Assault per Capita in South Bay
The map below shows assault per 1,000 South Bay residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 South Bay residents.
C-
Assault Grade™
B- |
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D+ |
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B- |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in South Bay is about 1 in 246.
Assault costs the average South Bay resident about $117 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in South Bay in green. The most dangerous areas in South Bay are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. South Bay is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of neighborhoods are safer and 32% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Bay's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of assault in South Bay is 4.063 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Bay generally consider the east part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in South Bay may be as high as 1 in 155 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 355 in the east part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the northeast parts of South Bay, Eureka, CA: about 11 per year. The southwest part of South Bay has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in South Bay to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| South Bay, Eureka, CA: | 4.063 |
|---|---|
| California: | 3.228 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, South Bay is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of South Bay about $860,063 in 2025, or roughly $117 per resident. This is part of South Bay's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Bay, including every crime type and how South Bay compares to other neighborhoods.
Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading South Bay's crime maps on the South Bay overall crime page.
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Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | D+ | A- | C | |
D | F | D | D- | |
D | F | D | F | |
B- | D+ | C+ | C- | |
B | D+ | B | C- | |
A- | C | B+ | C+ | |
B | B- | C+ | C+ | |
A | A | A- | A | |
A | A | A- | A | |
A- | A- | B+ | A- |
South Bay is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B- | C- | C- | C+ | |
A | A | A | A- | |
D | F | F | F | |
D+ | D- | D- | D- | |
A | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C+ | C- | C- | D+ | |
A- | B | B | B | |
B | B | B | B- | |
A | A | A | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Bay, Eureka, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See South Bay schools on SchoolGrade
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