Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Citrus Heights, CA Crime Grade
How Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights, CA was 373.5 per 100,000 residents (324 incidents over a population of 86,751). That puts Citrus Heights Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 10% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Citrus Heights #2,940 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 22% of them, and #236 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and up 15% over the last five years.
Citrus Heights, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- California Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 373.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,940 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #236 of 371
- Safer than
- 22% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- up 15%
- Population
- 86,751
- Reporting agency
- Citrus Heights Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Citrus Heights Police Department (FBI ORI CA0349600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Citrus Heights (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Citrus Heights 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 | 323.8(286) | 405.1(352) | 416.8(358) | 445.2(382) | 373.5(324) |
| Murder | 3.4(3) | 3.5(3) | 7.0(6) | 3.5(3) | 2.3(2) |
| Rape | 35.1(31) | 41.4(36) | 51.2(44) | 40.8(35) | 21.9(19) |
| Robbery | 81.5(72) | 78.3(68) | 105.9(91) | 95.6(82) | 81.8(71) |
| Aggravated assault | 203.8(180) | 281.9(245) | 252.6(217) | 305.3(262) | 267.4(232) |
| Property crime | 2422.0(2,139) | 2074.9(1,803) | 2103.8(1,807) | 2185.1(1,875) | 1942.3(1,685) |
| Burglary | 386.1(341) | 272.7(237) | 271.3(233) | 369.4(317) | 186.7(162) |
| Larceny | 1710.9(1,511) | 1439.7(1,251) | 1455.3(1,250) | 1490.5(1,279) | 1528.5(1,326) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 304.6(269) | 336.0(292) | 349.3(300) | 283.2(243) | 170.6(148) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Citrus Heights, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Citrus Heights Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Citrus Heights calculated?
- Citrus Heights's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Citrus Heights Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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