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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Rancho Santa Margarita crime rate is much lower than the California average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #6

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	338.20
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	10	1	16	39	148	16	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.2	2.0	32.3	78.7	298.6	32.3	0.0	266
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	3	6	8	77	200	13	1
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.1	12.2	16.3	156.5	406.6	26.4	2.0	258
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2011	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	1	9	22	66	284	18	3
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	2.1	18.6	45.4	136.3	586.6	37.2	6.2	317
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	2	6	15	71	319	15	11
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.0	12.0	30.1	142.4	639.9	30.1	22.1	316
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	2	6	18	96	413	23	6
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.0	12.0	36.0	192.2	827.1	46.1	12.0	401
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	2	8	20	103	395	40	1
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	3.9	15.7	39.2	201.9	774.2	78.4	2.0	416
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	3	9	23	78	360	26	17
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	5.9	17.6	45.0	152.5	704.0	50.8	33.2	380
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	0	7	25	80	342	31	7
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	13.9	49.7	158.9	679.4	61.6	13.9	351
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	10.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Per 100,000	3.9	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	39
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30