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The Chico crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #316

Chico, CA	1,779.33
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Chico, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Chico, CA	Count	1	53	100	186	483	2,385	345	70
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	59.8	112.9	210.0	545.4	2,693.0	389.6	79.0	1,840
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Chico, CA	Count	2	41	95	161	622	1,568	382	37
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	46.5	107.7	182.5	705.0	1,777.3	433.0	41.9	1,626
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Chico, CA	Count	1	46	95	140	778	1,259	254	49
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	52.8	109.1	160.8	893.3	1,445.6	291.7	56.3	1,562
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Chico, CA	Count	5	37	92	111	487	1,337	291	29
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	5.7	42.4	105.5	127.3	558.5	1,533.3	333.7	33.3	1,415
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Chico, CA	Count	1	47	88	109	710	1,416	221	33
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	1.2	54.9	102.8	127.3	829.1	1,653.6	258.1	38.5	1,532
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Chico, CA	Count	3	42	124	141	685	1,359	308	34
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	49.6	146.4	166.4	808.5	1,604.0	363.5	40.1	1,676
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Chico, CA	Count	2	31	101	170	874	1,540	286	41
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	2.4	36.9	120.1	202.2	1,039.4	1,831.5	340.1	48.8	1,752
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Chico, CA	Count	3	59	107	216	729	1,450	275	58
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	4.0	79.4	144.0	290.8	981.3	1,951.9	370.2	78.1	2,132
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Chico, CA	Count	1	66	92	178	741	1,559	358	78
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	91.6	127.7	247.0	1,028.2	2,163.2	496.7	108.2	2,226
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Chico, CA	Count	3	32	79	139	719	1,462	490	62
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	4.2	45.3	111.8	196.7	1,017.4	2,068.8	693.4	87.7	2,031
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Chico, CA	45.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Chico, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Chico, CA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	3.4	2.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Chico, CA	Count	4	1	3	0	0	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	4.5	1.1	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Chico, CA	Count	5	1	1	1	2	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	5.7	1.1	1.1	1.1	2.3	0.0	57
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Chico, CA	Count	5	2	1	1	1	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	5.7	2.3	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.0	57
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Chico, CA	Count	7	3	1	2	1	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	8.2	3.5	1.2	2.3	1.2	0.0	81
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Chico, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Chico, CA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	35
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Chico, CA	Count	5	1	0	2	2	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	6.7	1.3	0.0	2.7	2.7	0.0	67
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Chico, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	27
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Chico, CA	1.25
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Chico, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Chico, CA	Count	123	76	47
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	138.9	85.8	53.1	1.12
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Chico, CA	Count	135	83	52
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	153.0	94.1	58.9	1.24
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Chico, CA	Count	145	90	55
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	166.5	103.3	63.2	1.35
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Chico, CA	Count	149	95	54
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	170.9	108.9	61.9	1.40
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Chico, CA	Count	146	97	49
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	170.5	113.3	57.2	1.42
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Chico, CA	Count	150	95	55
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	177.0	112.1	64.9	1.45
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Chico, CA	Count	139	90	49
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	165.3	107.0	58.3	1.36
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Chico, CA	Count	148	97	51
	Chico, CA	Per 100,000	199.2	130.6	68.7	1.65
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Chico, CA	Count	157	102	55
2005	Chico, CA	Count	140	88	52