Crime rates
With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 14 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in San Juan Capistrano is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 65% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in San Juan Capistrano is one in 69. Compared to communities within California, San Juan Capistrano‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 82% of the state's cities and towns. It is for these reasons that San Juan Capistrano is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

The crime data was collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

San Juan Capistrano's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, forcible (not statutory) rape, and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in San Juan Capistrano is one in 627.

The property crime rate in San Juan Capistrano is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in San Juan Capistrano than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here Just one in 78.

Description of San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano is a city in southern Orange County, California, located approximately 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Downtown Santa Ana. The population was 34,593 at the 2010 census, up from 33,826 at the 2000 census.

San Juan Capistrano is located in south Orange County and is bisected by Interstate 5.33°29′58″N 117°39′42″W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.3 square miles (37 km2). 14.1 square miles (37 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.26%) is water.

The 2010 United States Census reported that San Juan Capistrano had a population of 34,593. The population density was 2,419.9 people per square mile (934.3/km²). The racial makeup of San Juan Capistrano was 26,664 (77.1%) White, 193 (0.6%) African American, 286 (0.8%) Native American, 975 (2.8%) Asian, 33 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 5,234 (15.1%) from other races.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,392.The per capita income for the city was $29,926. About 10.7% of the population and 6.6% of families were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
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