Yreka, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Yreka, CA Summary

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

  • There were 488 total crimes committed in Yreka the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,204.7 total crimes per 100K people in Yreka.
  • The overall crime rate in Yreka is 166.96% above the national average.
  • Yreka ranks #444 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Yreka ranks #9,626 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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Yreka Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yreka is 6,204.7 per 100,000 people. That's 166.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 140.40% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yreka
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 488 6,204.7 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 113 1,436.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 118 1,500.3 442.0 369.8
Burglary 35 445.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 278 3,534.6 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 57 724.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 370 4,704.4 2,138.9 1,954.4

Yreka 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 Yreka

118
Violent Crimes
1,500.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
305.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 118 violent crimes in Yreka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yreka is 1,500.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yreka each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 305.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 239.40% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yreka

370
Property Crimes
4,704.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
140.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 370 property crimes in Yreka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yreka is 4,704.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 21.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yreka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 140.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 119.94% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yreka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Medford, OR 86,876 3,889 4,476.5 4,104.7 371.8
Ashland, OR 21,797 567 2,601.3 2,436.1 165.2
Central Point, OR 19,670 313 1,591.3 1,454.0 137.3
Talent, OR 6,767 69 1,019.7 931.0 88.7
Weed, CA 2,888 85 2,943.2 1,939.1 1,004.2
Montague, CA 1,232 41 3,327.9 1,785.7 1,542.2

Yreka SnackAbility

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