Two of these numbers pull in different directions. Violent crime at 84 per 100,000 sits 78% below the national 381 and fell 3.1% year over year in 2024, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable. Property crime at 1,390 per 100k is 29% below the national 1,954, lower than average but the narrower of the two gaps, so theft is the risk a buyer here still plans around. The schools split the same way: a 7.3/10 average across 50 rated schools covers middle schools at 9.0/10, elementary at 6.9/10, and University High at 9.5/10. Which school a given home feeds into matters more than the city figure. The same limit applies to the crime numbers and to the 41 California flood declarations: all city- or state-level. The block, and the parcel, decide.
Crime in Irvine vs. the national average
Irvine reports 84 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 78% below the U.S. average of 381, and 1,390 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (29% below). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 3.1% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as stable.
| Irvine | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 84 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 1390 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Irvine 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 Irvine'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 Irvine 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 Irvine
Public schools in Irvine average 7.3/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 50 rated schools. By level, middle schools rate strongest at 9.0/10 on average, while elementary schools average 6.9/10. The highest-scoring is University High at 9.5/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Irvine: 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 Irvine 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 Irvine
Is Irvine, CA safe?
Irvine records 84 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 78% below the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: A, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Irvine?
Irvine reports approximately 84 violent crimes and 1390 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Irvine have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Irvine, 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.
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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).