Redwood City, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Redwood City is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Redwood City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Redwood City is 0.1006 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Redwood City generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Redwood City may be as high as 1 in 7,766 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,287 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Redwood City, CA: about 2 per year. The northwest part of Redwood City has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Redwood City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Redwood City 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, Redwood City 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 Redwood City, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Redwood City about $17,356,863 in 2025, or roughly $189 per resident. This is part of Redwood City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Redwood City, including every crime type and how Redwood City 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 Redwood City's crime maps on the Redwood City overall crime page.

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Individual Redwood City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
North Fair Oaks, CA	D+	D	D+	D-
San Carlos, CA	C-	C-	D	D
Atherton, CA	D	D	D-	D-
Menlo Park, CA	C-	D+	D+	D
Woodside, CA	C+	D+	C-	C+
Belmont, CA	D	C	D-	D
Foster City, CA	C-	C+	D	D+
East Palo Alto, CA	C-	D	D+	D
Stanford, CA	D-	C-	F	C-
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	F	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Redwood City 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
Newark, DE	D-	C-	C-	B
North Port, FL	A+	A	A	A+
North Las Vegas, NV	D+	D	D	F
Norristown, PA	C+	C+	C+	C-
New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-	D-
North Hollywood, CA	D	D	D	B+
Newark, NJ	C+	C-	C-	C+
North Hills, CA	C	C	C	C+
New Port Richey, FL	A	A	A	A+
Noblesville, IN	C+	A	A	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Redwood City, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Redwood City schools on SchoolGrade

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