Safest Cites In CA: List Names Temecula Among Top Spots

TEMECULA, CA — Temecula was once again named among the safest cities in California, according to SafeWise, an online safety resource, which analyzed the state's communities to find the 50 safest cities. For perspective, the Golden State has a total of 482 municipalities. The local city came in at number 15 on the list, jumping nearly two dozen spots from the last time SafeWise released their data.

To compile this report, SafeWise analysts reviewed the most recent 2017 FBI crime statistics and census population data. The evaluation is based on the number of reported violent crimes in each city per 1,000 people. If there was a tie, they also factored in the number of property crimes including burglary, and car theft. Cities that fell below identified population thresholds or failed to submit a complete FBI crime report were excluded from the ranking system.

According to the SafeWise analysis, there are 115,220 residents living in Temecula, but only 1.02 violent crimes per 1,000 people, and 22.69 property crimes per 1,000 people.

The last time SafeWise released their list, Temecula was 21 spots lower.

Neighboring Murrieta landed at number 5 on the list, while Menifee was 31, Wildomar was 43 and Lake Elsinore was 105.

The top 20 safest cities in California are:

1. Danville
2. Irvine
3. Rancho Santa Margarita
4. Yorba Linda
5. Murrieta
6. San Ramon
7. Rancho Palos Verdes
8. Folsom
9. Laguna Niguel
10. Aliso Viejo
11. Chino Hills
12. Eastvale
13. Lincoln
14. Diamond Bar
15. Temecula
16. Rocklin
17. Mission Viejo
18. Poway
19. Pleasanton
20. Sunnyvale

To read the complete report, visit SafeWise.