Oroville, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Oroville in green. The most dangerous areas in Oroville 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 Oroville, CA Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Oroville is in the 74th percentile for safety, meaning 26% of cities are safer and 74% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oroville's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oroville is 0.0368 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oroville generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oroville may be as high as 1 in 11,925 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 54,279 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Oroville, CA: about 0 per year. The north part of Oroville has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oroville's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oroville 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, Oroville is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Oroville, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oroville about $1,698,506 in 2025, or roughly $69 per resident. This is part of Oroville's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oroville, including every crime type and how Oroville compares to other cities.

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 Oroville's crime maps on the Oroville overall crime page.

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Individual Oroville Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Oroville, CA	D-	D-	D-	B+
Oroville East, CA	C-	D+	D	A
Thermalito, CA	D+	D-	D	A-
Honcut, CA	F	F	F	C-
Oregon City, CA	F	F	F	D+
Palermo, CA	D+	D-	D	A-
Pentz, CA	D	F	D-	C+
Butte Valley, CA	D+	D-	D	C+
Berry Creek, CA	C-	D	D	B
Bangor, CA	C+	D	C	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Acton, MA	A	A	A	A
Ada, OK	D-	D	D	D+
Albany, CA	D	D	D	F
Allston, MA	D+	D	D	B-
Alta Loma, CA	B-	B-	B-	A
Alvarado, TX	D	C-	C-	D-
Bellefonte, PA	B+	A	A	B+
Panama City Beach, FL	B+	B+	B+	A+
Portland, TN	C-	C	C	C+
Port Hueneme, CA	C-	D-	D-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oroville, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oroville schools on SchoolGrade

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