Amador County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Amador County in green. The most dangerous areas in Amador County 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 Amador County, CA Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Amador County is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of counties are safer and 93% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Amador County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Amador County is 0.0279 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Amador County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Amador County may be as high as 1 in 17,478 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 63,797 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Amador County, CA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Amador County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Amador County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Amador County is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Amador County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Amador County about $2,320,909 in 2025, or roughly $52 per resident. This is part of Amador County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Amador County, including every crime type and how Amador County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Amador County's crime maps on the Amador County overall crime page.

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Individual Amador County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Amador County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Amador County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Calaveras County, CA	B-	C-	C	A
El Dorado County, CA	B	C+	C	A-
Sacramento County, CA	C-	D	D	B+
Placer County, CA	B+	B	C+	A+
Tuolumne County, CA	C+	D-	C-	A-
San Joaquin County, CA	D+	F	D-	C-
Yolo County, CA	C	C-	D+	B-
Alpine County, CA	F	F	F	B
Solano County, CA	C+	C-	D+	C
Contra Costa County, CA	B-	C+	C-	C

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Amador County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Santa Cruz County, AZ	C-	D	D	D+
Lincoln County, OR	D	D+	D+	B-
Jefferson County, IL	A+	A	A	B+
Jefferson County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B-
Juana Diaz Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Knox County, ME	A-	A+	A+	A-
Cocke County, TN	D-	D	D	D-
Lafayette County, MO	C+	B-	B-	D
Lassen County, CA	C	D	D	B-
Clatsop County, OR	D-	D+	D+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Amador County, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Amador County schools on SchoolGrade

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