Murder per Capita in Palos Verdes Estates
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Palos Verdes Estates residents.
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$111
Murder costs the average Palos Verdes Estates resident about $111 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Palos Verdes Estates in green. The most dangerous areas in Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates, CA Safe from Murder?
The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Palos Verdes Estates is in the 49th percentile for safety, meaning 51% of cities are safer and 49% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palos Verdes Estates's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Palos Verdes Estates is 0.0590 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palos Verdes Estates generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Palos Verdes Estates may be as high as 1 in 12,559 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,442 in the northeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Palos Verdes Estates, CA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Palos Verdes Estates has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Palos Verdes Estates's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Palos Verdes Estates to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Palos Verdes Estates, CA: | 0.0590 |
|---|---|
| California: | 0.0557 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Palos Verdes Estates is as safe as 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 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Palos Verdes Estates about $1,306,434 in 2025, or roughly $111 per resident. This is part of Palos Verdes Estates's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palos Verdes Estates, including every crime type and how Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates's crime maps on the Palos Verdes Estates overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Palos Verdes Estates is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palos Verdes Estates.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C | C+ | D+ | B | |
C | C+ | D+ | B+ | |
C- | C- | D | B+ | |
D+ | D+ | D | A | |
D | D+ | D- | B- | |
D+ | D+ | D- | B+ | |
D- | D | F | C | |
C | D+ | D+ | A | |
C- | D+ | D | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | A- |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Palos Verdes Estates is higher 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 |
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C+ | C- | C- | C+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | C | |
D- | D | D | D+ | |
A+ | A | A | A- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | D | |
F | C- | C- | B+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | B | |
A | B+ | B+ | A+ | |
A- | A+ | A+ | A+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palos Verdes Estates, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Palos Verdes Estates schools on SchoolGrade
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