Sacramento, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Sacramento is in the 63rd percentile for safety, meaning 37% of cities are safer and 63% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Sacramento area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in the Sacramento area is 0.0462 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Sacramento area generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in the Sacramento area may be as high as 1 in 13,729 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 35,928 in the north part of the city. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the southwest parts of Sacramento, CA: about 31 per year. The northwest part of the Sacramento area has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for the Sacramento area, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for the Sacramento area residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which the Sacramento area has 1, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which the Sacramento area has 90, have the same problem. Of the Sacramento area’s 2,516,506 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Sacramento Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Sacramento residents in a standard year.

Individual Sacramento Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
West Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	C-
Lemon Hill, CA	D	F	D+	B
Parkway, CA	D-	F	D-	C
Arden-Arcade, CA	F	F	F	C+
La Riviera, CA	D-	F	F	C+
Rosemont, CA	D+	D-	D	B
Florin, CA	D-	F	F	C-
McClellan Park, CA	F	F	F	D+
Rio Linda, CA	D+	D-	D	B-
Carmichael, CA	D-	D-	F	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sacramento is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-	C-
Austin, TX	C-	C	C	B
Portland, OR	D-	C	C	B-
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D	C-
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-	B+
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+	D+
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+	C+
Kansas City, MO	D	D+	D+	C-
Orlando, FL	A-	B	B	A-
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the murder rate, the Sacramento area is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sacramento, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sacramento schools on SchoolGrade

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