August, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. August is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to August's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in August is 0.1187 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in August generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in August may be as high as 1 in 7,264 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,317 in the north part of the city.

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

How August's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in August 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, August 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 Murder in August, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of August about $2,150,850 in 2025, or roughly $223 per resident. This is part of August's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for August, including every crime type and how August compares to other cities.

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 August's crime maps on the August overall crime page.

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Individual August Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in August is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to August.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Stockton, CA	D	F	D-	D+
Garden Acres, CA	D	F	D-	D-
Country Club, CA	D-	F	F	D-
Waterloo, CA	F	F	F	D-
French Camp, CA	F	F	D-	D-
Summer Home, CA	D+	D-	D	C+
Linden, CA	D	F	D-	C+
Five Corners, CA	D+	D-	D	C+
Peters, CA	F	F	F	D+
Lathrop, CA	C+	D+	C-	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

August is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Castle, CO	D+	C	C	D-
Prairie View, TX	D	D	D	D-
Poplarville, MS	A-	A+	A+	A-
Pollock Pines, CA	C+	C-	C-	B+
Columbiana, AL	C+	B-	B-	C
Orange, VA	C	D+	D+	C+
Oradell, NJ	A-	A+	A+	A
Olivette, MO	F	D+	D+	D-
Old Orchard Beach, ME	B-	A	A	A
Odessa, MO	C-	C+	C+	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in August, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See August schools on SchoolGrade

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