Ellwood, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Ellwood is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of cities are safer and 49% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ellwood's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Ellwood is 0.0590 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ellwood generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ellwood may be as high as 1 in 11,977 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,393 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Ellwood's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ellwood 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, Ellwood is as safe as 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 Ellwood, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ellwood about $111,048 in 2025, or roughly $111 per resident. This is part of Ellwood's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ellwood, including every crime type and how Ellwood compares to other cities.

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 Ellwood's crime maps on the Ellwood overall crime page.

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Individual Ellwood Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Goleta, CA	C-	D+	D	C+
Isla Vista, CA	C+	D	C-	C-
Santa Barbara, CA	D+	D-	D	B+
Montecito, CA	D	D	D-	C+
Summerland, CA	C	D-	D+	A-
Toro Canyon, CA	C-	D-	D	B+
Las Cruces, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Carpinteria, CA	C	D	D+	B
Surf, CA	D-	D-	F	D
Meiners Oaks, CA	D	D-	D-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Ellwood is similar versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lenwood, CA	F	D-	D-	B-
Herndon, AR	C	D	D	C+
Higgins Lake, MI	B+	D	D	A
Highland, VA	B+	B+	B+	C
Hill Point, WI	B+	B-	B-	B-
Hubbell, MI	C-	D-	D-	D+
Hurtsboro, AL	F	F	F	F
Jonah, TX	B+	C-	C-	B
Juliaetta, ID	B-	B+	B+	A
Hartsfield, GA	C+	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ellwood, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Ellwood schools on SchoolGrade

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