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Dana Point, CA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Dana Point has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Dana Point is 1 in 92. How does Dana Point fare compared to other communities in California of all population sizes? Dana Point's crime rate is lower than approximately 69% of California communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Dana Point has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Dana Point is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Dana Point does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Dana Point.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Dana Point's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Dana Point is one in 814.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Dana Point's rate for property crime is 10 per one thousand population. This makes Dana Point a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Dana Point is one in 103.

Dana Point Crime Data

total Crime Index

41

(100 is safest)


Safer than 41% of U.S. cities.

Dana Point Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

40

315

355

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.23

9.67

10.90

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.23
5.08
National Median: 4
    Dana Point
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 814

in Dana Point

1 in 197

in California

Dana Point Violent Crimes

Population: 32,567
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 1 5 33
Rate per 1,000 0.03 0.03 0.15 1.01

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.67
23.26
National Median: 19
    Dana Point
    California

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 103

in Dana Point

1 in 43

in California

Property Crimes

Population: 32,567
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 39 224 52
Rate per 1,000 1.20 6.88 1.60

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Dana Point Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
53
84
National Median: 26.5
    Dana Point
    California