California · 102,481 residents Score 52 · Grade C

Crime Map, Crime Rate Context, and Safety Score for Nevada County, California

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in Nevada County. Severity-weighted, rate-normalized, and built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

Nevada County, California neighborhood Safety Score map by Census block group

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Nevada County, California local context

The county aggregate Safety Score is 52, with a C grade across 80 scored block groups.

Nevada County, California is a mid-sized county market, with an estimated 102,481 residents across 42,865 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 75.5%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 24.5%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 10.9% poverty rate, a 5.4% unemployment rate, 41.5% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Commute context is included as well, with 7.9% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside Nevada County without relying on one broad county-level view.

The county score is a nationally ranked aggregate of local block-group scores. Supporting profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Safety Score 52
Grade C
Population 102,481
Households 42,865
Owner occupied 75.5%
Renter occupied 24.5%
Poverty rate 10.9%
Unemployment 5.4%
60+ min commute 7.9%

Local search context

Nevada County crime maps need neighborhood-level context

People comparing Nevada County crime rates, maps, or neighborhood safety data usually need more than a single county-wide number. CrimeScore starts with the broad county page, then lets visitors inspect smaller map areas, ZIP pages, and address-centered views when they need more local context.

CrimeScore is modeled neighborhood safety context, not an official agency crime-rate report. Use it as location context for comparison, API workflows, and map exploration, not as a guarantee about a specific person, home, or future event.

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate lower modeled safety. Click any block group to see its score and grade. Create an account to review API plans for production use.

About the model

Scores in Nevada County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.

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