The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in French Gulch, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$211,424

Cost of Crime™ for French Gulch, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,501 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of French Gulch 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 French Gulch, 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 French Gulch's combined rate is higher than the norm. French Gulch sits in the 22nd percentile, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only French Gulch's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in French Gulch is 36.42 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 27 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of French Gulch, CA report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in French Gulch, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in French Gulch for 2025 is $211,424, about $568 per resident and $1,501 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in French Gulch Compared to Other Cities?

French Gulch, CA:	$568
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in French Gulch is $568 per year, which is $104 more than the national average and $78 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to French Gulch:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $819 more than in French Gulch.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $355 less than in French Gulch

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to French Gulch	Cost per French Gulch Resident
Murder	$39,792	$107
Rape/Sexual Assault	$10,456	$28
Robbery	$12,217	$33
Assault	$75,715	$204
Kidnapping	$2,826	$8
Vehicle Theft	$8,465	$23
Burglary	$14,551	$39
Theft	$32,693	$88
Arson	$1,989	$5
Vandalism	$5,196	$14
Animal Cruelty	$98	$0
Drug Crimes	$6,271	$17
Identity Theft	$1,155	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$211,424	$568

The Intangible Cost of Crime in French Gulch, 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 French Gulch totals $339,965 ($914 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $551,389 ($1,482 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 city holds few 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 French Gulch's 372 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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French Gulch 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 French Gulch residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	7.087
Robbery	1.044
Rape	0.4636
Murder	0.0569
Total Violent Crime	8.652 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.97
Vehicle Theft	1.469
Burglary	4.313
Arson	0.2214
Total Property Crime	22.97 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1253
Drug Crimes	2.279
Vandalism	1.955
Identity Theft	0.4010
Animal Cruelty	0.0357
Total "Other" Rate	4.796 (B+)

Individual French Gulch Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lewiston, CA	C	D-	C
Summit City, CA	C+	D	C-
Trinity Alps, CA	D+	D-	D-
Keswick, CA	B-	D+	C
Shasta, CA	C+	D	C
Shasta Lake, CA	C	C-	D
Ono, CA	B+	C-	B-
Weaverville, CA	F	F	F
Igo, CA	B-	D	C+
Redding, CA	C-	C-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

French Gulch 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
Harmony, AR	D+	B	B
Spencerburg, MO	C	D	D
Sharon, CA	C	D	D
Shandy, TN	D-	F	F
Senter, MI	C+	D+	D+
Scott Addition, VA	B+	B+	B+
Jamestown, KS	C-	C-	C-
Hunt, AZ	F	F	F
Hasse, TX	B-	C+	C+
Harpersfield, NY	B	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, French Gulch 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 French Gulch, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See French Gulch schools on SchoolGrade

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