Yreka, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Yreka, CA Summary

Crime in Yreka research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Yreka over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Yreka:

  • There were 246 total crimes committed in Yreka in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,148.6 total crimes per 100K people in Yreka.
  • The overall crime rate in Yreka is 48.57% above the national average.
  • Yreka ranks #387 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Yreka ranks #8,717 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Yreka Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Yreka is 3,148.6 per 100,000 people. That's 48.57% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 22.78% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Yreka
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 246 3,148.6 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 6 76.8 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 40 512.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 55 704.0 486.0 359.0
Burglary 10 128.0 305.8 229.0
Larceny 169 2,163.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 153.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 191 2,444.6 2,078.4 1,760.0

Yreka Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Yreka

55
Violent Crimes
704.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
96.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Yreka in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Yreka is 704.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 142.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Yreka each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 96.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.84% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Yreka

191
Property Crimes
2,444.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 191 property crimes in Yreka in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Yreka is 2,444.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Yreka each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.90% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.62% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Yreka

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Medford, OR 84,766 3,665 4,323.7 3,831.7 491.9
Ashland, OR 20,949 423 2,019.2 1,766.2 253.0
Central Point, OR 19,199 220 1,145.9 974.0 171.9
Talent, OR 6,339 69 1,088.5 820.3 268.2

Yreka SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
10
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