The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Siskiyou County, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Siskiyou County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Siskiyou County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Siskiyou County, CA Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

D-
C
Other Crime Grade
A

$22.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Siskiyou County, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,149 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Siskiyou County 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 Siskiyou County, CA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Siskiyou County's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Siskiyou County sits in the 54th percentile, ahead of 54% of counties and behind 46%. The grade covers only Siskiyou County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Siskiyou County is 28.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the northwest areas to 1 in 45 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Siskiyou County, CA report the most crime, about 382 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 11 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Siskiyou County, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Siskiyou County for 2025 is $22,714,886, about $500 per resident and $1,149 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.2%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Siskiyou County Compared to Other Counties?

Siskiyou County, CA: $500
San Francisco County, CA: $1016
Placer County, CA: $320
California: $491
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Siskiyou County is $500 per year, which is $36 more than the national average and $9 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Siskiyou County:
  • In San Francisco County, CA, crime costs $1,016 per person, which is $516 more than in Siskiyou County.
  • In Placer County, CA, crime costs $320 per person, which is $180 less than in Siskiyou County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Siskiyou County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Siskiyou County
Cost per Siskiyou County Resident
Murder
$5.25 million
$116
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.34 million
$29
Robbery
$2.20 million
$48
Assault
$6.10 million
$134
Kidnapping
$397,465
$9
Vehicle Theft
$1.28 million
$28
Burglary
$1.89 million
$42
Theft
$2.49 million
$55
Arson
$249,473
$5
Vandalism
$738,800
$16
Animal Cruelty
$9,352
$0
Drug Crimes
$679,470
$15
Identity Theft
$98,155
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$22,714,886
$500

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Siskiyou County, 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 Siskiyou County totals $44,033,363 ($970 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $66,748,248 ($1,470 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 county 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 Siskiyou County has 32, do the same, and of Siskiyou County's 45,415 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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Siskiyou County 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 Siskiyou County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
4.674
Robbery
1.541
Rape
0.4851
Murder
0.0615
Total Violent Crime
6.762 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.60
Vehicle Theft
1.815
Burglary
4.582
Arson
0.2275
Total Property Crime
17.23 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1443
Drug Crimes
2.023
Vandalism
2.277
Identity Theft
0.2792
Animal Cruelty
0.0278
Total "Other" Rate
4.751 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Siskiyou County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Siskiyou County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D+
D
D-
D+
D-
D-
D-
F
D-
A
A-
A
C-
B+
C+
B
B+
A+
B-
A
B-
A
A-
A
B-
A-
B
D+
C
C

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Siskiyou County is similar versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A-
A-
C+
B
B
D
D
D
B
D+
D+
F
F
F
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A
A+
A
A
B
A-
A-
D-
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Siskiyou County is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Siskiyou County, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Siskiyou County schools on SchoolGrade

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