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The Ridgecrest crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #273

Ridgecrest, CA	1,563.01
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Ridgecrest, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	9	13	96	139	272	59	5
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	31.2	45.1	333.0	482.1	943.5	204.6	17.3	1,137
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	4	9	24	117	212	313	45	11
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	14.0	31.5	84.1	410.0	742.9	1,096.8	157.7	38.5	1,631
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	2	4	16	86	234	327	41	12
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	7.1	14.1	56.6	304.2	827.6	1,156.6	145.0	42.4	1,344
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	2	12	14	88	192	292	37	15
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	7.2	42.9	50.1	314.9	687.2	1,045.1	132.4	53.7	1,386
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	3	12	12	103	210	348	53	21
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	11.6	46.2	46.2	396.6	808.5	1,339.9	204.1	80.9	1,715
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	15	10	141	170	335	43	23
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	58.3	38.9	548.2	661.0	1,302.5	167.2	89.4	1,642
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	1	19	13	89	155	342	56	13
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	3.9	74.4	50.9	348.5	606.9	1,339.1	219.3	50.9	1,606
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	23	16	113	221	359	41	4
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	87.3	60.7	428.8	838.7	1,362.4	155.6	15.2	1,795
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	20	16	111	240	507	45	8
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	76.3	61.1	423.5	915.8	1,934.5	171.7	30.5	1,926
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	6	14	81	217	414	65	13
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.1	53.8	311.2	833.8	1,590.7	249.8	50.0	1,449
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Ridgecrest, CA	24.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Ridgecrest, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	35
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	3.9	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	38
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	3.8	0.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	37
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	11.4	11.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	114
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Ridgecrest, CA	1.35
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Ridgecrest, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	48	32	16
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	166.5	111.0	55.5	1.39
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	46	30	16
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	161.2	105.1	56.1	1.33
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	46	31	15
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	162.7	109.6	53.1	1.36
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	47	32	15
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	168.2	114.5	53.7	1.41
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	48	32	16
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	184.8	123.2	61.6	1.54
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	50	33	17
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	194.4	128.3	66.1	1.61
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	48	34	14
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	187.9	133.1	54.8	1.61
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	48	35	13
	Ridgecrest, CA	Per 100,000	182.2	132.8	49.3	1.57
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	46	31	15
2005	Ridgecrest, CA	Count	41	30	11