Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Susanville, CA Crime Grade
How Susanville 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 Susanville, CA was 720.4 per 100,000 residents (83 incidents over a population of 11,522). That puts Susanville 121% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 73% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
That ranks Susanville #3,538 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #348 of 371 in California. Violent crime is up 5% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
Susanville, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 720.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,538 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #348 of 371
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 5%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 11,522
- Reporting agency
- Susanville Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Susanville Police Department (FBI ORI CA0180100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Susanville, CA
Also known as
- Rooptown
History
Susanville was named for Susan Roop, daughter of Issac Roop, an early settler. Present name adopted 1857. Incorporated in 1900.
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. Susanville (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Susanville 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 | 949.8(140) | 491.1(81) | 614.7(77) | 686.9(80) | 720.4(83) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 12.1(2) | 8.0(1) | 25.8(3) | 8.7(1) |
| Rape | 6.8(1) | 12.1(2) | 87.8(11) | 42.9(5) | 86.8(10) |
| Robbery | 47.5(7) | 60.6(10) | 47.9(6) | 68.7(8) | 52.1(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 895.5(132) | 406.2(67) | 471.0(59) | 549.5(64) | 572.8(66) |
| Property crime | 1479.0(218) | 1230.8(203) | 1189.5(149) | 1202.1(140) | 928.7(107) |
| Burglary | 305.3(45) | 218.3(36) | 111.8(14) | 111.6(13) | 60.8(7) |
| Larceny | 1044.8(154) | 854.9(141) | 742.5(93) | 935.9(109) | 711.7(82) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 67.8(10) | 133.4(22) | 319.3(40) | 111.6(13) | 112.8(13) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Susanville, 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 Susanville 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 Susanville calculated?
- Susanville'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 Susanville 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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