"In Irvine, which bills itself as the safest city in the nation, there were 74 violent crimes during the first six months of 2016 compared to 59 the previous year, the FBI report indicates. There was one murder in the city during each reporting period.
Kim Mohr, spokeswoman for the Irvine Police Department, said the jump in violent crime is ?incredibly small? when the increase of 9,000 residents is considered.
?It?s important to remember that we are still the safest city of our size (in the United States) for violent crime, according to FBI statistics,? she said. ?We?re considered a big city now, with a population over 258,000. However, the Irvine Police Department takes any increase in crime very seriously and is working diligently to safeguard the city.?"
This IPD spokesman sounds like the sales rep at a TIC model home. I guess a murder every reporting period is the new norm in Irvine.