Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Murder Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Murder Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$323

Murder costs the average Downtown Berkeley resident about $323 per year.

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown Berkeley is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of neighborhoods are safer and 13% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown Berkeley's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Downtown Berkeley is 0.1717 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown Berkeley generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Downtown Berkeley may be as high as 1 in 4,652 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,419 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Downtown Berkeley has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Downtown Berkeley's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Downtown Berkeley to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA:	0.1717
California:	0.0557
USA:	0.0671

Considering only the murder rate, Downtown Berkeley is less safe than the California 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 Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Downtown Berkeley about $1,632,527 in 2025, or roughly $323 per resident. This is part of Downtown Berkeley's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown Berkeley, including every crime type and how Downtown Berkeley 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 Downtown Berkeley's crime maps on the Downtown Berkeley overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Central Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
North Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	C-	D+	D	D-
Elmwood, Berkeley, CA	C	C	D+	D-
SouthWest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Santa Fe, Emeryville, CA	D+	D	D	D-
Westbrae, Berkeley, CA	C	C	D+	D-
Bushrod, Oakland, CA	C+	C-	C	D-
Fairview Park, Oakland, CA	C	C-	C-	D-
Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA	D-	D-	F	D-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Berkeley 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
Sandalfoot Cove, Boca Raton, FL	A+	A+	A+	B-
West Redlands, Redlands, CA	C	C	C	A
Springfield, Jacksonville, FL	D+	D-	D-	A-
Shore Acres, Staten Island, NY	B+	C	C	B
Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ	D+	D	D	D+
Irvine Business Complex, Irvine, CA	F	D+	D+	A
Side Hill, Fort Collins, CO	D-	C	C	B
Huguenot, Richmond, VA	B+	A+	A+	C+
Hudson Avenue Historic District, Newark, OH	C+	B+	B+	C-
South Amherst, Amherst, MA	A	B	B	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 84% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Downtown Berkeley schools on SchoolGrade

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