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Needles Crime Rate Report (California)

Needles crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 19 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Needles for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Needles in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 235.9% and the city property crime rate in Needles was higher than the national property crime rate average by 9.58%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Needles was higher than the violent crime rate in California by 154.32% and the city property crime rate in Needles was lower than the property crime rate in California by 6.16%.

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

Needles Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault41
Arson1
Burglary19
Larceny and Theft48
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape3
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)113
Property Crime81
Violent Crime53
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault60
Arson3
Burglary14
Larceny and Theft55
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape7
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)119
Property Crime87
Violent Crime75

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Needles Property Crime

Needles Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Needles Crime 2025

Needles Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Needles Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Needles Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Needles, 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 Needles crime report data for 2026 was projected from 19 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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