I’ve got a few links here I found interesting. The first are public pay reports from the State Controller’s Office. These charts are made with figures reported by the various cities and counties in California. I’ve posted the links for Chico and Redding. What I found is that salaries are similar, sometimes higher in Redding, but that Chico taxpayers pay more for benefits and pensions.
http://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/Cities/City.aspx?entityid=79&fiscalyear=2013 – chico
http://publicpay.ca.gov/Reports/Cities/City.aspx?entityid=473&fiscalyear=2013 – redding
Below I have the latest crime statistics for Chico and Redding, also 2013. I was shocked to find, Redding has a lot of violent crime. They also have a bigger population spread out over a larger geographic area, including a lot of riverfront and wild grasslands, but, according to the chart above, pay their cops and fire about the same as Chico.
Chico population – 88,226; Redding – 91,035
violent crime – 299; 585
murder/non-negligent manslaughter – 2; 2
rape – 41; 49
robbery – 95; 146
aggravated assault – 161; 388
property crime – 2,572; 3,774
burglary – 622; 742
larceny/theft – 1,568; 2,483
motor vehicle theft – 382; 549
arson – 37; 5 (NOTE: in 2013 we had a rash of couch fires in Chico)
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