Cottonwood, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 21%

Violent crime 18%

Property crime 22%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Cottonwood_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,848 (estimate)	2,581	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.6	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	34.2	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	113.6	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	288.7	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	316 (estimate)	442	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	369.7	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,341.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	427.6	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,532 (estimate)	2,139	1,958

Key findings

Cottonwood crime rates are 21% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Cottonwood are 18% lower than the national average
In Cottonwood you have a 1 in 55 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Cottonwood is safer than 40% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Cottonwood has decreased by 7%

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Daily Crime In Cottonwood (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cottonwood

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cottonwood is 1 in 316

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cottonwood is 1 in 66

The chance of being a victim of crime in Cottonwood is 1 in 55

Year Over Year Crime In Cottonwood (per 100,000 people)

Cottonwood police department

Item	Cottonwood	California	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	51,506	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.6	3.3

Sex offenders in California

State	Total offenders	California_/100K	National_/100K
California	79,891	232	266

There are a total of 79,891 sex offenders in California. This yields a total of 232 sex offenders in California per 100,000 residents which is 13% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Palo Cedro, CA	1,379	170	821	991
Shasta, CA	1,737	171	827	998
Lake California, CA	2,796	236	1,140	1,376
Anderson, CA	10,156	654	1,840	2,494
Millville, CA	757	440	2,129	2,569
Redding, CA	91,320	552	2,501	3,053
Bend, CA	597	589	2,849	3,438
Cottonwood, CA	3,644	316	1,532	1,848

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Vivian, LA	3,645	449	2,028	2,477
Oakhurst, NJ	3,642	76	454	530
Quartzsite, AZ	3,646	366	1,934	2,299
Wadsworth, IL	3,646	115	421	536
Las Lomas, TX	3,646	340	1,710	2,050
Cottonwood, CA	3,644	316	1,532	1,848

Source: The Cottonwood, CA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.