Oroville, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oroville, CA Summary

Crime in Oroville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Oroville 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 Oroville:

  • There were 921 total crimes committed in Oroville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,635.6 total crimes per 100K people in Oroville.
  • The overall crime rate in Oroville is 99.45% above the national average.
  • Oroville ranks #428 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Oroville ranks #9,284 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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Oroville Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oroville is 4,635.6 per 100,000 people. That's 99.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 79.61% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oroville
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 921 4,635.6 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 15.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 31 156.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 138 694.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 209 1,051.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 101 508.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 408 2,053.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 203 1,021.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 712 3,583.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Oroville 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 Oroville

209
Violent Crimes
1,051.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
184.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 209 violent crimes in Oroville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oroville is 1,051.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oroville each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 184.46% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 137.97% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oroville

712
Property Crimes
3,583.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
83.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 712 property crimes in Oroville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oroville is 3,583.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oroville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 83.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 67.54% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oroville

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
Paradise, CA 5,860 101 1,723.5 1,365.2 358.4
Biggs, CA 1,726 18 1,042.9 869.1 173.8

Oroville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
9
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