Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Berkeley Hills is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of neighborhoods are safer and 8% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Berkeley Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Berkeley Hills is 0.2106 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Berkeley Hills generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Berkeley Hills may be as high as 1 in 4,466 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,154 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

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

How Berkeley Hills's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Berkeley Hills 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, Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Berkeley Hills about $5,626,533 in 2025, or roughly $396 per resident. This is part of Berkeley Hills's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Berkeley Hills, including every crime type and how Berkeley Hills compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Berkeley Hills's crime maps on the Berkeley Hills overall crime page.

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Individual Berkeley Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Thousand Oaks, Berkeley, CA	C	C	C-	D-
North Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D	D-
Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA	B-	C	C	D-
Westbrae, Berkeley, CA	C	C	D+	D-
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D-	F	F	D-
Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
South Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Elmwood, Berkeley, CA	C	C	D+	D-
SouthWest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D+	D	D	D-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Okolona, Louisville, KY	D+	B	B	D-
Riviera, Santa Barbara, CA	B	C	C	A-
Cascade, Anderson, CA	B-	B-	B-	A
Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, CA	C+	C+	C+	B
Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH	D-	D+	D+	D-
Radnor-Ft Myer Heights, Arlington, VA	A-	A-	A-	D
Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC	B	A	A	B-
Point Place, Toledo, OH	B-	B-	B-	C
Pine Grove, Chicago, IL	D	B	B	D-
Otay Mesa West, San Diego, CA	B+	B+	B+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 82% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Berkeley Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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