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Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime increasing and property crime increasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Costa Mesa for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2025.
The city violent crime rate for Costa Mesa in 2025 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 64.42% and the city property crime rate in Costa Mesa was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 35.46%.
In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Costa Mesa was higher than the
violent crime rate in California
by 24.48% and the city property crime rate in Costa Mesa was higher than the
property crime rate in California
by 16%.
Property and Violent Crime
Costa Mesa Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
433
Arson
12
Burglary
265
Larceny and Theft
1,711
Motor Vehicle Theft
278
Murder and Manslaughter
3
Rape
71
Robbery
77
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,573
Property Crime
2,254
Violent Crime
584
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
549
Arson
16
Burglary
314
Larceny and Theft
2,118
Motor Vehicle Theft
287
Murder and Manslaughter
3
Rape
73
Robbery
87
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
3,038
Property Crime
2,719
Violent Crime
712
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Costa Mesa, California crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Costa Mesa crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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