Crime Score for ZIP 96009, Bieber, CA
Bieber · Lassen County · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 63.65% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#4,031
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
California rank
#574
of 1563 in state
Score index
74.9
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 96009 covers part of Bieber in Lassen County, California. In September 2026 it scored in the 63.6th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #4,031, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within California it ranks #574 of 1563. That is 8.9 points above the California median of 54.7. It rose 0.68 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 62.97 to 63.65.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 63.65 | #4,031 | #574 |
| August 2026 | 62.97 | #4,349 | #617 |
Nearby ZIP codes
2 of 6 score lower than 96009. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 96009
- Is ZIP code 96009 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 96009 scores in the 63.6th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Above Average rating: above the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 96009 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 96009 compare with the rest of California?
- It ranks #574 of 1563 scored ZIP codes in California, against a state median of the 54.7th percentile. Nationally it ranks #4,031 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.