The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Big River, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$535,228

Cost of Crime™ for Big River, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $916 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Big River with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Big River, CA Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Big River's combined rate is higher than the norm. Big River sits in the 15th percentile, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Big River's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Big River is 42.26 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 25 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Big River, CA report the most crime, about 13 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Big River, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Big River for 2025 is $535,228, about $515 per resident and $916 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Big River Compared to Other Cities?

Big River, CA:	$515
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Big River is $515 per year, which is $50 more than the national average and $24 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Big River:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $873 more than in Big River.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $302 less than in Big River

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Big River for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Big River	Cost per Big River Resident
Murder	$144,073	$139
Rape/Sexual Assault	$28,282	$27
Robbery	$44,837	$43
Assault	$37,951	$36
Kidnapping	$7,078	$7
Vehicle Theft	$24,998	$24
Burglary	$67,066	$64
Theft	$130,286	$125
Arson	$5,951	$6
Vandalism	$22,085	$21
Animal Cruelty	$203	$0
Drug Crimes	$18,799	$18
Identity Theft	$3,618	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$535,228	$515

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Big River, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Big River totals $1,125,107 ($1,082 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,660,335 ($1,596 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Big River's 1,040 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Big River Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Big River residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.271
Robbery	1.371
Rape	0.4485
Murder	0.0737
Total Violent Crime	3.163 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	24.19
Vehicle Theft	1.552
Burglary	7.110
Arson	0.2369
Total Property Crime	33.09 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1122
Drug Crimes	2.444
Vandalism	2.973
Identity Theft	0.4495
Animal Cruelty	0.0263
Total "Other" Rate	6.004 (B)

Individual Big River Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Big River is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Big River.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Earp, CA	D	D-	D-
Parker, AZ	D	D-	D
Cienega Springs, AZ	D	F	D+
Parker Dam, CA	D	D-	D-
Parker Strip, AZ	C-	D-	C+
Date, AZ	D-	A-	F
Congress, AZ	C	C	C-
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, CA	D-	F	D-
Yarnell, AZ	C-	F	B
Peeples Valley, AZ	C	F	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Big River is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alberton, MT	C+	C-	C-
Sitka, KY	D+	B-	B-
Stones River Homes, TN	B	B+	B+
Clintonville, KY	B-	A-	A-
Fort Hancock, TX	F	F	F
Check, VA	B+	A	A
Cantua Creek, CA	F	D-	D-
Bunkerville, NV	F	D-	D-
Breezewood, PA	B-	B	B
White Plains, GA	B-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Big River is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Big River, CA average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Big River schools on SchoolGrade

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