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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.10 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wrightwood, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $872 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wrightwood 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 Wrightwood, 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 Wrightwood's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Wrightwood sits in the 43rd percentile, ahead of 43% of cities and behind 57%. The grade covers only Wrightwood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Wrightwood is 26.53 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 20 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 71 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Wrightwood, CA report the most crime, about 33 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wrightwood, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wrightwood for 2025 is $2,103,389, about $405 per resident and $872 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Wrightwood Compared to Other Cities?

Wrightwood, CA:	$405
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wrightwood is $405 per year, which is $60 less than the national average and $86 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Wrightwood:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $983 more than in Wrightwood.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $192 less than in Wrightwood

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Wrightwood	Cost per Wrightwood Resident
Murder	$692,782	$133
Rape/Sexual Assault	$171,018	$33
Robbery	$95,139	$18
Assault	$160,480	$31
Kidnapping	$40,175	$8
Vehicle Theft	$173,389	$33
Burglary	$224,700	$43
Theft	$318,087	$61
Arson	$28,285	$5
Vandalism	$71,588	$14
Animal Cruelty	$495	$0
Drug Crimes	$56,437	$11
Identity Theft	$70,813	$14
Total Cost of Crime	$2,103,389	$405

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wrightwood, 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 Wrightwood totals $5,497,183 ($1,058 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,600,571 ($1,462 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 central 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 Wrightwood's 5,198 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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Wrightwood 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 Wrightwood residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.075
Robbery	0.5819
Rape	0.5426
Murder	0.0709
Total Violent Crime	2.270 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.82
Vehicle Theft	2.154
Burglary	4.766
Arson	0.2253
Total Property Crime	18.96 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1275
Drug Crimes	1.468
Vandalism	1.928
Identity Theft	1.760
Animal Cruelty	0.0129
Total "Other" Rate	5.296 (B+)

Individual Wrightwood Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pinon Hills, CA	D+	D	D-
Mount Baldy, CA	D-	D-	F
Phelan, CA	C-	D+	D
Lytle Creek, CA	D	D	D-
Valyermo, CA	C	D+	D+
Oak Hills, CA	C+	C	D+
Llano, CA	B-	C	C
Devore Heights, CA	C+	D	C
Pearblossom, CA	C	D	C-
Hesperia, CA	D+	C-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Wrightwood is lower 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
Phoenix Lake, CA	B+	D	D
Fort Shawnee, OH	B-	B	B
Kuhio Village, HI	F	D+	D+
Forty Fort, PA	C+	A-	A-
La Vale, MD	D	C-	C-
Heyworth, IL	A+	A-	A-
Atwater, OH	B	B+	B+
Attica, IN	C+	B-	B-
Brewster, WA	D-	D	D
San Juan Bautista, CA	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Wrightwood 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 Wrightwood, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Wrightwood schools on SchoolGrade

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