The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Yuba County, CA
Yuba County is home to 84,500 residents and includes Marysville and Wheatland · Updated November 2026
Is Yuba County, CA safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Yuba County is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Yuba County sits near the middle: 43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Yuba County run from A+ to D+, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 802 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Yuba County as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Yuba County scores 802.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Yuba County, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Yuba County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Yuba County
Thefts are uncommon. Yuba County has thefts at about half the US rate: 6.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Yuba County
Most of Yuba County grades well: 66% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 4% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Yuba County run from A+ to D+; 39% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
66%30%
A or B 66%C 30%D or F 4%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Yuba County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the north side has the least crime and the Marysville area the most.
Is crime going up in Yuba County?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Yuba County is up 27% and property crime is down 63%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 4.2 to 5.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 23 to 8.8 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 35% and property crime fell 11%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Yuba CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Yuba County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Yuba County
Violent, US
Property, Yuba County
Property, US
2016
+2%
+4%
+10%
+15%
2017
+2%
+4%
+15%
+12%
2018
+6%
+0%
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+19%
+4%
-4%
-8%
2021
+31%
+6%
-24%
-10%
2022
-20%
+5%
-38%
-6%
2023
-6%
+2%
-58%
-7%
2024
+27%
-4%
-63%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Yuba County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Yuba County has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 9% less than the US as a whole and close to California.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Yuba County is assault, about 46% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Yuba County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Yuba County, 7 have less crime. Glenn County and Colusa County have the least.
Two things set Yuba County apart: it has 5.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 21 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.21 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 98% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 64% of Americans
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 80% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.71% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 70% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Yuba County: D- (7 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 61% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Yuba County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Yuba County about $1,587 a year per household, 32% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $156 million a year, or $1,851 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$7.9 million
$93
Rape
$3.3 million
$39
Robbery
$1.4 million
$16
Assault
$18 million
$209
Burglary
$1.3 million
$15
Theft
$2.7 million
$32
Vehicle theft
$5.2 million
$61
Arson
$470,000
$6
Vandalism
$3.0 million
$36
Total
$43 million
$507
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Yuba County means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Yuba County, CA average a SchoolGrade of C-: 31% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Yuba County on SchoolGrade
