Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Granite Hills in green. The most dangerous areas in Granite Hills 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 Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA Safe?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Granite Hills is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of neighborhoods are safer and 79% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Granite Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Granite Hills is 0.0319 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Granite Hills generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Granite Hills may be as high as 1 in 21,266 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,330 in the northeast 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 southwest parts of Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA: about 0 per year. The west part of Granite Hills has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Granite Hills, 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 more retail establishments in the northeast part of 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 Granite Hills residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Granite Hills 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 Granite Hills has 0, have the same problem. Of Granite Hills’s 3,975 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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Granite Hills 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 Granite Hills residents in a standard year.

Individual Granite Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Winter Gardens, Lakeside, CA	B	B-	B-	A-
Sky Ranch, Santee, CA	A-	A-	B+	A-
Lake Murray, San Diego, CA	A-	B+	B+	A
San Carlos, San Diego, CA	B+	B	B	A
Rolando, San Diego, CA	C	C-	D+	B-
Jomacha-Lomita, San Diego, CA	B+	B	B	C
Del Cerro, San Diego, CA	B+	B-	B	A
College Area, San Diego, CA	B-	C+	C+	B
Sky Line, San Diego, CA	B+	B-	B	C
Darnall, San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C	C

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Granite Hills 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
Lake Park, Worcester, MA	A-	B-	B-	A+
Anatolia Village, Rancho Cordova, CA	A+	A-	A-	A-
East Isles, Minneapolis, MN	F	C-	C-	C
Putnam Lake, Patterson, NY	A	B+	B+	B
Colemans Daytona, Daytona Beach, FL	B+	C	C	B-
Benton Park, St. Louis, MO	D+	D+	D+	F
Amtrak, San Bernardino, CA	C+	C	C	C-
South Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ	D-	F	F	B-
Scioto Woods, Columbus, OH	B+	A+	A+	B+
Ravine Gardens, Matawan, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A

Considering only the murder rate, Granite Hills is safer than 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 Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Granite Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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