Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson today announced that a comparison of FBI crime statistics shows that the jurisdictions served by the Department had a lower crime rate of than any other jurisdiction in Orange County with a population of more than 100,000.
The comparison was based on the latest crime statistics released by the FBI, for the year 2006. The figures come from Part I crimes, which include homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft.
The FBI figures led Congressional Quarterly to determine that for cities with populations of more than 75,000, Mission Viejo was the most crime free city in the country. The Orange County Register used the same FBI figures to calculate that Rancho Santa Margarita was the safest city in the nation for municipalities with populations between 20,000 and 100,000.
The FBI figures show that in the Sheriff’s jurisdiction crime decreased by 4.22 percent in all categories 2006 compared to 2005. Violent crime decreased by 7.62 percent and property crime decreased by 3.85 percent. As the population of the Department’s jurisdiction increased, the number of crimes decreased.
Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson said he was pleased with the assessments.
“Once again the FBI crime statistics show what I already knew, that the men and women of the Department with our contract partners, community leaders and business owners working together is a successful recipe in making Orange County one of the safest communities in America.”
Some of the FBI crime statistics follow:
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