Lemon Grove, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Lemon Grove is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of cities are safer and 27% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lemon Grove's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lemon Grove is 0.0855 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lemon Grove generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lemon Grove may be as high as 1 in 9,507 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,553 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Lemon Grove's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lemon Grove 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, Lemon Grove 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 Lemon Grove, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lemon Grove about $4,640,990 in 2025, or roughly $161 per resident. This is part of Lemon Grove's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lemon Grove, including every crime type and how Lemon Grove 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 Lemon Grove's crime maps on the Lemon Grove overall crime page.

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Individual Lemon Grove Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
La Presa, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
La Mesa, CA	D	D	D-	B
Spring Valley, CA	C	C-	D+	B
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CA	D+	D+	D	B+
Bonita, CA	D+	D+	D-	A-
National City, CA	D-	D-	F	C-
Rancho San Diego, CA	C+	C-	C-	A
San Diego, CA	D+	D+	D	B
El Cajon, CA	D+	D	D	B+
Chula Vista, CA	C	C	D+	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lemon Grove is higher 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
Alton, IL	D+	D+	D+	D
Ashland, CA	C-	D	D	D+
Powell, TN	D+	D-	D-	B-
Murrells Inlet, SC	D+	C	C	A-
Naranjito, PR	F	F	F	F
Nazareth, PA	A+	A	A	A-
New Castle, IN	C+	C+	C+	D
New London, CT	D	B-	B-	B-
New Windsor, NY	C	D	D	A-
Olney, MD	B+	A-	A-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lemon Grove, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Lemon Grove schools on SchoolGrade

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