Redding is a city of 110,400 in Shasta County and the main city of the Redding metro area, home to 181,400 · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Redding?
Property crime in Redding sits near the national middle: an A-, safer than the neighborhoods where 52% of Americans live. Theft makes up 56% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 833 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
52% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Redding as a whole, and 48% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Redding scores 833.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Redding, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Redding, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Redding
Car thefts run high for a city with an A for property crime. Redding has 2.5 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded A for property crime, the figure is 0.91.
One part of Redding stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Mistletoe, Garden Tract & Reservoir, in central Redding, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Redding
Every part of Redding where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Redding run from A+ to B-.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Columbia, northeastThefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Redding.A+935
2Country Heights, Grant & Branstetter, southwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Redding.A918
3Pacheco, Starview & Alta Mesa, southeastThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Redding.A886
4North Shasta View, eastClose to the rest of Redding on most crimes.A859
5Buckeye, Quartz Hill & Benton Tract, northwestClose to the rest of Redding on most crimes.A858
6Enterprise, Girvan & Bonnyview, southClose to the rest of Redding on most crimes.A-819
7North Hilltop, Boulder Creek & Twinview, northClose to the rest of Redding on most crimes.A-815
8Downtown Redding, Manzanita & Magnolia, westCar thefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Redding.A-782
9Mistletoe, Garden Tract & Reservoir, centralCar thefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Redding.B679
Neighborhood areas of Redding, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Redding
CrimeGrade™ estimates Redding has about 21 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 14% less than the US as a whole and 26% less than California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Redding, about 56% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Redding and nearby cities
Of the 6 cities closest to Redding, 4 have less property crime. Millville and Bella Vista have the least.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Redding
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Redding apart: it has 3.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 86% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.79% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 72% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 67% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 67% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Redding on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Redding
Property crime costs Redding about $16 million a year, or $149 per resident and about $370 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$2.1 million
$19
Theft
$6.5 million
$59
Vehicle theft
$4.2 million
$38
Arson
$280,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.3 million
$30
Total
$16 million
$149
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
