Irvine, CA · the CityFunIndex
Safety in Irvine
Irvine ranks #5 of 134 US cities for staying safe, with a safety score of 97 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 97th percentile nationally and #2 of 18 in California.
- safety score
- 97
- Exceptional
- National rank
- #5 of 134
- In California
- #2 of 18
- Percentile
- 97th
The typical city scores 50 for staying safe; Irvine sits 47 points above the median.
How safety is measured
Reported violent and property crime rates.
The safety score is the flip side of our crime measure — 100 minus the raw crime score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer and city open-data crime portals.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Irvine
- T#3 Boise, ID 98
- T#3 Santa Clarita, CA 98
- #5 Irvine, CA — this page 97
- #6 Plano, TX 96
- T#7 Chandler, AZ 95
Top US cities for staying safe
- #1 Jackson, WY 100
- #2 Gilbert, AZ 99
- T#3 Boise, ID 98
- T#3 Santa Clarita, CA 98
- #5 Irvine, CA — this page 97
More about Irvine
Irvine scores 57 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: