Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Paradise, CA Crime Grade

How Paradise 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.

D

National

8/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

C

California

6/10

vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Paradise, CA was 321.7 per 100,000 residents (34 incidents over a population of 10,570). That puts Paradise 1% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 23% below the California statewide rate of 415.5.

That ranks Paradise #2,732 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 28% of them, and #189 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 43% year over year and down 23% over the last five years.

Paradise, CA crime — key facts

National Crime Grade
D (8/10)
California Grade
C (6/10)
Violent crime rate
321.7 / 100k
National rank
#2,732 of 3,771
CA rank
#189 of 371
Safer than
28% of U.S. cities
Year over year
up 43%
5-year change
down 23%
Population
10,570
Reporting agency
Paradise Police Department
Data year
2025 · FBI UCR

Reported by Paradise Police Department (FBI ORI CA0040500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.

About Paradise, CA

Also known as

  • Pari-O-Dice
  • Paradice
  • Poverty Ridge
  • Leonards Mill

Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Paradise (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Paradise 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.

Offense20202022202320242025
Violent crime417.5(17)375.4(22)405.4(31)224.3(22)321.7(34)
Murder0.0(0)0.0(0)0.0(0)10.2(1)0.0(0)
Rape49.1(2)85.3(5)26.2(2)91.8(9)66.2(7)
Robbery24.6(1)0.0(0)13.1(1)20.4(2)9.5(1)
Aggravated assault343.8(14)290.1(17)366.2(28)101.9(10)246.0(26)
Property crime2431.2(99)1416.4(83)1255.4(96)754.4(74)898.8(95)
Burglary859.5(35)375.4(22)405.4(31)40.8(4)47.3(5)
Larceny957.8(39)785.0(46)588.5(45)519.9(51)813.6(86)
Motor vehicle theft613.9(25)221.8(13)209.2(16)142.7(14)37.8(4)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

What is the source of the Paradise, 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 Paradise 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 Paradise calculated?
Paradise'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 Paradise 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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