The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Laguna Woods, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$9.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for Laguna Woods, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $756 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Laguna Woods 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 Laguna Woods, CA Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Laguna Woods's combined rate is higher than the norm. Laguna Woods sits in the 15th percentile, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Laguna Woods's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Laguna Woods is 41.98 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Laguna Woods, CA report the most crime, about 234 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Laguna Woods, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Laguna Woods for 2025 is $9,877,833, about $501 per resident and $756 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Laguna Woods Compared to Other Cities?

Laguna Woods, CA:	$501
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Laguna Woods is $501 per year, which is $37 more than the national average and $10 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Laguna Woods:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $886 more than in Laguna Woods.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $288 less than in Laguna Woods

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Laguna Woods	Cost per Laguna Woods Resident
Murder	$736,950	$37
Rape/Sexual Assault	$626,263	$32
Robbery	$669,632	$34
Assault	$2.41 million	$122
Kidnapping	$122,521	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1.49 million	$76
Burglary	$737,469	$37
Theft	$2.24 million	$114
Arson	$160,072	$8
Vandalism	$308,873	$16
Animal Cruelty	$2,986	$0
Drug Crimes	$215,303	$11
Identity Theft	$148,218	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$9,877,833	$501

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Laguna Woods, 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 Laguna Woods totals $8,910,689 ($452 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,788,522 ($953 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 southeast 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 Laguna Woods has 3, do the same, and of Laguna Woods's 19,716 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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Laguna Woods 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 Laguna Woods residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.260
Robbery	1.080
Rape	0.5239
Murder	0.0199
Total Violent Crime	5.883 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	21.98
Vehicle Theft	4.891
Burglary	4.124
Arson	0.3362
Total Property Crime	31.33 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1025
Drug Crimes	1.476
Vandalism	2.193
Identity Theft	0.9713
Animal Cruelty	0.0205
Total "Other" Rate	4.763 (B+)

Individual Laguna Woods Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Laguna Woods is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Laguna Woods.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Top-of-the-World, CA	B-	B-	C-
Laguna Hills, CA	F	D-	F
Aliso Viejo, CA	D	D+	D-
Lake Forest, CA	D	D	F
Mission Viejo, CA	D	D	D-
Laguna Beach, CA	D+	D-	D
Laguna Niguel, CA	D	D	D-
Foothill Ranch, CA	D+	C	D-
Newport Coast, CA	C-	C-	D-
Irvine, CA	B	C+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Laguna Woods is higher 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
New Haven, IN	B-	B-	B-
Pinecrest, FL	A	A-	A-
Pikeville, KY	C-	C+	C+
Phelan, CA	C-	D+	D+
Perry, FL	B	C-	C-
Pembroke, MA	A	A-	A-
Pell City, AL	C-	C-	C-
Paris, TN	D-	D	D
Palos Hills, IL	C+	B	B
Oxford, NC	D	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Laguna Woods is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Laguna Woods, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Laguna Woods schools on SchoolGrade

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