Top 10 Safest Cities in California & Orange County
These are the safest cities in California and Orange County according to SafeWise.
| Top 10 Safest Cities in California |  Safest Cities in Orange County & State Rank |
| 1. Rancho Santa Margarita 2. Aliso Viejo 3. Yorba Linda 4. Laguna Niguel 5. Mission Viejo 6. Lake Forest 7. Lincoln 8. Poway 9. Rocklin 10. Irvine | 1. Rancho Santa Margarita (#1) 2. Aliso Viejo (#2) 3. Yorba Linda (#3) 4. Laguna Niguel (#4) 5. Mission Viejo (#5) 6. Lake Forest (#6) 7. Irvine (#10) 8. San Clemente (#13) 9. Cypress (#19) |
- 77 cities met criteria to be considered for ranking.
- Rancho Santa Margarita is the safest city in California, with a violent crime rate of 0.4 and property crime rate of 4.8 incidents per 1,000.
- 2 cities reported zero murders and zero rapes: Rancho Santa Margarita and Yorba Linda.
- All the safest cities reported fewer than 3 violent crimes per 1,000 people.
- 5 cities reported fewer than 10 violent crimes per 1,000 people: Rancho Santa Margarita, Aliso Viejo, Lincoln, Poway, and Santee.
