Anaheim's numbers pull in two directions. The D grade and the 8th-percentile standing among 13,216 graded jurisdictions are driven mainly by violent crime at 56% above the national average; property crime sits 9% above national, a much narrower gap than the headline grade implies. The direction of travel adds a second qualifier: violent crime fell 9.4% in the 2024 FBI reporting year, which SafeNest classifies as improving. Schools split the same way. The 5.3/10 average buries a wide spread, from middle schools at 3.3/10 to high schools at 6.3/10 and Woodsboro Elementary at 9.1/10, so the specific schools serving an address matter more than the citywide figure. Flood context works identically: 41 federal declarations describe California, not a parcel. Each figure on this page is a city-wide average, and none of them describe the street you are buying on.
Crime in Anaheim vs. the national average
Anaheim reports 596 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 56% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,132 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (9% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 9.4% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Anaheim | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 596 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2132 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Anaheim can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for California — the state SafeNest uses for Anaheim's flood context — list 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1954 and 2024, most recently "Severe Storm And Flooding". California has also seen 6 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Anaheim address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Anaheim
Public schools in Anaheim average 5.3/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 69 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 6.3/10 on average, while middle schools average 3.3/10. The highest-scoring is Woodsboro Elementary at 9.1/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Anaheim: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Anaheim address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
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Common questions about safety in Anaheim
Is Anaheim, CA safe?
Anaheim records 596 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 56% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Anaheim?
Anaheim reports approximately 596 violent crimes and 2132 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Anaheim have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Anaheim, federal records show 41 FEMA flood disaster declarations for California, most recently in 2024; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in California.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).