Riverside County sheriff’s deputies arrest a suspect that initiated a pursuit into the Cooper Cienega Truck Trail area Thursday, Aug. 9. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
Anza has a small town flavor that attracts people to come and enjoy the seclusion from the big city hustle and bustle. But it does not mean that crime does not exist around town and that residents should become complacent with the security of their homes, possessions or property.On average, a crime occurs every five minutes in Riverside County as a whole, and that fact includes cities and unincorporated areas. This crime rate is slightly higher than other U.S. counties. Riverside County is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of counties are safer and 40% are more dangerous.The chance of becoming a victim of crime in Riverside County may be as high as 1 in 13 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 40 in the southwest part of the county, according to http://crim
