Oroville East is policed by the county: what that means
The closest graded town is Oroville, 4 miles away, at D−. Oroville East has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Butte County. The Butte 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 Oroville East alone, and no Safety Grade. A 25-mile circle around it holds 4 towns with a grade.
What stands out about safety in Oroville East
Policed by the county
Oroville East is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Butte County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Butte County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Oroville East. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest California towns with their own police figures are Oroville (D−, 4 mi), Gridley (C, 15 mi), Paradise (C+, 19 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Oroville East. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Butte County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Butte County without police of their own, which include Oroville East.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Butte 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
Straight-line distance from the center of Oroville East. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Oroville East.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Seven people died in crashes on Oroville East’s roads in 2019–2023
Oroville East had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is more than is typical for California towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Oroville East’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Oroville East’s own rate (18.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Oroville East and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville | D− | 9.7 | 40.6 |
| Palermo | — | — | — |
| Kelly Ridge | — | — | — |
| South Oroville | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Palermo, Kelly Ridge and South Oroville are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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 Oroville East
Is Oroville East, CA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Oroville East. The nearest California towns with a grade are Oroville (D−, 4 mi), Gridley (C, 15 mi), Paradise (C+, 19 mi).
Who polices Oroville East?
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office. Oroville East is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Butte 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.