4 OC Cities Are Safest Towns To Raise Your Children In California

IRVINE, CA — Irvine is among the top safest cities in California — and the 10th safest nationwide — to raise a child, according to SafeWise's 2019 report on the "50 Safest Cities to Raise a Child." The report looked at statistics such as violent crime rates, sex offender rates, property crime rates, and graduation rates, among others.

San Ramon was the safest California city, ranking at 7 on the list of safe cities, and Irvine ranked as the 10th safest city to raise a child in California. San Ramon achieved an overall safety score of 94.40 (out of a possible 100, and was bested by the following cities:

#1. Carmel, Indiana
#2. Newton, Massachusetts
#3. Johns Creek, Georgia
#4. Fishers, Indiana
#5. Flower Mound, Texas
#6. Plymouth, Minnesota
#7. San Ramon
#8. Hoover, Alabama
#9. Naperville, Illinois
#10. Irvine, California

Besides San Ramon and Irvine making the national top 10 list, 12 other California cities made the top 50 rankings:

#11. Mission Viejo
#13. Lake Forest
#17. Thousand Oaks
#20. Murrieta
#24. Folsom
#25. Santa Clarita
#27. Chino Hills
#30. Pleasanton
#47. Sunnyvale
#48. Newport Beach
#49. Carlsbad
#50. Glendale

Patch editor Toni McAllister, Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.