0.3 Rape 8 14 4.3 Robbery 44 40 12 Assault 39 75 23 Property Crimes 492 591 180 Burglary 290 361 110 Auto theft 202 230 70 Overall 584 721 219

BUENA PARK

1991 Population: 69,700

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 391 463 66 Murder 4 2 0.3 Rape 26 14 2.0 Robbery 213 237 34 Assault 148 210 30 Property Crimes 1,933 2,030 291 Burglary 937 1,026 147 Auto theft 996 1,004 144 Overall 2,324 2,493 358

COSTA MESA

1991 Population: 97,200

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 780 743 76 Murder 6 2 0.2 Rape 32 35 3.6 Robbery 170 229 24 Assault 572 477 49 Property Crimes 2,504 2,440 251 Burglary 1,497 1,275 131 Auto theft 1,007 1,165 120 Overall 3,284 3,183 327

CYPRESS

1991 Population: 42,500

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 150 191 45 Murder 2 1 0.2 Rape 4 13 3.1 Robbery 50 70 16 Assault 94 107 25 Property Crimes 712 664 156 Burglary 445 405 95 Auto theft 267 259 61 Overall 862 855 201

DANA POINT

1991 Population: 32,450

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 165 146 45 Murder 4 1 0.3 Rape 7 7 2.2 Robbery 30 31 10 Assault 124 107 33 Property Crimes 424 408 126 Burglary 337 304 94 Auto theft 87 104 32 Overall 589 554 171

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

1991 Population: 53,500

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 152 201 38 Murder 0 2 0.4 Rape 11 11 2.1 Robbery 62 107 20 Assault 79 81 15 Property Crimes 889 917 171 Burglary 503 559 104 Auto theft 386 358 67 Overall 1,041 1,118 209

FULLERTON

1991 Population: 115,400

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 750 744 64 Murder 6 3 0.3 Rape 52 46 4.0 Robbery 291 286 25 Assault 401 409 35 Property Crimes 2,906 2,818 244 Burglary 1,600 1,424 123 Auto theft 1,306 1,394 121 Overall 3,656 3,562 309

GARDEN GROVE

1991 Population: 144,700

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 1,012 1,002 69 Murder 16 7 0.5 Rape 40 45 3.1 Robbery 413 458 32 Assault 543 492 34 Property Crimes 3,810 3,877 268 Burglary 1,993 2,088 144 Auto theft 1,817 1,789 124 Overall 4,822 4,879 337

HUNTINGTON BEACH

1991 Population: 182,400

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 798 644 35 Murder 5 6 0.3 Rape 57 51 2.8 Robbery 197 168 9 Assault 539 419 23 Property Crimes 3,032 2,762 151 Burglary 1,902 1,825 100 Auto theft 1,130 937 51 Overall 3,830 3,406 187

IRVINE

1991 Population: 111,500

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 148 131 12 Murder 0 0 0.0 Rape 16 15 1.3 Robbery 55 61 5 Assault 77 55 5 Property Crimes 1,536 1,703 153 Burglary 1,110 1,279 115 Auto theft 426 424 38 Overall 1,684 1,834 164

LA HABRA

1991 Population: 51,500

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 179 271 53 Murder 1 6 1.2 Rape 9 9 1.7 Robbery 69 90 17 Assault 100 166 32 Property Crimes 875 820 159 Burglary 539 429 83 Auto theft 336 391 76 Overall 1,054 1,091 212

LA PALMA

1991 Population: 15,400

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 57 60 39 Murder 0 0 0.0 Rape 2 3 1.9 Robbery 21 38 25 Assault 34 19 12 Property Crimes 242 335 218 Burglary 119 149 97 Auto theft 123 186 121 Overall 299 395 256

LAGUNA BEACH

1991 Population: 23,400

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 119 117 50 Murder 0 0 0.0 Rape 9 12 5.1 Robbery 27 17 7 Assault 83 88 38 Property Crimes 420 455 194 Burglary 317 365 156 Auto theft 103 90 38 Overall 539 572 244

LAGUNA NIGUEL

1991 Population: 47,600

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 67 96 20 Murder 2 5 1.1 Rape 3 6 1.3 Robbery 9 12 3 Assault 53 73 15 Property Crimes 293 394 83 Burglary 243 327 69 Auto theft 50 67 14 Overall 360 490 103

LOS ALAMITOS

1991 Population: 11,850

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 48 55 46 Murder 1 0 0.0 Rape 2 2 1.7 Robbery 14 29 24 Assault 31 24 20 Property Crimes 230 249 210 Burglary 154 184 155 Auto theft 76 65 55 Overall 278 304 257

MISSION VIEJO

1991 Population: 73,500

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 145 175 24 Murder 0 1 0.1 Rape 6 5 0.7 Robbery 23 50 7 Assault 116 119 16 Property Crimes 682 813 111 Burglary 535 616 84 Auto theft 147 197 27 Overall 827 988 134

NEWPORT BEACH

1991 Population: 67,100

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 298 321 48 Murder 2 0 0.0 Rape 25 22 3.3 Robbery 64 62 9 Assault 207 237 35 Property Crimes 1,595 1,588 237 Burglary 1,187 1,195 178 Auto theft 408 393 59 Overall 1,893 1,909 285

ORANGE

1991 Population: 112,500

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 526 571 51 Murder 5 5 0.4 Rape 26 17 1.5 Robbery 193 257 23 Assault 302 292 26 Property Crimes 2,270 2,567 228 Burglary 1,360 1,565 139 Auto theft 910 1,002 89 Overall 2,796 3,138 279

PLACENTIA

1991 Population: 41,250

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 203 218 53 Murder 1 2 0.5 Rape 8 4 1.0 Robbery 62 54 13 Assault 132 158 38 Property Crimes 574 584 142 Burglary 391 383 93 Auto theft 183 201 49 Overall 777 802 194

SAN CLEMENTE

1991 Population: 42,050

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 97 117 28 Murder 1 1 0.2 Rape 8 18 4.3 Robbery 37 41 10 Assault 51 57 14 Property Crimes 607 598 142 Burglary 415 411 98 Auto theft 192 187 44 Overall 704 715 170

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

1991 Population: 26,750

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 98 122 46 Murder 0 1 0.4 Rape 4 6 2.2 Robbery 23 25 9 Assault 71 90 34 Property Crimes 373 483 181 Burglary 288 360 135 Auto theft 85 123 46 Overall 471 605 226

SANTA ANA

1991 Population: 299,600

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 2,663 3,306 110 Murder 43 59 2.0 Rape 73 76 2.5 Robbery 1,553 1,946 65 Assault 994 1,225 41 Property Crimes 7,492 8,598 287 Burglary 3,572 4,252 142 Auto theft 3,918 4,346 145 Overall 10,155 11,904 397

SEAL BEACH

1991 Population: 25,100

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 55 50 20 Murder 1 0 0.0 Rape 9 3 1.2 Robbery 33 39 16 Assault 12 8 3 Property Crimes 330 292 116 Burglary 234 192 76 Auto theft 96 100 40 Overall 385 342 136

STANTON

1991 Population: 30,750

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 382 402 131 Murder 3 5 1.6 Rape 6 12 3.9 Robbery 128 156 51 Assault 245 229 74 Property Crimes 1,016 960 312 Burglary 707 681 221 Auto theft 309 279 91 Overall 1,398 1,362 443

TUSTIN

1991 Population: 51,700

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 162 202 39 Murder 6 4 0.8 Rape 8 17 3.3 Robbery 79 106 21 Assault 69 75 15 Property Crimes 1,175 1,112 215 Burglary 780 713 138 Auto theft 395 399 77 Overall 1,337 1,314 254

VILLA PARK

1991 Population: 6,250

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 8 11 18 Murder 0 0 0.0 Rape 0 1 1.6 Robbery 3 3 5 Assault 5 7 11 Property Crimes 49 53 85 Burglary 47 44 70 Auto theft 2 9 14 Overall 57 64 102

WESTMINSTER

1991 Population: 78,700

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 408 526 67 Murder 4 5 0.6 Rape 14 27 3.4 Robbery 205 302 38 Assault 185 192 24 Property Crimes 2,302 2,217 282 Burglary 1,185 1,231 156 Auto theft 1,117 986 125 Overall 2,710 2,713 349

YORBA LINDA

1991 Population: 53,700

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 78 91 17 Murder 3 1 0.2 Rape 5 6 1.1 Robbery 17 24 4 Assault 53 60 11 Property Crimes 402 409 76 Burglary 273 270 50 Auto theft 129 139 26 Overall 480 500 93

UNINCORPORATED

1991 Population: 237,800

1990 1991 1991 Crimes Crime Total Total Per 10,000 Violent Crimes 806 828 35 Murder 12 9 0.4 Rape 42 57 2.4 Robbery 149 165 7 Assault 603 597 25 Property Crimes 2,797 3,137 132 Burglary 1,850 2,192 92 Auto theft 947 945 40 Overall 3,603 3,965 167