Photo: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA · CC BY 2.0Property crime per resident is higher in La Cañada Flintridge than in 68% of U.S. towns
Behind the grade sit 1.1 violent crimes and 16.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 4.9 and 21.4 in the rest of California. Overall, it grades B− for safety (#103 of 416 graded towns in California). Even so, the crimes the grade counts fell 30% per resident from 2023 to 2025. Both towns on its borders with figures record more crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of CA” is every other California city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in La Cañada Flintridge
La Cañada Flintridge reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 California towns on La Cañada Flintridge’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Glendale (C), Pasadena (D). La Crescenta-Montrose is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Neighbors ↓
Among California towns, closer to the middle
California’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so La Cañada Flintridge’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 75% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 46% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind La Cañada Flintridge’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds La Cañada Flintridge’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (16.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | La Cañada Flintridge property | Rest of California property | La Cañada Flintridge violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.1 | 24.8 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 19.2 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 15.2 | 20.8 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 13.9 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of California.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | La Cañada Flintridge | Rest of California | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
La Cañada Flintridge’s police reported 62 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.1 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in La Cañada Flintridge per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
284 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
14 violent and 270 property, as reported to the FBI by La Cañada Flintridge’s police.
Four people died in crashes on La Cañada Flintridge’s roads in 2019–2023
La Cañada Flintridge had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died. Most of these deaths (3 of 4) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for California towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of La Cañada Flintridge’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so La Cañada Flintridge’s own rate (4.0) 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.
La Cañada Flintridge and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cañada Flintridge | B− | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| Pasadena | D | 4.8 | 25.3 |
| La Crescenta-Montrose | — | — | — |
| Glendale | C | 2.5 | 20.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. La Crescenta-Montrose is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Cañada Flintridge | B− | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| Orinda | B+ | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| Agoura Hills | B | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| Albany | C− | 1.7 | 25.7 |
| Lomita | C− | 4.0 | 17.6 |
| Arcata | C− | 4.9 | 18.0 |
The five graded California towns closest to La Cañada Flintridge’s population (19,480), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of La Cañada Flintridge. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against La Cañada Flintridge’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (19,408 in 2025); our figure for La Cañada Flintridge is 19,480 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 La Cañada Flintridge
Is La Cañada Flintridge, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, La Cañada Flintridge reports more crime per resident than 54% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #103 of 416 in California. Its police reported 1.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in La Cañada Flintridge?
1.1 violent and 16.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of California reports 4.9 and 21.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is La Cañada Flintridge safer than Pasadena?
Pasadena reports more crime per resident than La Cañada Flintridge: Pasadena grades D for safety and La Cañada Flintridge B−. Pasadena’s police reported 4.8 violent and 25.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices La Cañada Flintridge?
La Cañada Flintridge’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “La Canada Flintridge”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.