Reported crime per resident in La Mirada fell 24% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, La Mirada grades C+ for safety (#148 of 416 graded towns in California): more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
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 Mirada
La Mirada reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 California towns on La Mirada’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Buena Park (C−), Fullerton (C−), Santa Fe Springs (D−). South Whittier and East Whittier are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Among California towns, closer to the middle
California’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so La Mirada’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 64% of the 416 California towns we grade, against 36% 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 Mirada’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (1.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (17.4) 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 is falling
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.
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| Year | La Mirada property | Rest of California property | La Mirada violent | Rest of California violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.7 | 24.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 25.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 15.0 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
La Mirada’s police reported 247 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the rest of California and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | La Mirada | Rest of California | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 15 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
755 crimes reported in 2025
68 violent and 687 property, as reported to the FBI by La Mirada’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
12 people died in crashes on La Mirada’s roads in 2019–2023
La Mirada had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 5.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for California towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.6, 231 towns).
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 Mirada and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Mirada | C+ | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| South Whittier | — | — | — |
| East Whittier | — | — | — |
| Santa Fe Springs | D− | 8.7 | 62.0 |
| Buena Park | C− | 2.7 | 24.0 |
| Fullerton | C− | 4.0 | 19.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. South Whittier and East Whittier are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
California towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Mirada | C+ | 1.8 | 17.4 |
| Rancho Santa Margarita | A− | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Hollister | B− | 3.1 | 7.2 |
| Morgan Hill | C+ | 2.2 | 13.3 |
| Coachella | C | 3.0 | 15.4 |
| Cerritos | D | 3.0 | 46.4 |
The five graded California towns closest to La Mirada’s population (45,952), by grade.
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 Mirada. 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 Mirada’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (45,841 in 2025); our figure for La Mirada is 45,952 (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 Mirada
Is La Mirada, CA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, La Mirada reports more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #148 of 416 in California. Its police reported 1.8 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 Mirada?
1.8 violent and 17.4 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 crime going up or down in La Mirada?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in La Mirada in 2025?
La Mirada’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is La Mirada safer than Santa Fe Springs?
Santa Fe Springs reports more crime per resident than La Mirada: Santa Fe Springs grades D− for safety and La Mirada C+. Santa Fe Springs’s police reported 8.7 violent and 62.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices La Mirada?
La Mirada’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “La Mirada”. 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.