Madera County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Madera County is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of counties are safer and 38% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Madera County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Madera County is 0.0779 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Madera County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Madera County may be as high as 1 in 9,481 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,115 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Madera County, CA: about 5 per year. The north part of Madera County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Madera County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Madera 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, Madera County 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 Madera County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Madera County about $23,513,322 in 2025, or roughly $146 per resident. This is part of Madera County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Madera County, including every crime type and how Madera 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 Madera County's crime maps on the Madera County overall crime page.

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Individual Madera County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fresno County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Mariposa County, CA	B	D-	B-	B-
Merced County, CA	C+	D+	D+	C
San Benito County, CA	C+	D+	D+	B
Monterey County, CA	B	D+	C+	C
Inyo County, CA	C-	F	D+	B
Santa Clara County, CA	B+	C+	C+	A+
Santa Cruz County, CA	C+	D+	D+	B
San Mateo County, CA	C+	C	D+	D+
Washington County, UT	C	A	B	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Madera County is higher 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
Kings County, CA	C+	C	C	B
Schenectady County, NY	B+	C+	C+	A
St. Clair County, MI	A	C+	C+	B+
Mesa County, CO	D	C-	C-	D+
Santa Fe County, NM	F	F	F	D-
Franklin County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B-
Fairfield County, OH	A-	A+	A+	A-
Rankin County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A
Washington County, MD	C-	C-	C-	A-
Cumberland County, NJ	A-	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Madera County, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Madera County schools on SchoolGrade

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