IRVINE, Calif.—For the 15th year in a row, Irvine, California, had the lowest violent crime rate per capita in 2019 of any city in the United States with a population of 250,000 or more, according to information released by the FBI on Sept. 28.
A total of 87 violent crimes were reported last year: 31 robberies, 30 aggravated assaults, 26 rape cases, and zero murders. Los Angeles reported over 14,000 violent crimes last year—the most in the state.
