The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Riverview West

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Riverview West. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
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$7.88 million

Cost of Crime™ for Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $821 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Riverview West 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Riverview West's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Riverview West sits in the 95th percentile, ahead of 95% of neighborhoods and behind 5%. The grade covers only Riverview West's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Riverview West is 14.67 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 51 in the south areas to 1 in 110 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA report the most crime, about 90 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 20 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Riverview West for 2025 is $7,875,979, about $230 per resident and $821 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.4%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Riverview West Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA: $230
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA: $1496
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir: $200
California: $491
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Riverview West is $230 per year, which is $234 less than the national average and $261 less than Santa Ana's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Riverview West:
  • In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $1,266 more than in Riverview West.
  • In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $30 less than in Riverview West

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Riverview West for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Riverview West
Cost per Riverview West Resident
Murder
$786,930
$23
Rape/Sexual Assault
$956,764
$28
Robbery
$555,451
$16
Assault
$1.58 million
$46
Kidnapping
$205,280
$6
Vehicle Theft
$1.64 million
$48
Burglary
$477,894
$14
Theft
$767,192
$22
Arson
$210,443
$6
Vandalism
$305,239
$9
Animal Cruelty
$3,919
$0
Drug Crimes
$327,361
$10
Identity Theft
$58,608
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$7,875,979
$230

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Riverview West, Santa Ana, 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 Riverview West totals $10,545,987 ($308 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,421,967 ($538 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 neighborhood 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 Riverview West has 1, do the same, and of Riverview West's 34,264 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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Riverview West 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 Riverview West residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.608
Robbery
0.5154
Rape
0.4605
Murder
0.0122
Total Violent Crime
2.596 (A-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
4.323
Vehicle Theft
3.088
Burglary
1.538
Arson
0.2543
Total Property Crime
9.203 (A+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0988
Drug Crimes
1.292
Vandalism
1.247
Identity Theft
0.2210
Animal Cruelty
0.0155
Total "Other" Rate
2.874 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Riverview West is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Riverview West.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
B+
A
A
A-
A-
A+
A
A-
A
B+
A-
A+
A+
A
A
B+
A
B
B+
C+
A-
B+
B
A+
B+
A+
A+
A-
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Riverview West is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B+
B
B
A+
B+
B+
F
D+
D+
A+
A
A
C-
D
D
D
C+
C+
C
D+
D+
C
D
D
A
A
A
F
F
F

Considering only the crime rate, Riverview West 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 Riverview West, Santa Ana, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Riverview West schools on SchoolGrade

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