Mendocino County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US county. Mendocino County is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of counties are safer and 44% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mendocino County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Mendocino County is 0.0716 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mendocino County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mendocino County may be as high as 1 in 7,254 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,618 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Mendocino County, CA: about 2 per year. The northeast part of Mendocino County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mendocino County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mendocino 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, Mendocino County is less safe than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Mendocino County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mendocino County about $13,269,436 in 2025, or roughly $135 per resident. This is part of Mendocino County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mendocino County, including every crime type and how Mendocino 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 Mendocino County's crime maps on the Mendocino County overall crime page.

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Individual Mendocino County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lake County, CA	D+	D-	D-	C+
Glenn County, CA	C+	C-	C-	C
Colusa County, CA	C-	D	D	B-
Butte County, CA	C-	D+	D	A
Sutter County, CA	B-	C-	C-	A+
Yuba County, CA	C+	C-	D+	A-
Placer County, CA	B+	B	C+	A+
Nevada County, CA	B+	D	C+	A+
El Dorado County, CA	B	C+	C	A-
Sierra County, CA	D+	D	D	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Mendocino County is lower 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
Buchanan County, MO	D+	D	D	C
Cascade County, MT	D+	D	D	A
Burke County, NC	B-	B-	B-	B-
Barrow County, GA	A+	A	A	C+
Bannock County, ID	C+	B	B	A+
Arecibo Municipio, PR	F	F	F	F
Orangeburg County, SC	F	F	F	F
Orange County, TX	C-	D+	D+	C-
Northumberland County, PA	A	A	A	B-
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	A	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mendocino County, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mendocino County schools on SchoolGrade

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