Montebello, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Montebello is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Montebello's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Montebello is 0.0320 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Montebello generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Montebello may be as high as 1 in 26,549 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 36,022 in the central part of the city.

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

How Montebello's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Montebello 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, Montebello is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Montebello, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Montebello about $3,736,043 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of Montebello's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Montebello, including every crime type and how Montebello 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 Montebello's crime maps on the Montebello overall crime page.

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Individual Montebello Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pico Rivera, CA	C-	C-	D	A-
Commerce, CA	F	F	F	C+
Monterey Park, CA	C	D+	D+	B+
East Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	C-	B-
West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA	C	C-	D+	A-
Rosemead, CA	C	D+	D+	B+
Bell Gardens, CA	C	D	C-	B-
Maywood, CA	C-	D	D	C
Vernon, CA	F	F	F	F
South El Monte, CA	D	D	D-	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Montebello is lower 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
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	C+
Cambridge, MA	D+	D	D	C+
Camarillo, CA	C	D+	D+	A+
Centennial, CO	D	C	C	B+
Canoga Park, CA	D+	D+	D+	B+
Carmel, IN	A-	A	A	A
Canyon Country, CA	B-	C	C	A
Castle Rock, CO	D+	B-	B-	B-
Carlsbad, CA	C-	D+	D+	A
Canton, OH	D-	C-	C-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Montebello, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Montebello schools on SchoolGrade

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