Montclair, Oakland, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Montclair is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of neighborhoods are safer and 11% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Montclair's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Montclair is 0.1867 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Montclair generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Montclair may be as high as 1 in 4,683 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,908 in the south part of the neighborhood.

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

How Montclair's Murder Rate Compares

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

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Montclair about $2,080,396 in 2025, or roughly $351 per resident. This is part of Montclair's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Montclair, including every crime type and how Montclair 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 Montclair's crime maps on the Montclair overall crime page.

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Individual Montclair Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Piedmont Pines, Oakland, CA	B-	B-	C	D-
Merriwood, Oakland, CA	B	B	C+	D-
Upper Rockridge, Oakland, CA	B-	B-	C+	D-
Glenview, Oakland, CA	C+	C-	C-	D
Trestle Glen, Oakland, CA	C	D+	D+	D-
Lakeshore-Oakland, Oakland, CA	D	D	D-	D
Upper Dimond, Oakland, CA	B	D+	B-	D
Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA	D	D	D-	D-
Dimond, Oakland, CA	B-	D+	C+	D
Grand Lake, Oakland, CA	C	D+	D+	D

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Montclair is higher 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
Lake Windcrest, Magnolia, TX	B-	B-	B-	D
Sunshine Gardens, South San Francisco, CA	A-	B-	B-	C-
Strathmore, Syracuse, NY	A-	D+	D+	C+
Stonegate, Bakersfield, CA	A-	A-	A-	B-
Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO	D+	D+	D+	D+
Prairie-Piper-KC-KS, Kansas City, KS	A	A+	A+	B-
Marlwood, Charlotte, NC	C	C	C	D-
Mantua, Fairfax, VA	A	A+	A+	A
Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City, NJ	A-	B-	B-	B+
Leroy, Buffalo, NY	C	D-	D-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Montclair, Oakland, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 79% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Montclair schools on SchoolGrade

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