Crime in Smiley Park, CA

Smiley Park is a community of 118 in San Bernardino County, about 20 miles northeast of downtown Riverside · Updated November 2026

Is Smiley Park, CA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Smiley Park: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 923 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Smiley Park as a whole, and 25% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Smiley Park scores 923.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 927 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 915 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Smiley Park

Map of Smiley Park shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Smiley Park, CA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Smiley Park, 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


Crime rates and types in Smiley Park

CrimeGrade™ estimates Smiley Park has about 68 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 83% more than the US as a whole and 71% more 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.

Assault is the most common crime in Smiley Park, about 25% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.150.05
RapeAunder 10.960.38
RobberyA+under 10.980.62
AssaultA216.912.3
Property crime
BurglaryAunder 17.62.4
TheftA+214.113.1
Vehicle theftA110.32.7
ArsonB+under 11.40.12
VandalismA215.65.5

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.


How Smiley Park compares with nearby cities

Smiley Park has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Glen Martin has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Smiley ParkA923A+A118
Running Springs 2 milesA-804A-A-5,280
Green Valley Lake 4 milesA882AA414
Skyforest 6 milesA-844A-A-461
Riverside 24 milesB-607BC+353,800
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Cedar Glen 6 milesA889AA527
Crest Park 6 milesA-813A-A-505
Highland 7 milesC+537C+B-73,800
Lake Arrowhead 7 milesA-830A-A-6,120
Glen Martin 7 milesA+950A+A+54
Blue Jay 7 milesA-807A-A-460

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Smiley Park has more crime than 95% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Smiley ParkA923A+A118
Yeso, NMA+994A+A+119
Leando, IAA+991A+A+118
Millersville, ILA+984A+A+118
East Peru, IAA+978A+A+118
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Locum, MSA+977A+A+119
East McDonough, NYA+975A+A+118
St. Paul, PAA+975A+A+119
Valley, MSA+974A+A+118
Speer, ILA+962A+A+118
Kanaskat, WAA+949A+A+119

What crime costs Smiley Park

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Smiley Park about $2,198 a year per household, 82% more 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 $440,000 a year, or $3,716 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$33,000$275
Rape$6,800$57
Robbery$3,600$31
Assault$28,000$238
Burglary$8,000$68
Theft$8,600$72
Vehicle theft$19,000$159
Arson$4,000$34
Vandalism$13,000$111
Total$120,000$1,044

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 Smiley Park 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. Smiley Park is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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 Smiley Park

Schools in Smiley Park, CA average a SchoolGrade of B-: 35% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Smiley Park on SchoolGrade