Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Crescent Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Crescent Park 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 Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA Safe?

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Crescent Park is in the 56th percentile for safety, meaning 44% of neighborhoods are safer and 56% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Crescent Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Crescent Park is 0.0588 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Crescent Park generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Crescent Park may be as high as 1 in 13,763 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,680 in the northwest part of the neighborhood. 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 south parts of Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Crescent Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Crescent Park, 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 few retail establishments in the neighborhood. 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 Crescent Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Crescent Park 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 Crescent Park has 0, have the same problem. Of Crescent Park’s 3,715 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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Crescent Park 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 Crescent Park residents in a standard year.

Individual Crescent Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
University South, Palo Alto, CA	F	D	F	C+
Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA	F	D+	F	C+
Duveneck-Saint Francis, Palo Alto, CA	B-	B+	C	B-
Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA	A-	B	B+	C+
Belle Haven, Menlo Park, CA	A	B	A	D
Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA	A	A-	A-	C
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA	D+	D	D	D+
Stanford University, Stanford, CA	D+	B	D-	C+
Ventura, Palo Alto, CA	B-	B-	C+	C
Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA	A	B+	B+	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Crescent Park is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Belview Heights, Birmingham, AL	D+	D	D	F
Woodside Cotton Mill Historic District, Parker, SC	D-	D-	D-	D+
Bel Aire, Wheat Ridge, CO	D-	D	D	B
Woodcrest, Coon Rapids, MN	C+	B+	B+	A
Barrio Campanilla, Toa Baja, PR	C	D+	D+	D-
Barclay Hills, Oregon City, OR	C	B-	B-	A-
Downtown, Prosser, WA	D-	C	C	B+
Point Richmond, Richmond, CA	D+	D+	D+	C-
Pine Ridge, Coral Springs, FL	A	B	B	A-
Parkmont, Fremont, CA	A-	A-	A-	B

Considering only the murder rate, Crescent Park is as safe as 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 Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 76% actual proficiency versus 62% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Crescent Park schools on SchoolGrade

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