Murder per Capita in Downtown San Jose
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Downtown San Jose residents.
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$22
Murder costs the average Downtown San Jose resident about $22 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Downtown San Jose in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown San Jose 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 San Jose, San Jose, CA Safe from Murder?
The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Downtown San Jose is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of neighborhoods are safer and 96% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown San Jose's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Downtown San Jose is 0.0117 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown San Jose generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Downtown San Jose may be as high as 1 in 56,450 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 169,438 in the north part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA: about 0 per year. The south part of Downtown San Jose has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Downtown San Jose's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Downtown San Jose 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 San Jose, San Jose, CA: | 0.0117 |
|---|---|
| California: | 0.0557 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Downtown San Jose 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 Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Downtown San Jose about $1,702,063 in 2025, or roughly $22 per resident. This is part of Downtown San Jose's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown San Jose, including every crime type and how Downtown San Jose 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 San Jose's crime maps on the Downtown San Jose overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Downtown San Jose is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown San Jose.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B- | A- | A+ | |
B+ | C | B | A+ | |
B+ | C- | B | A | |
A | B | A | A+ | |
D | D | D- | A | |
A- | C | B+ | A+ | |
A | B- | A- | A+ | |
A | B | A- | A+ | |
A+ | B | A | C | |
A+ | A | A+ | A+ |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Downtown San Jose is lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | F | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | D- | |
D | D- | D- | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A- | A | A | B+ | |
B | B | B | C | |
B+ | C- | C- | B | |
C+ | C | C | B | |
B+ | C | C | A | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downtown San Jose schools on SchoolGrade
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