Lassen County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lassen County in green. The most dangerous areas in Lassen County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Lassen County, CA Safe from Murder?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Lassen County is in the 56th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of counties are safer and 56% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lassen County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Lassen County is 0.0623 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lassen County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lassen County may be as high as 1 in 9,825 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 24,250 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Lassen County, CA: about 1 per year. The west part of Lassen County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lassen County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lassen County to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Lassen County is less safe than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Lassen County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lassen County about $4,120,929 in 2025, or roughly $117 per resident. This is part of Lassen County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lassen County, including every crime type and how Lassen County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Lassen County's crime maps on the Lassen County overall crime page.

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Individual Lassen County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Lassen County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Lassen County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Plumas County, CA	C-	D	D	B-
Tehama County, CA	C	D	D	A-
Shasta County, CA	C+	C+	D+	A+
Pershing County, NV	F	F	D-	D-
Trinity County, CA	D	D-	D-	C
Humboldt County, CA	D+	F	D	D
Lander County, NV	F	F	D-	F
Eureka County, NV	D-	F	B-	F
Elko County, NV	F	F	F	F
Tooele County, UT	B-	B+	B+	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Lassen County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Matagorda County, TX	D+	D-	D-	D-
Pine County, MN	B-	B-	B-	A
Pike County, OH	B	C-	C-	B
Pike County, MS	A	A+	A+	B-
Pike County, AL	C+	C-	C-	D
Pierce County, WI	A	A	A	B+
Pickens County, GA	B+	B+	B+	B-
Petersburg City, VA	F	D-	D-	F
Miller County, AR	D-	F	F	D
Mercer County, OH	A-	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lassen County, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 25% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lassen County schools on SchoolGrade

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