Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$3.43 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $437 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lower Peters Canyon with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lower Peters Canyon against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is lower than the norm. Lower Peters Canyon sits in the 83rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 83% of neighborhoods and behind 17%. The grade covers only Lower Peters Canyon's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Lower Peters Canyon is 2.509 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 273 in the south areas to 1 in 630 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA report the most violent crime, about 20 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lower Peters Canyon is projected at $3,426,957 for 2025, about $105 per resident and $437 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lower Peters Canyon Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA:	$105
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $105 per resident each year in Lower Peters Canyon, which is $153 less than the national average and $159 less than Irvine's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Lower Peters Canyon:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $719 more than in Lower Peters Canyon.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $23 less than in Lower Peters Canyon

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Lower Peters Canyon, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lower Peters Canyon	Cost per Lower Peters Canyon Resident
Murder	$542,079	$17
Rape/Sexual Assault	$912,716	$28
Robbery	$680,065	$21
Assault	$1.29 million	$40
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,426,957	$105

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Lower Peters Canyon totals $8,721,733 ($267 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $12,148,691 ($372 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Lower Peters Canyon Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Lower Peters Canyon residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.377
Robbery	0.6619
Rape	0.4608
Murder	0.0088
Total Violent Crime	2.509 (A-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Lower Peters Canyon is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Lower Peters Canyon.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Northwood Point, Irvine, CA	A+	A	A
Northwood, Irvine, CA	A+	B+	A+
Orchard Hills, Irvine, CA	A+	A	A+
Walnut Village, Irvine, CA	A	B+	A-
El Camino Real, Irvine, CA	A	B+	A
Woodbury, Irvine, CA	A	A-	A
Spectrum, Irvine, CA	A+	A	A
West Park, Irvine, CA	A	A-	A
Woodbridge, Irvine, CA	A+	A-	A+
Lyon Street, Santa Ana, CA	B	C+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lower Peters Canyon is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+
Lents, Portland, OR	D	B-	B-
Liliha-Kapalama, Honolulu, HI	A	A-	A-
Loma Portal, San Diego, CA	B-	C+	C+
Lower West Side, Chicago, IL	C+	C+	C+
Northeast Dallas, Carrollton, TX	C+	B+	B+
Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO	D+	B	B
Southeast, Canal Winchester, OH	A-	A	A
Southwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC	D	C-	C-
Springlake-University Terrace, Shreveport, LA	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Lower Peters Canyon is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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