Murder per Capita in Rancho Santa Margarita
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Rancho Santa Margarita residents.
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$30
Murder costs the average Rancho Santa Margarita resident about $30 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Rancho Santa Margarita in green. The most dangerous areas in Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita, CA Safe from Murder?
The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Rancho Santa Margarita is in the 95th percentile for safety, meaning 5% of cities are safer and 95% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Rancho Santa Margarita's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Rancho Santa Margarita is 0.0157 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Rancho Santa Margarita generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Rancho Santa Margarita may be as high as 1 in 44,813 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 96,783 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Rancho Santa Margarita has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Rancho Santa Margarita's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita, CA: | 0.0157 |
|---|---|
| California: | 0.0557 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita, CA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Rancho Santa Margarita about $1,450,975 in 2025, or roughly $30 per resident. This is part of Rancho Santa Margarita's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Rancho Santa Margarita, including every crime type and how Rancho Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita's crime maps on the Rancho Santa Margarita overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Rancho Santa Margarita is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Rancho Santa Margarita.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | C | C | A+ | |
B | B- | C | A+ | |
D | D | D- | A+ | |
D | D | F | A+ | |
D+ | C | D- | A+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | B | |
C- | D+ | D | B | |
C+ | C | D+ | A+ | |
F | D- | F | A+ | |
D | D- | D- | A |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Rancho Santa Margarita 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 |
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C | A- | A- | A | |
C+ | C | C | C+ | |
D+ | B- | B- | D+ | |
C- | B- | B- | B+ | |
C | A- | A- | B- | |
D | D | D | B | |
C- | D+ | D+ | A- | |
D | D | D | D | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A | A+ | A+ | B- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Rancho Santa Margarita schools on SchoolGrade
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