The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Highlands, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$41.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for North Highlands, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $2,341 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of North Highlands 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 North Highlands, CA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where North Highlands's combined rate is much higher than the norm. North Highlands sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only North Highlands's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in North Highlands is 57.69 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 7 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 28 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of North Highlands, CA report the most crime, about 638 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 91 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in North Highlands, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in North Highlands for 2025 is $41,775,528, about $759 per resident and $2,341 per household. That equals 2.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in North Highlands Compared to Other Cities?

North Highlands, CA:	$759
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in North Highlands is $759 per year, which is $295 more than the national average and $269 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to North Highlands:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $628 more than in North Highlands.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $546 less than in North Highlands

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to North Highlands	Cost per North Highlands Resident
Murder	$4.42 million	$80
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.62 million	$29
Robbery	$3.11 million	$57
Assault	$10.6 million	$192
Kidnapping	$485,926	$9
Vehicle Theft	$7.57 million	$138
Burglary	$4.11 million	$75
Theft	$7.21 million	$131
Arson	$349,685	$6
Vandalism	$1.29 million	$24
Animal Cruelty	$10,014	$0
Drug Crimes	$937,242	$17
Identity Theft	$86,526	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$41,775,528	$759

The Intangible Cost of Crime in North Highlands, 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 North Highlands totals $41,633,944 ($757 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $83,409,472 ($1,516 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 east 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 North Highlands has 4, do the same, and of North Highlands's 55,006 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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North Highlands 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 North Highlands residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.687
Robbery	1.800
Rape	0.4854
Murder	0.0428
Total Violent Crime	9.015 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	25.32
Vehicle Theft	8.892
Burglary	8.231
Arson	0.2632
Total Property Crime	42.70 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1457
Drug Crimes	2.303
Vandalism	3.292
Identity Theft	0.2032
Animal Cruelty	0.0246
Total "Other" Rate	5.969 (B)

Individual North Highlands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Foothill Farms, CA	D	D-	D-
McClellan Park, CA	F	F	F
Antelope, CA	C	D	D+
Carmichael, CA	D-	D-	F
Rio Linda, CA	D+	D-	D
Citrus Heights, CA	D+	D	D
Elverta, CA	C-	D-	D
Arden-Arcade, CA	F	F	F
Fair Oaks, CA	D	D	D-
Roseville, CA	C+	C+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

North Highlands 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
Winter Park, FL	B+	B	B
Plainfield, NJ	B	B+	B+
Peabody, MA	B	C+	C+
Paramount, CA	D+	D-	D-
Oak Park, IL	C	C	C
North Fort Myers, FL	A	B+	B+
Montgomery, TX	B+	C+	C+
Sterling, VA	B	A	A
Texarkana, TX	D-	D-	D-
Tinley Park, IL	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, North Highlands 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 North Highlands, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See North Highlands schools on SchoolGrade

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