Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Policing Old Station: who reports, and what
Old Station has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Shasta County. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Old Station alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Susanville, 44 miles away, graded C−.
What stands out about safety in Old Station
Policed by the county
Old Station is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Old Station. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest California towns with their own police figures are Susanville (C−, 44 mi), Anderson (D, 49 mi), Red Bluff (D−, 56 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Old Station. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Shasta County without police of their own, which include Old Station.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest California towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susanville | C− | 44 mi | 6.6 | 10.8 |
| Anderson | D | 49 mi | 7.1 | 18.2 |
| Red Bluff | D− | 56 mi | 12.3 | 43.8 |
| Dunsmuir | B− | 59 mi | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Paradise | C+ | 64 mi | 3.4 | 9.1 |
| Mount Shasta | C+ | 65 mi | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Old Station. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Old Station.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Old Station and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Old Station
Is Old Station, CA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Old Station. The nearest California towns with a grade are Susanville (C−, 44 mi), Anderson (D, 49 mi), Red Bluff (D−, 56 mi).
Who polices Old Station?
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. Old Station is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Shasta County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.