Murder per Capita in Rancho Palos Verdes
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Rancho Palos Verdes residents.
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$84
Murder costs the average Rancho Palos Verdes resident about $84 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Rancho Palos Verdes in green. The most dangerous areas in Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Safe from Murder?
The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Rancho Palos Verdes is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of cities are safer and 65% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rancho Palos Verdes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Rancho Palos Verdes is 0.0449 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rancho Palos Verdes generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rancho Palos Verdes may be as high as 1 in 15,108 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,470 in the southeast part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Rancho Palos Verdes has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Rancho Palos Verdes's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Rancho Palos Verdes to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: | 0.0449 |
|---|---|
| California: | 0.0557 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Rancho Palos Verdes about $4,080,370 in 2025, or roughly $84 per resident. This is part of Rancho Palos Verdes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Rancho Palos Verdes, including every crime type and how Rancho Palos Verdes 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 Rancho Palos Verdes's crime maps on the Rancho Palos Verdes overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Rancho Palos Verdes is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Rancho Palos Verdes.
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 | C+ | |
D+ | D+ | D | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | A | |
C | D+ | D+ | A- | |
D+ | D+ | D- | B+ | |
D+ | D | D | B- | |
C- | D+ | D | B | |
D | D+ | D- | B- |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Rancho Palos Verdes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | A- | A- | B | |
C- | B- | B- | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
A+ | A | A | A+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | C | |
B | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
D+ | D | D | B+ | |
B- | B- | B- | A+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | D | |
D+ | D | D | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Rancho Palos Verdes schools on SchoolGrade
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