Humboldt County, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$63.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Humboldt County, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,104 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Humboldt County 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Humboldt County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Humboldt County sits in the 6th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 6% of counties and behind 94%. The grade covers only Humboldt County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Humboldt County is 8.417 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 91 in the northwest areas to 1 in 161 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Humboldt County, CA report the most violent crime, about 405 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Humboldt County, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Humboldt County is projected at $63,582,681 for 2025, about $458 per resident and $1,104 per household. That equals 1.3% 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): 43.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

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

Humboldt County, CA:	$458
San Francisco County, CA:	$602
Placer County, CA:	$153
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $458 per resident each year in Humboldt County, which is $199 more than the national average and $193 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Humboldt County:

In San Francisco County, CA, crime costs $602 per person, which is $144 more than in Humboldt County.
In Placer County, CA, crime costs $153 per person, which is $305 less than in Humboldt County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Humboldt County	Cost per Humboldt County Resident
Murder	$27.0 million	$195
Rape/Sexual Assault	$4.39 million	$32
Robbery	$12.2 million	$88
Assault	$19.9 million	$143
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$63,582,681	$458

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Humboldt County, 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 Humboldt County totals $212,363,849 ($1,528 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $275,946,530 ($1,986 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Humboldt County, 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 west part of the county 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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Humboldt County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.997
Robbery	2.796
Rape	0.5210
Murder	0.1035
Total Violent Crime	8.417 (F)

Individual Humboldt County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Trinity County, CA	D	D-	D-
Shasta County, CA	C+	C+	D+
Lassen County, CA	C	D	D+
Pershing County, NV	F	F	D-
Humboldt County, NV	D-	F	D-
Lander County, NV	F	F	D-
Elko County, NV	F	F	F
Tooele County, UT	B-	B+	B+
Weber County, UT	C-	B+	C+
Davis County, UT	B-	A	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Humboldt County is higher versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Berkshire County, MA	B+	C-	C-
Wright County, MN	A	A	A
Wood County, OH	A-	B+	B+
Wichita County, TX	C-	C-	C-
Washington County, WI	A+	A+	A+
Washington County, TN	C	D+	D+
Washington County, RI	A+	A+	A+
Warren County, KY	B+	A	A
Tazewell County, IL	A+	A+	A+
Taylor County, TX	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Humboldt County is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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