The Colony, Anaheim, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

The Colony is a neighborhood of 33,100 residents in Anaheim, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in The Colony?

The Colony grades B- for violent crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 84% of Americans live. Assaults make up 88% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Anaheim as a whole grades B+ for violent crime.

B-
Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 548 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

16% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than The Colony as a whole, and 84% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. The Colony scores 548.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

C
Overall crimeSafety score 439 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
D+
Property crimeSafety score 252 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of The Colony

Map of The Colony shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in The Colony, Anaheim, CA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in The Colony in Anaheim, 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 about violent crime in The Colony

Aggravated assaults and robberies both run high. In The Colony, each runs at about double the US rate: 5.4 aggravated assaults and 1.2 robberies a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 and 0.62 nationally.


How The Colony compares within Anaheim

Most of The Colony grades well for violent crime: 56% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Violent crime grades across The Colony run from B to C-.

A or B 56%C 44%

Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

The Colony has less violent crime than 0 of the 7 neighborhoods in Anaheim. It covers much of the Colony area.


Violent crime rates and types in The Colony

CrimeGrade™ estimates The Colony has about 16 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% more than the US as a whole and 21% more than Anaheim as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in The Colony, about 88% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderB20.060.05
RapeC+200.600.38
RobberyB-391.20.62
AssaultB46414.012.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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 violent crime happens in Anaheim

The Anaheim Police Department polices The Colony; these figures cover Anaheim as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Anaheim as a whole, 43% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 41% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStores and businesses (41%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (43%)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.


Violent crime in The Colony and nearby neighborhoods

The Colony has the most violent crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
The ColonyB-548C33,100
Southeast 2 milesB+711B56,400
Northwest 2 milesB677B-60,600
Downtown Fullerton 2 milesB+749B13,400
Brea-Olinda 6 milesA906A44,500
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Northeast 2 milesB+732B40,300
SouthWest Anaheim 3 milesB-600C+9,060
Southwest 3 milesB684B120,100
Riverview-Santa Ana 5 milesB+743B4,260
Park Santiago 6 milesA-811B+7,510
Floral Park 6 milesB-549C3,710

Nearest first, with each place's distance from The Colony. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, The Colony has more violent crime than 62% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
The ColonyB-548C33,100
Mililani Waipio Melemanu, Mililani, HIA900A-32,900
Oakland Gardens, Queens, NYA876A-33,700
Torresdale, Philadelphia, PAA-818B32,600
University District, Seattle, WAB+730C-33,600
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Rosedale, Queens, NYB652B-33,800
Echo Park, Los Angeles, CAB-594C+32,900
Juniata Park-Feltonville, Philadelphia, PAF0F32,500
Westgate Hts, Albuquerque, NMF0F33,200
Seaport, Stockton, CAF0F33,800
North Lawndale, Chicago, ILF0F33,200

Density, tree cover and walkability in The Colony

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets The Colony apart: it has 87% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more robbery, and it runs high here.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.87% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.5% where people liveUS: 21%Lower than for 70% 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 assault.B- (52 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 65% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.42 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 63% 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 violent crime costs The Colony

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs The Colony about $64 million a year, or $1,924 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $13 million, or $394 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

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.

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