Carmel Highlands, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Carmel Highlands is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of cities are safer and 40% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Carmel Highlands's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Carmel Highlands is 0.0687 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Carmel Highlands generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Carmel Highlands may be as high as 1 in 10,750 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,191 in the east 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 Carmel Highlands, CA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Carmel Highlands has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Carmel Highlands, 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 northeast 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 Carmel Highlands residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Carmel Highlands 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 Carmel Highlands has 9, have the same problem. Of Carmel Highlands’s 524 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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Carmel Highlands 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 Carmel Highlands residents in a standard year.

Individual Carmel Highlands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Carmel, CA	C-	C-	D	C
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA	C	D	D+	D+
Del Monte Forest, CA	C+	C	D+	B
Monterey, CA	D+	D	D-	B
Del Rey Oaks, CA	B-	C-	C-	C+
Robles Del Rio, CA	A	A	B	C+
Pacific Grove, CA	C+	C	D+	B-
Sand City, CA	F	D-	F	C
Seaside, CA	C	C-	D	B-
Carmel Valley Village, CA	B+	B-	C+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Carmel Highlands 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
Rader, MO	D-	D+	D+	C-
River Junction, IA	B+	B+	B+	A+
Rivare, IN	A+	A+	A+	A
Ripplemead, VA	B	A-	A-	A-
Richmond Mills, NC	D	D-	D-	F
Rice Hill, OR	B-	C	C	A-
Randolph, TX	C	B-	B-	B+
Randall, AR	F	C-	C-	D-
Ralston, OK	D+	D-	D-	F
Roberts, IL	B+	B-	B-	D+

Considering only the murder rate, Carmel Highlands is less safe than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Carmel Highlands, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Carmel Highlands schools on SchoolGrade

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