Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ridgecrest, CA Crime Grade
How Ridgecrest 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ridgecrest, CA was 551.5 per 100,000 residents (157 incidents over a population of 28,469). That puts Ridgecrest Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 33% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ridgecrest (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ridgecrest 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 | 542.6(158) | 569.1(161) | 543.3(155) | 651.0(183) | 551.5(157) |
| Murder | 3.4(1) | 7.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) |
| Rape | 68.7(20) | 56.6(16) | 56.1(16) | 56.9(16) | 49.2(14) |
| Robbery | 65.2(19) | 74.2(21) | 38.6(11) | 60.5(17) | 10.5(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 405.2(118) | 431.2(122) | 448.7(128) | 533.6(150) | 488.3(139) |
| Property crime | 1147.0(334) | 1403.3(397) | 991.9(283) | 1045.9(294) | 857.1(244) |
| Burglary | 257.6(75) | 388.8(110) | 312.0(89) | 156.5(44) | 126.5(36) |
| Larceny | 686.8(200) | 774.1(219) | 494.2(141) | 697.3(196) | 611.2(174) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 154.5(45) | 222.7(63) | 171.7(49) | 185.0(52) | 94.8(27) |
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: Ridgecrest'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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