Decrease in Crime

Violent crime dropped in Orange County for the fifth consecutive year, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, which provides data from cities, unincorporated areas of the county, UC Irvine and the California Highway Patrol. Violent crime, 1995-96:

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Pct. 1995 1996 change ANAHEIM Murder 25 14 -- Rape 76 81 -- Robbery 1,011 978 -- Aggravated assault 1,363 998 -- Total 2,475 2,071 -16.3 BREA Murder 0 1 -- Rape 2 8 -- Robbery 37 30 -- Aggravated assault 77 63 -- Total 116 102 -12.1 BUENA PARK Murder 3 3 -- Rape 21 19 -- Robbery 170 157 -- Aggravated assault 188 159 -- Total 382 338 -11.5 COSTA MESA Murder 2 1 -- Rape 25 22 -- Robbery 171 158 -- Aggravated assault 241 194 -- Total 439 375 -14.6 CYPRESS Murder 2 0 -- Rape 9 8 -- Robbery 76 70 -- Aggravated assault 81 80 -- Total 168 158 -6.0 DANA POINT Murder 2 0 -- Rape 8 6 -- Robbery 21 24 -- Aggravated assault 133 132 -- Total 164 162 -1.2 FOUNTAIN VALLEY Murder 1 0 -- Rape 7 2 -- Robbery 84 68 -- Aggravated assault 71 60 -- Total 163 130 -20.2 FULLERTON Murder 6 5 -- Rape 39 26 -- Robbery 198 201 -- Aggravated assault 247 253 -- Total 490 485 -1.0 GARDEN GROVE Murder 6 5 -- Rape 39 34 -- Robbery 347 309 -- Aggravated assault 532 498 -- Total 924 846 -8.4 HUNTINGTON BEACH Murder 8 0 -- Rape 44 26 -- Robbery 176 194 -- Aggravated assault 338 391 -- Total 566 611 8.0 IRVINE Murder 2 1 -- Rape 14 22 -- Robbery 75 65 -- Aggravated assault 122 186 -- Total 213 274 28.6 Pct. 1995 1996 change UC IRVINE Murder 0 0 -- Rape 1 3 -- Robbery 1 0 -- Aggravated assault 9 12 -- Total 11 15 36.4 LAGUNA BEACH Murder 2 0 -- Rape 5 9 -- Robbery 19 10 -- Aggravated assault 120 73 -- Total 146 92 -37.0 LAGUNA HILLS Murder 0 0 -- Rape 6 4 -- Robbery 18 28 -- Aggravated assault 48 56 -- Total 72 88 22.2 LAGUNA NIGUEL Murder 0 2 -- Rape 3 5 -- Robbery 19 18 -- Aggravated assault 67 88 -- Total 89 113 27.0 LAKE FOREST Murder 2 0 -- Rape 7 9 -- Robbery 51 29 -- Aggravated assault 125 112 -- Total 185 150 -18.9 LA HABRA Murder 3 1 -- Rape 11 13 -- Robbery 90 92 -- Aggravated assault 377 378 -- Total 411 484 17.8 LA PALMA Murder 0 0 -- Rape 0 2 -- Robbery 22 25 -- Aggravated assault 53 24 -- Total 75 51 -32.0 LOS ALAMITOS Murder 0 0 -- Rape 5 5 -- Robbery 16 22 -- Aggravated assault 28 16 -- Total 49 43 -12.2 MISSION VIEJO Murder 0 1 -- Rape 7 4 -- Robbery 51 32 -- Aggravated assault 140 146 -- Total 198 183 -7.6 NEWPORT BEACH Murder 2 0 -- Rape 17 20 -- Robbery 33 46 -- Aggravated assault 177 174 -- Total 229 240 4.8 ORANGE Murder 6 1 -- Rape 15 30 -- Robbery 194 177 -- Aggravated assault 368 354 -- Total 583 562 -3.6 PLACENTIA Murder 1 3 -- Rape 5 2 -- Robbery 37 48 -- Aggravated assault 101 89 -- Total 144 142 -1.4 SAN CLEMENTE Murder 1 1 -- Rape 8 7 -- Robbery 44 41 -- Aggravated assault 162 168 -- Total 215 217 0.9 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Murder 0 1 -- Rape 5 3 -- Robbery 29 20 -- Aggravated assault 126 111 -- Total 160 135 -15.6 SANTA ANA Murder 72 46 -- Rape 66 62 -- Robbery 1,234 1,178 -- Aggravated assault 1,141 945 -- Total 2,513 2,231 -11.2 SEAL BEACH Murder 3 1 -- Rape 2 1 -- Robbery 27 18 -- Aggravated assault 86 94 -- Total 118 114 -3.4 STANTON Murder 3 2 -- Rape 20 7 -- Robbery 124 72 -- Aggravated assault 214 202 -- Total 361 283 -21.6 TUSTIN Murder 3 3 -- Rape 12 12 -- Robbery 76 66 -- Aggravated assault 114 94 -- Total 205 175 -14.6 WESTMINSTER Murder 6 9 -- Rape 23 20 -- Robbery 208 220 -- Aggravated assault 172 175 -- Total 409 424 3.7 YORBA LINDA Murder 0 1 -- Rape 6 4 -- Robbery 19 14 -- Aggravated assault 50 56 -- Total 75 75 0.0 UNINCORPORATED AREAS Murder 5 9 -- Rape 34 13 -- Robbery 77 77 -- Aggravated assault 506 440 -- Total 622 539 -13.3 HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS Murder 0 0 -- Rape 0 1 -- Robbery 0 2 -- Aggravated assault 49 58 -- Total 49 61 24.5 ORANGE COUNTY TOTAL Murder 166 111 -33.1 Rape 543 492 -9.4 Robbery 4,759 4,494 -5.6 Aggravated assault 7,649 6,905 -9.7 Total 13,117 12,002 -8.5

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Note: Villa Park statistics were not available; county totals include other unspecified jurisdictions.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice