Murder per Capita in Palos Verdes Peninsula
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Palos Verdes Peninsula residents.
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$95
Murder costs the average Palos Verdes Peninsula resident about $95 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Palos Verdes Peninsula in green. The most dangerous areas in Palos Verdes Peninsula 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 Peninsula, Torrance, CA Safe from Murder?
The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Palos Verdes Peninsula is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of neighborhoods are safer and 63% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palos Verdes Peninsula's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Palos Verdes Peninsula is 0.0506 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palos Verdes Peninsula generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Palos Verdes Peninsula may be as high as 1 in 12,670 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 28,193 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Palos Verdes Peninsula, Torrance, CA: about 0 per year. The central part of Palos Verdes Peninsula has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Palos Verdes Peninsula's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Palos Verdes Peninsula 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 Peninsula, Torrance, CA: | 0.0506 |
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| California: | 0.0557 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Palos Verdes Peninsula 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 Peninsula, Torrance, CA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Palos Verdes Peninsula about $2,231,653 in 2025, or roughly $95 per resident. This is part of Palos Verdes Peninsula's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palos Verdes Peninsula, including every crime type and how Palos Verdes Peninsula 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 Palos Verdes Peninsula's crime maps on the Palos Verdes Peninsula overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Palos Verdes Peninsula is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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C+ | C+ | C- | B | |
C | C | C- | A- | |
C+ | C | C- | B+ | |
B+ | B | B- | A | |
D+ | D+ | D | A | |
B- | C+ | C+ | B | |
B- | C | C+ | B | |
B- | C- | C+ | B | |
B | C- | B | C | |
D+ | D+ | D | C- |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Palos Verdes Peninsula is lower 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 |
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D | D | D | F | |
B- | B- | B- | D+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | |
D | D- | D- | C- | |
A | B | B | B | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | A- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
C+ | A- | A- | D | |
C- | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
D- | F | F | F |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palos Verdes Peninsula, Torrance, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Palos Verdes Peninsula schools on SchoolGrade
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