2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lake Havasu City, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 63% more violent crime than Lake Havasu City.
- Ridgecrest has 11% less property crime than Lake Havasu City.
 Lake Havasu City, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock29.922.7
 Property Crime32.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lake Havasu City, ArizonaCrime Index
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 Lazy Y U, AZ16.8
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 Clacks Canyon, AZ21.05
 Hackberry, AZ21.35
 Lake Havasu City, AZ21.85
 White Hills, AZ22.1
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 Crystal Beach, AZ23.45

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