Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Chico, CA Crime Grade
How Chico 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Chico, CA was 656.4 per 100,000 residents (675 incidents over a population of 102,829). That puts Chico Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 58% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Chico (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Chico 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 | 512.6(540) | 574.6(589) | 620.4(626) | 710.1(716) | 656.4(675) |
| Murder | 2.8(3) | 1.0(1) | 3.0(3) | 2.0(2) | 1.9(2) |
| Rape | 53.2(56) | 78.0(80) | 98.1(99) | 145.8(147) | 114.8(118) |
| Robbery | 75.9(80) | 58.5(60) | 73.3(74) | 82.3(83) | 68.1(70) |
| Aggravated assault | 380.6(401) | 437.1(448) | 446.0(450) | 480.0(484) | 471.7(485) |
| Property crime | 2104.3(2,217) | 1716.1(1,759) | 1881.1(1,898) | 1954.8(1,971) | 1824.4(1,876) |
| Burglary | 233.5(246) | 218.5(224) | 228.9(231) | 210.3(212) | 161.4(166) |
| Larceny | 1472.2(1,551) | 1184.4(1,214) | 1336.0(1,348) | 1522.3(1,535) | 1468.5(1,510) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 299.9(316) | 258.5(265) | 290.4(293) | 207.3(209) | 173.1(178) |
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: Chico'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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