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Arcata Crime Rate Report (California)

Arcata crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Arcata for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2019.

The city violent crime rate for Arcata in 2019 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 3.51% and the city property crime rate in Arcata was higher than the national property crime rate average by 56.41%.

In 2019 the city violent crime rate in Arcata was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 10.98% and the city property crime rate in Arcata was higher than the property crime rate in California by 41.57%.

Property and Violent Crime
Arcata Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Arcata Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Arcata Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2019 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault43
Arson21
Burglary122
Larceny and Theft425
Motor Vehicle Theft58
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape12
Robbery16
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)644
Property Crime605
Violent Crime72
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault56
Arson16
Burglary84
Larceny and Theft436
Motor Vehicle Theft105
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape18
Robbery19
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)655
Property Crime616
Violent Crime95

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Arcata Property Crime

Arcata Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Arcata Crime 2019

Arcata Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Arcata Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Arcata Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Arcata, California crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Arcata crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2019.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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