Belmont, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Belmont is in the 16th percentile for safety, meaning 84% of cities are safer and 16% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Belmont's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Belmont is 0.1096 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Belmont generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Belmont may be as high as 1 in 8,613 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,717 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Belmont, CA: about 1 per year. The southeast part of Belmont has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Belmont's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Belmont 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, Belmont 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 Belmont, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Belmont about $6,246,678 in 2025, or roughly $206 per resident. This is part of Belmont's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Belmont, including every crime type and how Belmont 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 Belmont's crime maps on the Belmont overall crime page.

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Individual Belmont Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Carlos, CA	C-	C-	D	D
San Mateo, CA	C	D+	D+	D
Foster City, CA	C-	C+	D	D+
Highlands-Baywood Park, CA	B+	B-	B-	D+
Redwood City, CA	C-	D+	D+	D
Hillsborough, CA	C	C-	D+	D-
North Fair Oaks, CA	D+	D	D+	D-
Burlingame, CA	D-	D	F	D
Woodside, CA	C+	D+	C-	C+
Atherton, CA	D	D	D-	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Belmont 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
Sugar Hill, GA	A	A+	A+	B
Clover, SC	C+	B-	B-	C
Corbin, KY	B-	B+	B+	C-
West Springfield Town, MA	C	D	D	A+
West Roxbury, MA	B+	B-	B-	B+
Waynesboro, VA	D+	C+	C+	C-
Uniondale, NY	C+	D+	D+	C+
Oxford, OH	D+	C+	C+	C+
Englewood, NJ	C	C+	C+	B-
Magna, UT	C-	B-	B-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Belmont, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 72% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Belmont schools on SchoolGrade

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