Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Arcata, CA Crime Grade
How Arcata grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
7/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Arcata, CA was 362.8 per 100,000 residents (68 incidents over a population of 18,741). That puts Arcata 12% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 13% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Arcata (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Arcata vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 415.9(77) | 632.1(121) | 590.3(109) | 502.4(96) | 362.8(68) |
| Murder | 10.8(2) | 10.4(2) | 5.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 32.4(6) | 31.3(6) | 48.7(9) | 68.0(13) | 37.4(7) |
| Robbery | 145.8(27) | 125.4(24) | 97.5(18) | 120.4(23) | 74.7(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 226.8(42) | 464.9(89) | 438.7(81) | 314.0(60) | 250.8(47) |
| Property crime | 3467.3(642) | 2878.2(551) | 1982.2(366) | 1795.2(343) | 1734.2(325) |
| Burglary | 675.1(125) | 303.0(58) | 151.6(28) | 193.6(37) | 170.7(32) |
| Larceny | 2370.9(439) | 1838.7(352) | 1511.0(279) | 1428.8(273) | 1387.3(260) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 361.8(67) | 668.6(128) | 297.9(55) | 162.2(31) | 138.7(26) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Arcata's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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