Melrose, Oakland, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Melrose is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of neighborhoods are safer and 28% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Melrose's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Melrose is 0.1079 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Melrose generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Melrose may be as high as 1 in 7,736 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,354 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

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

How Melrose's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Melrose 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, Melrose 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 Melrose, Oakland, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Melrose about $3,844,956 in 2025, or roughly $203 per resident. This is part of Melrose's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Melrose, including every crime type and how Melrose compares to other neighborhoods.

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

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Individual Melrose Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Seminary, Oakland, CA	C+	D+	C+	D+
Coliseum, Oakland, CA	B	D+	B	C
Fruitvale Station, Oakland, CA	D+	D-	D	D
Allendale, Oakland, CA	B	D+	B	D+
Laurel, Oakland, CA	C	D	C-	D+
Fitchburg, Oakland, CA	B-	C-	C+	D+
Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA	B-	C+	C+	D+
Arroyo Viejo, Oakland, CA	B-	D+	B-	D+
Jingletown, Oakland, CA	C-	D-	D+	D+
Fernside, Alameda, CA	C	D+	C-	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL	C-	D+	D+	D-
Huntridge, Las Vegas, NV	D-	D-	D-	C
Potrero, San Francisco, CA	F	D-	D-	D-
Orangecrest, Riverside, CA	A	A	A	B-
North Sutton Area, Manhattan, NY	A-	A	A	C-
North Creek, Bothell, WA	B	A	A	A
Merrlam Park, St. Paul, MN	C-	C	C	C-
Lakeview, Stockton, CA	C-	F	F	D
Lakeshore, San Francisco, CA	D+	D+	D+	D
Kenwood, Chicago, IL	C+	C	C	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Melrose, Oakland, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Melrose schools on SchoolGrade

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