Pescadero, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Pescadero is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of cities are safer and 11% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pescadero's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Pescadero is 0.1312 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pescadero generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pescadero may be as high as 1 in 6,909 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,622 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How Pescadero's Murder Rate Compares

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

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

The Cost of Murder in Pescadero, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pescadero about $281,097 in 2025, or roughly $247 per resident. This is part of Pescadero's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pescadero, including every crime type and how Pescadero 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 Pescadero's crime maps on the Pescadero overall crime page.

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Individual Pescadero Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Loma Mar, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Redwood Terrace, CA	B-	D	C	D+
San Gregorio, CA	D-	F	D-	F
La Honda, CA	C+	D+	D+	D+
Sky Londa, CA	C	D	D+	D+
San Lorenzo Park, CA	D-	D+	F	D-
Forest Springs, CA	D	D-	D-	C-
Portola Valley, CA	B-	D+	C+	C-
Boulder Creek, CA	D+	D	D	C-
Los Altos Hills, CA	B	C+	C	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Pescadero 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
Belleville, AR	C+	B	B	C
Center, NC	C+	C	C	B
Carrizozo, NM	D-	F	F	F
Call, TX	D+	C	C	C-
Burtrum, MN	A-	A-	A-	D
Burns, WY	C+	B	B	B
Brasstown, NC	C+	B	B	C+
Boreman, WV	A	B	B	A-
Bland, VA	F	B-	B-	B-
Bitely, MI	A-	C-	C-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pescadero, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Pescadero schools on SchoolGrade

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