Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Red Bluff, CA Crime Grade
How Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff, CA was 1157.0 per 100,000 residents (164 incidents over a population of 14,175). That puts Red Bluff 256% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 178% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Red Bluff #3,715 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 1% of them, and #367 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 11% year over year and up 17% over the last five years.
Red Bluff, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1157.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,715 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #367 of 371
- Safer than
- 1% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 11%
- 5-year change
- up 17%
- Population
- 14,175
- Reporting agency
- Red Bluff Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Red Bluff Police Department (FBI ORI CA0520200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Red Bluff, CA
Also known as
- Covertsburg
- Redbluff
- Leodocia
- Red Bluffs
History
Became the county seat of Tehama County in 1857. Incorporated in 1876. Named from the reddish color of a high bank of the Sacramento River, near which the city is located.
Location
On the west bank of the Sacramento River at mile marker 245, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) northwest of Gerber. (US-T121)
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. Red Bluff (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Red Bluff 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 | 987.0(144) | 949.8(138) | 1217.4(174) | 1298.1(186) | 1157.0(164) |
| Murder | 6.9(1) | 6.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 226.2(33) | 165.2(24) | 167.9(24) | 223.3(32) | 141.1(20) |
| Robbery | 178.2(26) | 199.6(29) | 244.9(35) | 230.3(33) | 141.1(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 575.7(84) | 578.2(84) | 804.6(115) | 837.5(120) | 874.8(124) |
| Property crime | 4571.6(667) | 5265.3(765) | 6023.9(861) | 4459.5(639) | 3019.4(428) |
| Burglary | 774.5(113) | 557.5(81) | 594.7(85) | 188.4(27) | 268.1(38) |
| Larceny | 3043.2(444) | 3544.6(515) | 4673.6(668) | 3601.1(516) | 2469.1(350) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 548.3(80) | 867.2(126) | 601.7(86) | 460.6(66) | 204.6(29) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Red Bluff, 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 Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff calculated?
- Red Bluff'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 Red Bluff 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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