Crime in Costa Mesa, California: How Safe is Costa Mesa, California? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Costa Mesa, California a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Costa Mesa? What is the crime rate in Costa Mesa city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Costa Mesa, California is 53% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Costa Mesa is 11% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Costa Mesa is 61% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 231 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 32 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

4069

Violent : 488
Property : 3581

Total Crime

53% NAT. AVG.
39% STATE AVG.
3590.8 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

11% NAT. AVG.
3% STATE AVG.
430.7 (per 100k)

Property Crime

61% NAT. AVG.
48% STATE AVG.
3160.2 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 231

Property crime

1 in 32

Robbery

1 in 974

Burglary

1 in 220

Assault

1 in 369

Car Theft

1 in 306

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In California	16	12	19	6	57
In USA	614	580	646	567	476

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In California	36	53	47	32	10
In USA	742	315	347	823	659

Crime Type	Count	Costa Mesa	California	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	488	430.7	442.05	387.8
Murder	2	1.8	5.6	6.5
Robbery	116	102.4	113.61	73.9
Assault	306	270	288.68	279.7
Rape	64	56.5	34.16	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Costa Mesa	California	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	3581	3160.2	2138.93	1,958.2
Burglary	513	452.7	369.66	314.2
Larceny	2699	2381.8	1341.7	1,398
Car Theft	369	325.6	427.56	246