Paramount, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Paramount is in the 41st percentile for safety, meaning 59% of cities are safer and 41% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Paramount's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Paramount is 0.0670 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Paramount generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Paramount may be as high as 1 in 11,077 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,353 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Paramount, CA: about 1 per year. The central part of Paramount has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Paramount's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Paramount 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, Paramount is less safe than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Paramount, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Paramount about $6,735,501 in 2025, or roughly $126 per resident. This is part of Paramount's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Paramount, including every crime type and how Paramount 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 Paramount's crime maps on the Paramount overall crime page.

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Individual Paramount Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
East Rancho Dominguez, CA	D+	D-	D	D+
Bellflower, CA	C-	D	D	B+
Lynwood, CA	D+	D-	D	C-
Downey, CA	C-	D	D	A-
Compton, CA	D	D-	D-	D
South Gate, CA	D+	D	D	C+
Lakewood, CA	C	D+	D+	B+
Norwalk, CA	C	C-	D+	A-
Cudahy, CA	C	D	D+	C+
Bell Gardens, CA	C	D	C-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Paramount 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
Aspen Hill, MD	B+	B-	B-	F
Athens, AL	C	B	B	B
Blacksburg, VA	D	C+	C+	D+
Canovanas, PR	D-	D	D	F
Carmichael, CA	D-	D-	D-	A-
Catalina Foothills, AZ	C+	B	B	B+
Covington, LA	B+	B-	B-	D+
Crown Point, IN	B	A-	A-	B
Delaware, OH	B+	B	B	A-
Downers Grove, IL	B-	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Paramount, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Paramount schools on SchoolGrade

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