Arrests in Butte County, by year
7,733 arrests in Butte County in 2025. 23% were for felonies.
Arrests by all agencies in Butte County as reported to the California Department of Justice, totaled across age, sex and race groups.
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7,733arrests in Butte County in 2025
23%were for felonies
11,888peak year on record (2007)
10,745ten years earlier (2015)
762felony arrests for violent offenses in 2025
The records
| Year | Arrests | Felony | Misdemeanor | Juvenile status offense | Violent felony | Property felony | Drug felony |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,733 | 1,767 | 5,966 | 0 | 762 | 408 | 123 |
| 2024 | 7,760 | 1,814 | 5,945 | 1 | 824 | 349 | 118 |
| 2023 | 7,827 | 1,815 | 6,010 | 2 | 710 | 379 | 133 |
| 2022 | 7,178 | 1,734 | 5,442 | 2 | 662 | 263 | 182 |
| 2021 | 8,105 | 2,164 | 5,941 | 0 | 744 | 356 | 314 |
| 2020 | 8,152 | 2,134 | 6,018 | 0 | 755 | 350 | 342 |
| 2019 | 10,055 | 2,141 | 7,914 | 0 | 695 | 445 | 268 |
| 2018 | 11,093 | 2,239 | 8,853 | 1 | 785 | 437 | 229 |
| 2017 | 10,700 | 2,020 | 8,677 | 3 | 665 | 549 | 224 |
| 2016 | 11,422 | 2,127 | 9,295 | 0 | 631 | 513 | 423 |
| 2015 | 10,745 | 2,270 | 8,474 | 1 | 601 | 461 | 688 |
| 2014 | 10,596 | 3,045 | 7,547 | 4 | 648 | 670 | 1,151 |
| 2013 | 10,967 | 2,955 | 8,004 | 8 | 622 | 637 | 1,124 |
| 2012 | 10,571 | 2,822 | 7,736 | 13 | 702 | 652 | 1,023 |
| 2011 | 10,568 | 2,317 | 8,249 | 2 | 620 | 555 | 745 |
| 2010 | 10,898 | 2,221 | 8,669 | 8 | 610 | 578 | 640 |
| 2009 | 11,275 | 2,248 | 9,026 | 1 | 641 | 602 | 542 |
| 2008 | 11,729 | 2,412 | 9,298 | 19 | 656 | 692 | 581 |
| 2007 | 11,888 | 2,742 | 9,131 | 15 | 743 | 811 | 642 |
| 2006 | 10,733 | 2,404 | 8,321 | 8 | 628 | 681 | 570 |
| 2005 | 10,149 | 2,380 | 7,758 | 11 | 635 | 698 | 572 |
| 2004 | 10,032 | 2,345 | 7,645 | 42 | 609 | 812 | 486 |
| 2003 | 9,664 | 2,127 | 7,487 | 50 | 571 | 752 | 409 |
| 2002 | 8,239 | 1,579 | 6,616 | 44 | 403 | 595 | 323 |
| 2001 | 8,932 | 1,848 | 7,021 | 63 | 561 | 586 | 399 |
| 2000 | 8,980 | 2,198 | 6,725 | 57 | 631 | 722 | 479 |
| 1999 | 8,268 | 2,075 | 6,173 | 20 | 607 | 693 | 470 |
| 1998 | 8,043 | 2,123 | 5,912 | 8 | 545 | 777 | 438 |
| 1997 | 8,156 | 2,172 | 5,963 | 21 | 539 | 869 | 471 |
| 1996 | 8,245 | 1,974 | 6,240 | 31 | 478 | 736 | 481 |
| 1995 | 8,869 | 2,088 | 6,753 | 28 | 438 | 876 | 477 |
| 1994 | 8,119 | 2,161 | 5,948 | 10 | 518 | 766 | 528 |
| 1993 | 8,190 | 1,860 | 6,326 | 4 | 488 | 753 | 318 |
| 1992 | 8,937 | 2,118 | 6,777 | 42 | 494 | 797 | 418 |
| 1991 | 9,127 | 1,716 | 7,383 | 28 | 424 | 690 | 248 |
| 1990 | 9,798 | 1,616 | 8,085 | 97 | 372 | 614 | 257 |
| 1989 | 9,774 | 1,707 | 8,035 | 32 | 376 | 741 | 309 |
| 1988 | 8,954 | 1,870 | 7,067 | 17 | 353 | 845 | 365 |
| 1987 | 8,113 | 1,739 | 6,372 | 2 | 312 | 737 | 353 |
| 1986 | 7,311 | 1,426 | 5,885 | 0 | 253 | 658 | 255 |
| 1985 | 6,935 | 1,316 | 5,617 | 2 | 220 | 622 | 219 |
| 1984 | 6,247 | 1,188 | 5,055 | 4 | 215 | 571 | 144 |
| 1983 | 6,217 | 1,190 | 5,024 | 3 | 206 | 618 | 157 |
| 1982 | 6,047 | 1,159 | 4,888 | 0 | 245 | 609 | 130 |
| 1981 | 5,911 | 1,265 | 4,642 | 4 | 311 | 596 | 144 |
| 1980 | 5,872 | 1,365 | 4,504 | 3 | 306 | 683 | 149 |
Counts arrests, not people: one person arrested twice counts twice. Status offenses (truancy, curfew) apply to juveniles only.