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Arcata Crime Rate Report (California)

Arcata crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 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 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Arcata in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 10.75% and the city property crime rate in Arcata was higher than the national property crime rate average by 10.55%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Arcata was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 16.15% and the city property crime rate in Arcata was lower than the property crime rate in California by 5.32%.

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

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault47
Arson7
Burglary32
Larceny and Theft260
Motor Vehicle Theft26
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape7
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)357
Property Crime318
Violent Crime68
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault71
Arson4
Burglary13
Larceny and Theft244
Motor Vehicle Theft43
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape10
Robbery21
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)340
Property Crime301
Violent Crime103

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Arcata Property Crime

Arcata Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Arcata Crime 2025

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 found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Arcata crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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