On March 10th, Mayor Larry Agran delivered the annual "State of the City" address in front of a packed audience at Irvine City Hall.

Last year, Mayor Agran shared an ambitious aspiration for Irvine to become the Safest, Smartest, Greenest, Healthiest, and Kindest City in America. During this year's speech, the Mayor outlined a number of new and expanded programs that have been established to move us closer to achieving that lofty goal.

Mayor Agran announced that for the 21st year in a row, Irvine has been recognized as the "Safest Big City in America" according to FBI statistics on violent crime. Agran reported that violent crime fell by 5% and property crime by 16% last year.