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Rancho Santa Margarita Crime Rate Report (California)

Rancho Santa Margarita crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Rancho Santa Margarita in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 66.81% and the city property crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita was lower than the national property crime rate average by 70.67%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 74.87% and the city property crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita was lower than the property crime rate in California by 74.88%.

Property and Violent Crime
Rancho Santa Margarita Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Rancho Santa Margarita Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Rancho Santa Margarita Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault39
Arson3
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft168
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape6
Robbery5
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)270
Property Crime207
Violent Crime50
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault24
Arson2
Burglary22
Larceny and Theft150
Motor Vehicle Theft27
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)262
Property Crime199
Violent Crime29

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Rancho Santa Margarita Property Crime

Rancho Santa Margarita Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Rancho Santa Margarita Crime 2025

Rancho Santa Margarita Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Rancho Santa Margarita Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Rancho Santa Margarita Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Rancho Santa Margarita, 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 Rancho Santa Margarita crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 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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