Yuba County is home to 84,500 residents and includes Marysville and Wheatland · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Yuba County?
Yuba County earns an A- for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 52% of Americans live. Theft makes up 36% 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 Yuba County 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-. Yuba County 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 Yuba County, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Yuba County, 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 Yuba County
Theft runs low. Yuba County has 6.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, about half the US rate of 13.1.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Yuba County
Most of Yuba County grades well for property crime: 77% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Yuba County run from A+ to C-.
77%23%
A or B 77%C 23%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Yuba County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Is property crime going up in Yuba County?
Reported property crime in Yuba County has fallen 63% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 23 to 8.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 11%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Yuba CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Yuba County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Yuba County
Property, US
2016
+10%
+15%
2017
+15%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-4%
-8%
2021
-24%
-10%
2022
-38%
-6%
2023
-58%
-7%
2024
-63%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Yuba County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Yuba County has about 17 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 27% less than the US as a whole and 38% 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 Yuba County, about 36% 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 Yuba County and nearby counties
Yuba County has more property crime than 6 of its 10 nearest counties. Colusa County and Glenn County have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Yuba County. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Yuba County has more property crime than 77% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Yuba County apart: it has 5.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 21 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 98% of Americans
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. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 64% of Americans
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 80% of Americans
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.71% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 70% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Yuba County: D- (7 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 61% of Americans
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 Yuba County
Property crime costs Yuba County about $13 million a year, or $150 per resident and about $470 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
$1.3 million
$15
Theft
$2.7 million
$32
Vehicle theft
$5.2 million
$61
Arson
$470,000
$6
Vandalism
$3.0 million
$36
Total
$13 million
$150
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.
