Canyon Country, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Canyon Country is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of cities are safer and 92% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Canyon Country's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Canyon Country is 0.0195 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Canyon Country generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Canyon Country may be as high as 1 in 32,457 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 108,930 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Canyon Country's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Canyon Country 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, Canyon Country is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Canyon Country, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Canyon Country about $3,870,845 in 2025, or roughly $37 per resident. This is part of Canyon Country's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Canyon Country, including every crime type and how Canyon Country 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 Canyon Country's crime maps on the Canyon Country overall crime page.

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Individual Canyon Country Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Santa Clarita, CA	C+	C+	C-	A-
Newhall, CA	C	C-	D+	A+
Valencia, CA	D	D+	D-	A-
Stevenson Ranch, CA	C+	C+	C-	A
Sylmar, CA	C+	C	C-	C
Agua Dulce, CA	C+	C-	C	C+
Castaic, CA	C-	D+	D+	B
Acton, CA	C	C	D+	A-
Piru, CA	C	D+	C-	C-
Buckhorn, CA	C-	D	D+	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Canyon Country is lower 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
Gainesville, FL	B+	C+	C+	B
Gainesville, GA	C	C-	C-	C-
Glendale, CA	D+	D	D	B-
Garland, TX	D-	D-	D-	B
Federal Way, WA	D-	C	C	D-
Fayetteville, AR	D-	D	D	C-
Fairfield, CA	C	D+	D+	C-
Fredericksburg, VA	C	B-	B-	B-
Evanston, IL	C	C	C	D
Evansville, IN	C	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Canyon Country, CA average SchoolGrade of F, with 18% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Canyon Country schools on SchoolGrade

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