12 Most Dangerous North California Towns Where Even Locals Won't Stop After Dark
California’s crime rate just hit a historic low. Property crime fell to levels not seen since 1985. But these 12 Northern California towns didn’t get the memo. They got worse. I drove through every one of them. Redwood forests, volcanic peaks, Gold Rush rivers, the oldest lake in North America. Gorgeous scenery. Terrifying crime stats. From a town named Weed with a crime rate scarier than its zip code, to a city so short on cops it declared a state of emergency and stopped answering alarm calls, this is the list nobody in the NorCal tourism industry wants you to see. All crime data sourced from the 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Report and the California DOJ “Crime in California 2024” report. Small-town per-capita rates can be volatile year to year. ⏱️ TOWNS COVERED #12 Weed, Siskiyou County #11 Corning, Tehama County #10 Fort Bragg, Mendocino County #9 Crescent City, Del Norte County #8 Anderson, Shasta County #7 Susanville, Lassen County #6 Oroville, Butte County #5 Ukiah, Mendocino County #4 Clearlake, Lake County #3 Eureka, Humboldt County #2 Vallejo, Solano County #1 Red Bluff, Tehama County 💬 Have you lived in or driven through any of these towns? Drop your experience in the comments. Especially if you disagree with the ranking. I want to hear it. 🔍 SOURCES FBI Crime Data Explorer: cde.ucr.cjis.gov California DOJ Open Justice: data-openjustice.doj.ca.gov AreaVibes, NeighborhoodScout, and local news reporting cited throughout 👉 SUBSCRIBE for weekly videos on the best (and worst) places to live in America. Next week: the safest, most affordable small towns in Northern California where you can actually sleep with your windows open. #NorthernCalifornia #MostDangerousTowns #CaliforniaCrime #PlacesToAvoid #NorCal #DangerousCities #CrimeRate #WhereToLive #AmericanTowns #RealEstate #SmallTownAmerica #TrueData
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