Chico, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chico, CA Summary

Crime in Chico research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Chico over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Chico:

  • There were 2,292 total crimes committed in Chico the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,236.1 total crimes per 100K people in Chico.
  • The overall crime rate in Chico is -3.79% below the national average.
  • Chico ranks #237 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Chico ranks #7,018 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Chico Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chico is 2,236.1 per 100,000 people. That's -3.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -13.36% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chico
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,292 2,236.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 60 58.5 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 448 437.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 589 574.6 442.0 369.8
Burglary 224 218.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,214 1,184.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 265 258.5 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,703 1,661.5 2,138.9 1,954.4

Chico Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Chico

589
Violent Crimes
574.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
55.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 589 violent crimes in Chico in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chico is 574.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chico each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 55.39% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.99% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chico

1,703
Property Crimes
1,661.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,703 property crimes in Chico in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chico is 1,661.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 60.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chico each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.32% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chico

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gridley, CA 7,349 169 2,299.6 1,877.8 421.8
Colusa, CA 6,444 92 1,427.7 1,179.4 248.3
Paradise, CA 5,860 101 1,723.5 1,365.2 358.4
Williams, CA 5,655 105 1,856.8 1,467.7 389.0

Chico SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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