Red Bluff Crime Rates: Official Data by Year and How to Check an Address

Red Bluff crime: the official numbers by year

The California Department of Justice publishes yearly counts of crimes reported by every police agency in the state, in its OpenJustice Crimes and Clearances file. The table shows every year from 2014 to 2025 for the Red Bluff Police Department, which covers the city. Violent crime here means homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, motor vehicle theft and larceny-theft.

In 2025 the 168 violent crimes broke down as no homicides, 20 rapes, 20 robberies and 128 aggravated assaults. The 420 property crimes were 38 burglaries, 29 motor vehicle thefts and 353 larceny-thefts. The file also counts 11 arsons in the city that year.

Red Bluff crime rates per 1,000 residents

Dividing the 2025 counts by the Census population of 14,549 (ACS 2020-2024) gives about 11.5 violent crimes and 28.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents. The same method for California, using the DOJ statewide 2025 totals of 170,397 violent and 705,925 property crimes and the Census state population of 39,287,377, gives about 4.3 and 18.0. These are our calculations from the two official sources, not published rates, and the Census figure is a five-year average rather than a 2025 count.

Red Bluff crime clearances in 2025

A clearance is an offense closed by arrest or other means. Red Bluff police cleared 99 of 168 violent crimes (59%) and 141 of 420 property crimes (34%) in 2025. Statewide the shares were about 46% and 11%.

How to read Red Bluff's trend

Two patterns stand out, and both need care before you read anything into them.

Burglary down, shoplifting up

Reported burglaries fell from 244 in 2014 to 38 in 2025, and residential burglaries from 112 to 24. Over the same years, shoplifting counts rose from 43 to 135, after peaking at 276 in 2023. Property crime overall peaked at 1,097 in 2016 and was 420 in 2025, the lowest in the twelve years shown. Shoplifting is counted where it happens, so a few retail centers can drive the citywide number.

Violent crime is mostly aggravated assault

Aggravated assaults made up 128 of Red Bluff's 168 violent crimes in 2025, up from 89 in 2014. Reported rapes rose from 14 to 20 over the same years, while robberies fell from 25 to 20. Homicides were between zero and two a year throughout. Motor vehicle thefts peaked at 125 in 2022 and fell to 29 in 2025, well below the 94 reported in 2014.

Why small-city and county-seat rates run high

Red Bluff is the Tehama County seat and sits on Interstate 5, so people from across the county come to work, shop and attend events in the city. Crimes are counted where they occur, but the rate divides them only by city residents. With a base of about 14,500 people, a change of a few dozen incidents also moves the rate a lot.

Ask about reporting changes

California agencies have been moving from the FBI's old summary reporting to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), which counts offenses differently. A change in method can shift counts by category, such as the sharp fall in burglary. Ask the Red Bluff Police Department when it switched and whether its own published figures differ from the DOJ file.

Red Bluff compared with the rest of Tehama County

Homes with a Red Bluff mailing address outside city limits are policed by the Tehama County Sheriff's Department, not the city. The DOJ file reported 79 violent and 212 property crimes for the sheriff's department in 2025, and 46 violent and 88 property crimes for the Corning Police Department. Corning's Census population is 8,155, which gives about 5.6 violent and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents. We do not calculate a rate for the sheriff's area because its population is not published as a single figure. Before you compare an in-town address with a rural one, check which agency covers it.

Why this page does not rank Red Bluff neighborhoods

No official dataset reports crime by neighborhood in Red Bluff. So any ranking of the "safest" parts of the city cannot come from official police data. We do not publish one, and we do not label any part of the city safe or unsafe. Use the address-level tools below and judge the specific street for yourself.

How to check crime near a Red Bluff address

Ask the Red Bluff Police Department

The city's website links to the police department's own pages. Call or visit to ask for calls for service near a specific address over the past year; that is often more useful than any citywide figure. For homes outside city limits, ask the Tehama County Sheriff's Department instead.

Download the California DOJ data

The OpenJustice data portal has the Crimes and Clearances file used on this page, plus arrests and other datasets, by agency and year.

Use the FBI Crime Data Explorer

The FBI Crime Data Explorer shows agency-level figures reported to the FBI, which you can set against other cities of a similar size.

Check the Megan's Law registry

California's Megan's Law website maps registered sex offenders by address. Check it yourself for any address you consider.

Visit at different times

Walk the street on a weekday evening and a weekend, and during Round-Up week in April if you are near the event grounds on Antelope Boulevard. Talk to neighbors.

Fire, flood and other risks in Red Bluff

Crime is one risk among several. Look up any parcel on Cal OES's MyHazards tool for fire, flood and earthquake exposure, and on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center for the flood zone. Homes near the Sacramento River and its creeks need a careful flood check. Insurance cost depends on these maps; see our wildfire zones guide and homeowners insurance guide.

• Get an insurance quote during your inspection period, not after.
• Read the Natural Hazard Disclosure the seller provides.
• Ask about lighting, locks and any past break-ins at the home.
• Compare city and county coverage areas for police and fire.

For more on living here, see is Red Bluff a good place to live and our Red Bluff homes guide.