The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Coto de Caza, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A+

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$3.84 million

Cost of Crime™ for Coto de Caza, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $757 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Coto de Caza with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Coto de Caza, CA Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Coto de Caza's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Coto de Caza sits in the 67th percentile, ahead of 67% of cities and behind 33%. The grade covers only Coto de Caza's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Coto de Caza is 19.02 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 68 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Coto de Caza, CA report the most crime, about 72 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Coto de Caza, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Coto de Caza for 2025 is $3,837,888, about $246 per resident and $757 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Coto de Caza Compared to Other Cities?

Coto de Caza, CA:	$246
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Coto de Caza is $246 per year, which is $218 less than the national average and $245 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Coto de Caza:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,141 more than in Coto de Caza.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $33 less than in Coto de Caza

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Coto de Caza for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Coto de Caza	Cost per Coto de Caza Resident
Murder	$414,130	$27
Rape/Sexual Assault	$436,295	$28
Robbery	$362,302	$23
Assault	$613,557	$39
Kidnapping	$95,220	$6
Vehicle Theft	$227,926	$15
Burglary	$709,929	$45
Theft	$639,422	$41
Arson	$81,652	$5
Vandalism	$132,075	$8
Animal Cruelty	$1,112	$0
Drug Crimes	$83,169	$5
Identity Theft	$41,100	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$3,837,888	$246

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Coto de Caza, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Coto de Caza totals $5,215,049 ($334 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,052,937 ($580 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Coto de Caza has 1, do the same, and of Coto de Caza's 15,612 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Coto de Caza Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Coto de Caza residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.368
Robbery	0.7378
Rape	0.4609
Murder	0.0141
Total Violent Crime	2.581 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.908
Vehicle Theft	0.9428
Burglary	5.014
Arson	0.2166
Total Property Crime	14.08 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1006
Drug Crimes	0.7202
Vandalism	1.184
Identity Theft	0.3401
Animal Cruelty	0.0096
Total "Other" Rate	2.355 (A+)

Individual Coto de Caza Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Coto de Caza is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Coto de Caza.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	C-	C-	D
Mission Viejo, CA	D	D	D-
Ladera Ranch, CA	C+	C	D+
Trabuco Canyon, CA	B	C	C
Lake Forest, CA	D	D	F
Laguna Hills, CA	F	D-	F
San Juan Capistrano, CA	D+	D	D
Foothill Ranch, CA	D+	C	D-
Laguna Niguel, CA	D	D	D-
Laguna Woods, CA	D	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Coto de Caza is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mount Pleasant, PA	A-	B+	B+
Northborough, MA	A	A-	A-
Northampton, MA	C+	C-	C-
North New Hyde Park, NY	C	C-	C-
North Easton, MA	A	B+	B+
North Arlington, NJ	B	A-	A-
Norridge, IL	C	B	B
Newtown, CT	A-	A+	A+
New Carrollton, MD	C	C-	C-
New Carlisle, OH	B	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Coto de Caza is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Coto de Caza, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 72% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Coto de Caza schools on SchoolGrade

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