Big Bear City, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A-

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$2.64 million

Cost of Crime™ for Big Bear City, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $635 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Big Bear City with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Big Bear City against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Big Bear City sits in the 22nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only Big Bear City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Big Bear City is 4.702 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 158 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 279 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Big Bear City, CA report the most violent crime, about 15 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Big Bear City, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Big Bear City is projected at $2,644,402 for 2025, about $263 per resident and $635 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Big Bear City Compared to Other Cities?

Big Bear City, CA:	$263
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $263 per resident each year in Big Bear City, which is $4 more than the national average and $2 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Big Bear City:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $486 more than in Big Bear City.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $158 less than in Big Bear City

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Big Bear City, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Big Bear City	Cost per Big Bear City Resident
Murder	$1.08 million	$107
Rape/Sexual Assault	$348,802	$35
Robbery	$395,572	$39
Assault	$817,301	$81
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,644,402	$263

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Big Bear City, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Big Bear City totals $9,282,432 ($922 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,926,834 ($1,184 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Big Bear City, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Big Bear City Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Big Bear City residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.826
Robbery	1.249
Rape	0.5712
Murder	0.0572
Total Violent Crime	4.702 (D)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Big Bear, CA	D+	D	D-
Sugarloaf, CA	D+	D	D
Big Bear Lake, CA	D-	F	D-
Fawnskin, CA	F	F	F
Seven Oaks, CA	D+	D-	D
Angelus Oaks, CA	D+	D-	D
Glen Martin, CA	D+	D-	D
Green Valley Lake, CA	D+	D-	D
Rimrock, CA	F	F	F
Running Springs, CA	C-	D+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Big Bear City is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Venetia, PA	A+	A+	A+
Waynesboro, MS	B-	B+	B+
Wauseon, OH	B	B+	B+
Watford City, ND	D+	D+	D+
Waller, TX	C-	C-	C-
Delano, MN	A-	A-	A-
DeMotte, IN	A	A	A
Vinemont, AL	C+	B-	B-
Villas, NJ	A	C	C
Douglas, MA	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Big Bear City is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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