Crime in Park Santiago, Santa Ana, CA

Park Santiago is a neighborhood of 7,510 residents in Santa Ana, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

Is Park Santiago in Santa Ana safe?

Crime in Park Santiago is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Park Santiago. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against B-. Santa Ana as a whole grades B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Park Santiago run from A to B-, so check the map below.

B+
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 728 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Park Santiago as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Park Santiago scores 728.

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.

A-
Violent crimeSafety score 811 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
B-
Property crimeSafety score 585 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Park Santiago

Map of Park Santiago shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
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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 Park Santiago, Santa Ana, CA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Park Santiago in Santa Ana, 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 Park Santiago

Theft is a strength. Park Santiago grades B- for property crime, but theft grades A-, better than in the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live.

Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Santa Ana as a whole, 61% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.


Crime rates and types in Park Santiago

CrimeGrade™ estimates Park Santiago has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 15% less than the US as a whole and close to Santa Ana as a whole.

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 38% of crime reported in Park Santiago. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA-under 10.030.05
RapeB+30.380.38
RobberyA-60.790.62
AssaultA-516.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryB+182.42.4
TheftA-9012.013.1
Vehicle theftC-283.72.7
ArsonA-under 10.100.12
VandalismB405.35.5

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 Santa Ana

The Santa Ana Police Department polices Park Santiago; these figures cover Santa Ana as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 55% of them, against 31% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryStores and businesses (61%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftStreets and sidewalks (49%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (55%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismParking lots and garages (25%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
RobberyStreets and sidewalks (40%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultStreets 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 Park Santiago compares with nearby neighborhoods

Park Santiago has the least crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Park SantiagoB+728A-B-7,510
Floral Park 1 mileC405B-D3,710
Meredith Parkwood 1 mileB660A-C3,660
Lacy 1 mileD157C-F7,020
Lower Peters Canyon 6 milesA895A+A-22,500
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Washington Square 1 mileC438B-D-4,390
Mabury Park 1 mileB-615B+C4,970
Riverview-Santa Ana 2 milesB688B+B-4,260
Flower Park 2 milesC+496B-C-4,190
Eastside Santa Ana 2 milesD186C+F12,400
Henninger Park 2 milesD+307C+F8,150
Artesia Pilar 2 milesC+517B-C13,200

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Park Santiago. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Park Santiago is safer than 83% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Park SantiagoB+728A-B-7,510
Nonantum, Newton, MAA+931A+A7,540
East Grove, Escondido, CAA-798A-B+7,480
University District, Minneapolis, MNB654A-C-7,480
Charles, Providence, RIB-614BB-7,490
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Southside Flats, Pittsburgh, PAC+501B-C-7,480
Lower South Providence, Providence, RIC+472CC+7,520
Plymouth Colony, Atlanta, GAC-354CD+7,530
Lankershim, Highland, CAD+239DC-7,540
Mission-Foothill, Hayward, CAD167CF7,510
SBHS, San Bernardino, CAF0FF7,500

Jobs, shops and walkability in Park Santiago

One thing sets Park Santiago apart: it has 121 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery; here theft sits near the national middle.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.121 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 91% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.11.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 67% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 62% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 51% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 61% of residents of US city neighborhoods

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 Park Santiago

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Park Santiago about $1,148 a year per household, about the same as 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 $8.4 million a year, or $1,114 per resident.


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 Park Santiago 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Park Santiago

Schools in Park Santiago, Santa Ana, CA average a SchoolGrade of D-: 24% of students test proficient, against 27% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Park Santiago on SchoolGrade