With a crime rate of 52 per one thousand residents, Crescent City has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One's chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 19.

Is Crescent City a nice place to live?

It's a nice town if you are older. It's relatively quiet and has a good commute. The scenery such as the forests and beaches are the best thing about this town. Crescent city and all of del norte county has beautiful scenery but the town should be ashamed of them selves.

Is there a lot of crime in Crescent City?

Crescent City has one of the highest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people. Crescent City's overall crime rate is 79% higher than the overall crime rate in California.