San Bernardino, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. San Bernardino is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of cities are safer and 22% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Bernardino's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in San Bernardino is 0.0959 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Bernardino generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in San Bernardino may be as high as 1 in 8,109 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,970 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of San Bernardino, CA: about 4 per year. The northeast part of San Bernardino has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How San Bernardino's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in San Bernardino 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, San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of San Bernardino about $44,101,369 in 2025, or roughly $180 per resident. This is part of San Bernardino's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Bernardino, including every crime type and how San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino's crime maps on the San Bernardino overall crime page.

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Individual San Bernardino Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in San Bernardino is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to San Bernardino.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Devore Hghts, CA	C-	C-	D	C
Rialto, CA	C-	D+	D	C-
Colton, CA	D	D	D-	C-
Highland, CA	D+	D	D	C+
Loma Linda, CA	D+	D+	D	B+
Crestline, CA	D+	D	D	C+
Devore, CA	A-	B+	B-	A+
Grand Terrace, CA	D+	D+	D-	D+
Rimforest, CA	D+	D+	D	B-
Bloomington, CA	D+	D+	D-	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

San Bernardino 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
Durham, NC	D-	D	D	C-
Dover, DE	F	D-	D-	C
Duluth, MN	D-	D+	D+	B-
Duluth, GA	C-	C-	C-	C
Douglasville, GA	C+	C+	C+	C
East Los Angeles, CA	C	D+	D+	B-
East Orange, NJ	C+	C-	C-	C
Dublin, CA	B	B-	B-	B
Downey, CA	C-	D	D	A-
Dubuque, IA	C-	C	C	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Bernardino, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See San Bernardino schools on SchoolGrade

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