Bell, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Bell is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of cities are safer and 44% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Bell's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Bell is 0.0643 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Bell generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Bell may be as high as 1 in 9,676 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,608 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Bell's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Bell 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, Bell is less safe than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Bell, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Bell about $3,885,354 in 2025, or roughly $121 per resident. This is part of Bell's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bell, including every crime type and how Bell 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 Bell's crime maps on the Bell overall crime page.

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Individual Bell Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cudahy, CA	C	D	D+	C+
Maywood, CA	C-	D	D	C
Vernon, CA	F	F	F	F
Huntington Park, CA	D	D-	D-	C-
Bell Gardens, CA	C	D	C-	B-
South Gate, CA	D+	D	D	C+
Commerce, CA	F	F	F	C+
Florence-Graham, CA	D+	D-	D	D-
Lynwood, CA	D+	D-	D	C-
East Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Bell 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
Wheat Ridge, CO	F	D-	D-	B+
Cooper City, FL	A	A	A	C-
Media, PA	B	A-	A-	C+
Bowling Green, OH	C+	C	C	B
Bethel Park, PA	B	A	A	B-
Bel Air North, MD	A	B+	B+	A
Lexington, MA	A	A	A	A+
West Odessa, TX	C	C	C	D-
Reisterstown, MD	D+	C-	C-	D+
Ramona, CA	B-	C	C	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bell, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 23% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Bell schools on SchoolGrade

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