Photo: Bobbascious · Public domainThe police behind Agua Dulce’s crime figures
Agua Dulce has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Agua Dulce alone, and no Safety Grade. Widen the search to 25 miles and 7 graded towns turn up. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Santa Clarita (B−), 12 miles away.
What stands out about safety in Agua Dulce
Policed by the county
Agua Dulce is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Agua Dulce. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest California towns with their own police figures are Santa Clarita (B−, 12 mi), Palmdale (C−, 14 mi), Lancaster (D, 16 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Agua Dulce. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Los Angeles County without police of their own, which include Agua Dulce.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest California towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clarita | B− | 12 mi | 1.7 | 11.2 |
| Palmdale | C− | 14 mi | 5.1 | 17.4 |
| Lancaster | D | 16 mi | 8.2 | 17.6 |
| San Fernando | C− | 16 mi | 3.7 | 21.2 |
| La Cañada Flintridge | B− | 21 mi | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| Burbank | D | 22 mi | 3.7 | 29.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Agua Dulce. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Agua Dulce.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Agua Dulce’s roads in 2019–2023
Agua Dulce had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is more than is typical for California towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Agua Dulce’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Agua Dulce’s own rate (35.4) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Agua Dulce and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Acton is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Agua Dulce
Is Agua Dulce, CA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Agua Dulce. The nearest California towns with a grade are Santa Clarita (B−, 12 mi), Palmdale (C−, 14 mi), Lancaster (D, 16 mi).
Who polices Agua Dulce?
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office. Agua Dulce is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Los Angeles County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.