Cardiff By The Sea, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cardiff By The Sea in green. The most dangerous areas in Cardiff By The Sea 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 Cardiff By The Sea, CA Safe?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Cardiff By The Sea is in the 73rd percentile for safety, meaning 27% of cities are safer and 73% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cardiff By The Sea's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Cardiff By The Sea is 0.0380 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cardiff By The Sea generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cardiff By The Sea may be as high as 1 in 20,109 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,684 in the west part of the city. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Cardiff By The Sea, CA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Cardiff By The Sea has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Cardiff By The Sea, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the west part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Cardiff By The Sea residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Cardiff By The Sea has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Cardiff By The Sea has 4, have the same problem. Of Cardiff By The Sea’s 12,056 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Cardiff By The Sea Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Cardiff By The Sea residents in a standard year.

Individual Cardiff By The Sea Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Encinitas, CA	D	D+	D-	A-
Solana Beach, CA	D-	D+	F	B-
Rancho Santa Fe, CA	C+	C-	C-	C+
Del Mar, CA	D-	D	F	B-
Carlsbad, CA	C-	D+	D	A
San Marcos, CA	C+	C	C-	A
Sunny Vista, CA	C	C	D+	A+
Vista, CA	C	C	D	B
Escondido, CA	C	C	D+	B+
Poway, CA	C	C+	D+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cardiff By The Sea is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wallingford, PA	A-	A	A	C-
New Baltimore, VA	A+	A+	A+	B
Centerville, MA	A	B+	B+	A+
Cedar Hills, UT	B+	C+	C+	A-
Kenai, AK	C+	D	D	C-
Campobello, SC	C-	C	C	C
Camp Verde, AZ	D	D	D	C
Calimesa, CA	B-	C+	C+	B+
Cahokia, IL	F	F	F	F
Burkburnett, TX	C	C	C	A+

Considering only the murder rate, Cardiff By The Sea is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cardiff By The Sea, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Cardiff By The Sea schools on SchoolGrade

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