The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Browns Valley, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$793,649

Cost of Crime™ for Browns Valley, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $991 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Browns Valley 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 Browns Valley, 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 Browns Valley's combined rate is higher than the norm. Browns Valley sits in the 18th percentile, ahead of 18% of cities and behind 82%. The grade covers only Browns Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Browns Valley is 39.91 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Browns Valley, CA report the most crime, about 20 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Browns Valley, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Browns Valley for 2025 is $793,649, about $419 per resident and $991 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 61.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Browns Valley Compared to Other Cities?

Browns Valley, CA:	$419
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Browns Valley is $419 per year, which is $45 less than the national average and $71 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Browns Valley:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $968 more than in Browns Valley.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $206 less than in Browns Valley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Browns Valley	Cost per Browns Valley Resident
Murder	$102,939	$54
Rape/Sexual Assault	$51,685	$27
Robbery	$38,933	$21
Assault	$143,180	$76
Kidnapping	$13,413	$7
Vehicle Theft	$54,487	$29
Burglary	$83,546	$44
Theft	$257,295	$136
Arson	$8,457	$4
Vandalism	$18,733	$10
Animal Cruelty	$483	$0
Drug Crimes	$15,462	$8
Identity Theft	$5,038	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$793,649	$419

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Browns Valley, 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 Browns Valley totals $989,038 ($522 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,782,687 ($942 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 west 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 Browns Valley's 1,893 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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Browns Valley 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 Browns Valley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.634
Robbery	0.6538
Rape	0.4503
Murder	0.0289
Total Violent Crime	3.767 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	26.24
Vehicle Theft	1.859
Burglary	4.866
Arson	0.1850
Total Property Crime	33.15 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1169
Drug Crimes	1.104
Vandalism	1.385
Identity Theft	0.3438
Animal Cruelty	0.0345
Total "Other" Rate	2.985 (A)

Individual Browns Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Loma Rica, CA	D+	C-	D-
Smartville, CA	B+	D	B
Oregon House, CA	C	C-	D
Bangor, CA	C+	D	C
Hammonton, CA	D-	F	D-
Penn Valley, CA	B+	D+	B
Dobbins, CA	D+	D	D-
Rackerby, CA	C	D	D+
Rough And Ready, CA	C+	D	C-
Beale Afb, CA	D-	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Browns Valley 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
Yoder, IN	C-	A+	A+
Guston, KY	A-	A-	A-
Fairmount Heights, MD	D-	F	F
Evangeline, LA	B+	C-	C-
Danville, IA	A-	A	A
Cut and Shoot, TX	C+	C+	C+
Currituck, NC	A+	A+	A+
Waddington, NY	A-	C+	C+
Croghan, NY	B+	C+	C+
Weeksville, NC	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Browns Valley 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 Browns Valley, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Browns Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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