Shasta, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Murder per Capita in Shasta

The map below shows murder per 1,000 Shasta residents.

 

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Shasta is in the 76th percentile for safety, meaning 24% of cities are safer and 76% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Shasta's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Shasta is 0.0350 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Shasta generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Shasta may be as high as 1 in 15,615 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 50,831 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Shasta's Murder Rate Compares

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

Shasta, CA: 0.0350
California: 0.0557
USA: 0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Shasta 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 Shasta, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Shasta about $47,588 in 2025, or roughly $66 per resident. This is part of Shasta's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Shasta, including every crime type and how Shasta 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 Shasta's crime maps on the Shasta overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
B-
D+
C
B-
C-
C-
D
A
C+
D
C-
B-
B+
C-
B-
A-
C
C-
D
A-
B-
D
C+
B
C+
C-
C-
B+
D
F
D
C+
C-
D+
D
A
C+
C+
D+
A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Shasta 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
B
D
D
B+
A-
A
A
A+
D
D+
D+
A-
C+
C+
C+
B-
D+
D-
D-
F
A-
A-
A-
C+
A+
A-
A-
B+
B-
A-
A-
A-
B+
B+
B+
D
A
B+
B+
B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shasta, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Shasta schools on SchoolGrade

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