South Oroville, CA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 16%

Violent crime 13%

Property crime 17%

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}	South Oroville_{/100k people}	California_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,966 (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)	337 (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)	1,630 (estimate)	2,139	1,958

Key findings

South Oroville crime rates are 16% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in South Oroville are 13% lower than the national average
In South Oroville you have a 1 in 51 chance of becoming a victim of crime
South Oroville is safer than 37% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in South Oroville has decreased by 7%

South Oroville crime map

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The South Oroville crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in South Oroville as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The South Oroville crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in South Oroville

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in South Oroville is 1 in 297

The chance of being a victim of property crime in South Oroville is 1 in 62

The chance of being a victim of crime in South Oroville is 1 in 51

Year Over Year Crime In South Oroville (per 100,000 people)

South Oroville police department

Item	South Oroville	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}
Butte Creek Canyon, CA	1,089	129	624	753
Richvale, CA	118	179	864	1,043
Biggs, CA	1,985	174	985	1,159
Loma Rica, CA	2,954	214	1,035	1,249
Berry Creek, CA	1,133	224	1,085	1,309
Kelly Ridge, CA	2,751	243	1,177	1,420
Durham, CA	5,660	362	1,753	2,115
South Oroville, CA	3,481	337	1,630	1,966

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Carey, OH	3,482	56	254	311
New Hampton, IA	3,478	89	413	502
Mora, MN	3,478	189	1,447	1,637
Richwood, NJ	3,478	67	398	466
Ohioville, PA	3,478	118	355	473
South Oroville, CA	3,481	337	1,630	1,966

Source: The South Oroville, 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.