El Dorado County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. El Dorado County is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of counties are safer and 84% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to El Dorado County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in El Dorado County is 0.0385 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in El Dorado County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in El Dorado County may be as high as 1 in 16,050 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 35,441 in the west part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of El Dorado County, CA: about 3 per year. The southeast part of El Dorado County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How El Dorado County's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, El Dorado County 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 El Dorado County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of El Dorado County about $14,240,707 in 2025, or roughly $72 per resident. This is part of El Dorado County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for El Dorado County, including every crime type and how El Dorado County compares to other counties.

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 El Dorado County's crime maps on the El Dorado County overall crime page.

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Individual El Dorado County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in El Dorado County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to El Dorado County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Amador County, CA	B	C	C	A+
Placer County, CA	B+	B	C+	A+
Nevada County, CA	B+	D	C+	A+
Sacramento County, CA	C-	D	D	B+
Yuba County, CA	C+	C-	D+	A-
Alpine County, CA	F	F	F	B
Yolo County, CA	C	C-	D+	B-
Sutter County, CA	B-	C-	C-	A+
Douglas County, NV	C+	C-	C+	B-
Carson City, NV	D+	D+	D+	A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

El Dorado County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hawaii County, HI	D+	B-	B-	A+
Racine County, WI	B-	C+	C+	C+
Deschutes County, OR	C+	B+	B+	A-
Minnehaha County, SD	C	B-	B-	A-
Broome County, NY	B-	D+	D+	A-
St. Louis County, MN	D-	C-	C-	B-
Beaufort County, SC	C	B-	B-	B
DeSoto County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A
Sangamon County, IL	B+	B+	B+	C+
Kent County, DE	D	C	C	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in El Dorado County, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 44% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See El Dorado County schools on SchoolGrade

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