Newport Beach, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Newport Beach is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Newport Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Newport Beach is 0.0191 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Newport Beach generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Newport Beach may be as high as 1 in 21,648 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 73,725 in the east part of the city.

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

How Newport Beach's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Newport Beach 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, Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Newport Beach about $2,177,660 in 2025, or roughly $36 per resident. This is part of Newport Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Newport Beach, including every crime type and how Newport Beach 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 Newport Beach's crime maps on the Newport Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Newport Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Corona Del Mar, CA	F	D-	F	A
Costa Mesa, CA	C	D	D+	A+
Newport Coast, CA	C-	C-	D-	A+
Fountain Valley, CA	C+	C-	D+	A+
Irvine, CA	B	C+	C	A+
Huntington Beach, CA	C	D+	D+	A+
Santa Ana, CA	B	C	C	A
Tustin, CA	D+	C-	D-	A
Top-of-the-World, CA	B-	B-	C-	A+
Laguna Beach, CA	D+	D-	D	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Newport Beach 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
Fountain Valley, CA	C+	C-	C-	A+
Howell, MI	A-	B	B	A
Hoboken, NJ	C	B	B	B-
Hendersonville, NC	C+	B	B	C
Hempstead, NY	C	D-	D-	C+
Hamden, CT	C	B+	B+	C
Griffin, GA	C-	D+	D+	C-
Grand Forks, ND	D	B-	B-	B+
Fountainebleau, FL	A-	A	A	C
Davenport, FL	A+	A	A	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Newport Beach, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Newport Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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