Aliso Viejo is a city of 49,600 in Orange County, about 45 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Aliso Viejo?
Property crime in Aliso Viejo sits near the national middle: an A-, safer than the neighborhoods where 50% of Americans live. Theft makes up 60% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A-.
A-
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 825 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
50% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Aliso Viejo as a whole, and 50% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Aliso Viejo scores 825.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Aliso Viejo, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Aliso Viejo, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
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What stands out about property crime in Aliso Viejo
Burglaries and acts of vandalism both run low. In Aliso Viejo, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.85 burglaries and 2.0 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 5.5 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Aliso Viejo, 38% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Aliso Viejo
Low property crime is the norm across Aliso Viejo: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Aliso Viejo run from A to C.
97%
A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Aliso Viejo?
Reported property crime in Aliso Viejo has held about steady since 2019, within 1%. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 8.6 to 8.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 18%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Aliso ViejoUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Aliso Viejo. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Aliso Viejo
Property, US
2016
-4%
+15%
2017
-9%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-13%
-8%
2021
-30%
-10%
2022
-14%
-6%
2023
-15%
-7%
2024
-0%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Aliso Viejo
CrimeGrade™ estimates Aliso Viejo has about 10 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 56% less than the US as a whole and 63% less than California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Aliso Viejo, about 60% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Aliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Aliso Viejo, 47% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 42% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (42%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Other places (28%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Aliso Viejo and nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Aliso Viejo, 6 have less property crime. Newport Coast and Laguna Niguel have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Aliso Viejo. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Aliso Viejo is safer than 92% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Aliso Viejo apart: it has 72% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 5.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places where many residents live in dense blocks tend to report more car theft, and it runs high here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.72% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 89% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 57% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 70% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Aliso Viejo
Property crime costs Aliso Viejo about $3.7 million a year, or $75 per resident and about $200 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$380,000
$8
Theft
$1.6 million
$32
Vehicle theft
$1,000,000
$20
Arson
$71,000
$1
Vandalism
$690,000
$14
Total
$3.7 million
$75
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Aliso Viejo is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
