Crime & Safety in Needles, CA

Needles has a violent crime rate of 1,420 per 100,000 residents, 274% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 1,199.8 per 100,000, robbery at 120.0, rape at 80.0. The murder rate is 20.0 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,479 per 100,000, 78% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,940, burglary at 1,320, vehicle theft at 220 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 61 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 182 federally declared disasters. Overall, Needles receives a safety grade of F.