Rancho Santa Margarita, CA is a relatively safe place to live. The violent crime rate in this city is 9.7, which is much lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Rancho Santa Margarita is 14.6 which is much less than the US average of 35.4. This means that people living in Rancho Santa Margarita are likely to experience fewer crimes than most other places in the United States.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Rancho Santa Margarita violent crime is 9.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Rancho Santa Margarita property crime is 14.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.