Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Arson Crime Rates and Maps

Arson Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	F

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Arson costs the average Northwest Berkeley resident about $7 per year.

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Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Northwest Berkeley in green. The most dangerous areas in Northwest Berkeley are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Safe from Arson?

The F grade means the rate of arson is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Northwest Berkeley is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of neighborhoods are safer and 4% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Northwest Berkeley's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in Northwest Berkeley is 0.3041 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Northwest Berkeley generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Northwest Berkeley may be as high as 1 in 2,945 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,711 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northeast parts of Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA: about 0 per year. The east part of Northwest Berkeley has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Northwest Berkeley's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Northwest Berkeley to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA:	0.3041
California:	0.2254
USA:	0.1151

Considering only the arson rate, Northwest Berkeley is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Northwest Berkeley about $28,481 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Northwest Berkeley's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Northwest Berkeley, including every crime type and how Northwest Berkeley compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Northwest Berkeley's crime maps on the Northwest Berkeley overall crime page.

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Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in Northwest Berkeley is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Northwest Berkeley.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Westbrae, Berkeley, CA	C	C	D+	F
Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Santa Fe, Emeryville, CA	D+	D	D	D-
SouthWest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D-	F	F	D-
North Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D	D-
Thousand Oaks, Berkeley, CA	C	C	C-	F
Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA	B-	B-	C	F
South Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA	B-	C	C	F

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Northwest Berkeley is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Park Central, Orlando, FL	A-	C+	C+	A+
Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Point Richmond, Richmond, CA	D+	D+	D+	D-
Piscataquog, Manchester, NH	B	A	A	B-
Pimmit Hills, Falls Church, VA	A-	A+	A+	B-
Pheasant Hill, Dayton, OH	A+	A-	A-	A
Perry South, Pittsburgh, PA	C	D	D	C-
Passaic Junction, Saddle Brook, NJ	B+	A	A	A
Park, Redford, MI	C	D	D	C
Prairie Point-Wildberry, Kansas City, MO	D+	B	B	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 84% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Northwest Berkeley schools on SchoolGrade

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