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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$15.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Grass Valley, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $901 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Grass 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 Grass Valley, CA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Grass Valley's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Grass Valley sits in the 42nd percentile, ahead of 42% of cities and behind 58%. The grade covers only Grass Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Grass Valley is 26.61 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 56 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Grass Valley, CA report the most crime, about 289 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 61 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Grass Valley, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Grass Valley for 2025 is $15,306,627, about $377 per resident and $901 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

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

Grass Valley, CA:	$377
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Grass Valley is $377 per year, which is $87 less than the national average and $114 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Grass Valley:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,011 more than in Grass Valley.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $164 less than in Grass Valley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Grass Valley	Cost per Grass Valley Resident
Murder	$896,976	$22
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.21 million	$30
Robbery	$1.65 million	$41
Assault	$4.38 million	$108
Kidnapping	$440,079	$11
Vehicle Theft	$2.10 million	$52
Burglary	$1.14 million	$28
Theft	$2.29 million	$56
Arson	$205,554	$5
Vandalism	$450,429	$11
Animal Cruelty	$9,756	$0
Drug Crimes	$454,998	$11
Identity Theft	$83,532	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$15,306,627	$377

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Grass 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 Grass Valley totals $13,883,475 ($342 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $29,190,102 ($719 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 north 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, of which Grass Valley has 8, do the same, and of Grass Valley's 40,622 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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Grass 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 Grass Valley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.755
Robbery	1.289
Rape	0.4909
Murder	0.0117
Total Violent Crime	5.546 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.88
Vehicle Theft	3.343
Burglary	3.089
Arson	0.2095
Total Property Crime	17.52 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1787
Drug Crimes	1.514
Vandalism	1.552
Identity Theft	0.2657
Animal Cruelty	0.0325
Total "Other" Rate	3.543 (A)

Individual Grass Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alta Sierra, CA	B+	D+	B
Rough And Ready, CA	C+	D	C-
Nevada City, CA	C+	D-	C-
Shady Glen, CA	B-	C-	C
Penn Valley, CA	B+	D+	B
Colfax, CA	C+	D+	C-
Magra, CA	B	C	B-
Sweetland, CA	C	D-	C-
Weimar, CA	B-	D+	C-
Gold Run, CA	B	C+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Grass Valley is similar 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
Adelanto, CA	C	C-	C-
Calexico, CA	D-	D-	D-
Brighton, NY	C+	C+	C+
Braintree Town, MA	B+	B	B
Blackwood, NJ	A-	A	A
Belleville, NJ	B	B-	B-
Parkland, WA	F	D-	D-
Phoenixville, PA	A-	A	A
Plainfield, IN	B+	A-	A-
Portage, IN	B-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Grass Valley is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Grass Valley, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Grass Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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