Riverside County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Riverside County is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of counties are safer and 69% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Riverside County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Riverside County is 0.0516 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Riverside County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Riverside County may be as high as 1 in 11,328 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 46,547 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Riverside County, CA: about 35 per year. The northeast part of Riverside County has fewer cases of murder with only 5 in a typical year.

How Riverside County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Riverside County 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, Riverside County is as safe as 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 Riverside County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Riverside County about $239,394,504 in 2025, or roughly $97 per resident. This is part of Riverside County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Riverside County, including every crime type and how Riverside County compares to other counties.

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 Riverside County's crime maps on the Riverside County overall crime page.

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Individual Riverside County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Riverside County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Riverside County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Bernardino County, CA	C	C-	D+	B-
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C-	A+
Los Angeles County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Ventura County, CA	B-	C	C-	A-
La Paz County, AZ	D-	F	F	F
Maricopa County, AZ	B-	C+	C	C+
Gila County, AZ	B-	C-	C	D+
Catron County, NM	D-	F	D	F
Socorro County, NM	F	F	D-	F
Lincoln County, NM	D+	D-	C	D-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Riverside County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Diego County, CA	C	C-	C-	A-
Los Angeles County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Maricopa County, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C+
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C	A+
Queens County, NY	B+	C+	C+	A-
Lancaster County, NE	C-	B+	B+	A+
Ingham County, MI	C	D	D	C
Calhoun County, AL	B-	C+	C+	D+
Arlington County, VA	B-	A-	A-	C
Cowlitz County, WA	D	C	C	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Riverside County, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 28% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Riverside County schools on SchoolGrade

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