The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Corona Del Mar, CA
Corona Del Mar is a city of 13,200 in Orange County, about 40 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles · Updated November 2026
Is Corona Del Mar, CA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Corona Del Mar is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Corona Del Mar sits near the middle: 55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 860 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Corona Del Mar as a whole, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Corona Del Mar scores 860.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Corona Del Mar, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Corona Del Mar, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Corona Del Mar
Simple assault runs low. Corona Del Mar has 4.0 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 9.7.
The safest and least safe parts of Corona Del Mar
Every part of Corona Del Mar where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Corona Del Mar run from A to A-; 85% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Corona Del Mar, the northeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Is crime going up in Corona Del Mar?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Corona Del Mar is up 59%, while property crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.6 to 2.5 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 21 to 19 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 19%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Corona Del MarUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Corona Del Mar. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Corona Del Mar
Violent, US
Property, Corona Del Mar
Property, US
2016
-19%
+4%
+26%
+15%
2017
-9%
+4%
+20%
+12%
2018
-8%
+0%
+17%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
+2%
-8%
2021
+24%
+6%
-3%
-10%
2022
+22%
+5%
+3%
-6%
2023
+33%
+2%
-0%
-7%
2024
+59%
-4%
-10%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Corona Del Mar
CrimeGrade™ estimates Corona Del Mar has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 37% less than the US as a whole and 41% less than California.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 46% of crime reported in Corona Del Mar. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Corona Del Mar
The Newport Beach Police Department polices Corona Del Mar; these figures cover Newport Beach as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Newport Beach as a whole, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 44% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (24%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Streets and sidewalks (36%)
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.
How Corona Del Mar compares with nearby cities
Corona Del Mar has less crime than 6 of its 9 nearest cities.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in Corona Del Mar
Two things set Corona Del Mar apart: it has 13.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of C (36 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 55% of residents in Corona Del Mar live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary runs high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.13.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 94% 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 92% 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 and assault.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 80% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 68% 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 crime costs Corona Del Mar
Crime costs Corona Del Mar about $462 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 62% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $7.8 million a year, or $589 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$260,000
$20
Rape
$210,000
$16
Robbery
$300,000
$23
Assault
$770,000
$58
Burglary
$370,000
$28
Theft
$730,000
$56
Vehicle theft
$220,000
$16
Arson
$11,000
$1
Vandalism
$240,000
$18
Total
$3.1 million
$235
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Corona Del Mar means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
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.
Schools in Corona Del Mar, CA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 63% of students test proficient, against 62% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Corona Del Mar on SchoolGrade
