California, Louisville, KY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. California is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of neighborhoods are safer and 4% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to California's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in California is 0.2576 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in California generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in California may be as high as 1 in 3,424 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,527 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

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

How California's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in California to the Kentucky 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, California is less safe than the Kentucky 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 California, Louisville, KY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of California about $2,092,894 in 2025, or roughly $484 per resident. This is part of California's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for California, including every crime type and how California 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 California's crime maps on the California overall crime page.

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Individual California Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Park Hill, Louisville, KY	D-	F	D	F
Russell, Louisville, KY	F	D-	D-	F
Parkland, Louisville, KY	F	F	D-	F
Algonquin, Louisville, KY	C-	D+	C	D-
Park Duvalle, Louisville, KY	D+	D+	C	F
Old Louisville, Louisville, KY	D	D+	D+	D-
Central Business District, Louisville, KY	F	F	F	D
Portland, Louisville, KY	D	D-	D	D
Chickasaw, Louisville, KY	D+	D	C+	F
Shawnee, Louisville, KY	D+	D	C	D-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

California 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
Downtown Kent, Kent, OH	D+	B	B	C
Govalle, Austin, TX	D+	D+	D+	B
Terrace Hills, Mobile, AL	C+	D+	D+	C-
The Canal on Preston, Plano, TX	B-	A-	A-	B-
Urbanizacion Atlantic View, San Juan, PR	F	D-	D-	F
Urbanizacion Las Vegas, Catano, PR	D	D	D	F
Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR	D	D	D	F
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC	D+	B	B	C-
Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA	D-	D	D	A
Houghton, Kirkland, WA	B	B	B	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in California, Louisville, KY average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See California schools on SchoolGrade

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