Seven of the 10 safest cities in California are all located in Orange County, according to a newly released ranking by the home security company SafeWise.
None of Los Angeles County’s cities ranked in the top 10 of
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The 10 safest cities in the state, according to SafeWise, are:
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
Other Southern California cities in the top 20 include San Clemente and the Inland Empire’s Murrieta, Fontana and Menifee.
SafeWise said it compiled the rankings by using the most up-to-date FBI data — including statistics on violent crime, property crime, gun violence and package theft.
A new billboard advertising campaign aims to send a clear message to criminals throughout Southern California: “Crime doesn’t pay in Orange County.”
However, the FBI has discouraged the ranking of city safety based on crime data alone. The agency says such lists do not reflect how effective law enforcement is in a city.