San Mateo County, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. San Mateo County is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of counties are safer and 25% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to San Mateo County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in San Mateo County is 0.0977 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in San Mateo County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in San Mateo County may be as high as 1 in 9,363 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,545 in the southwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of San Mateo County, CA: about 26 per year. The northeast part of San Mateo County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How San Mateo County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in San Mateo 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, San Mateo County 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 Mateo County, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of San Mateo County about $140,940,661 in 2025, or roughly $184 per resident. This is part of San Mateo County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for San Mateo County, including every crime type and how San Mateo 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 San Mateo County's crime maps on the San Mateo County overall crime page.

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Individual San Mateo County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Francisco County, CA	F	F	F	F
Alameda County, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Santa Clara County, CA	B+	C+	C+	A+
Contra Costa County, CA	B-	C+	C-	C
Marin County, CA	C	D+	D	C+
San Joaquin County, CA	D+	F	D-	C-
Stanislaus County, CA	C	D	D+	B-
Merced County, CA	C+	D+	D+	C
Tuolumne County, CA	C+	D-	C-	A-
Mariposa County, CA	B	D-	B-	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

San Mateo County is higher 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
New York County, NY	C+	D+	D+	B-
Essex County, MA	A	B	B	A+
Atlantic County, NJ	A-	A-	A-	A+
Erie County, PA	B	C-	C-	B-
Fulton County, GA	D+	C-	C-	D-
Jefferson County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D
Hays County, TX	B+	B+	B+	A
Boulder County, CO	D-	C-	C-	D+
Fresno County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Clay County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in San Mateo County, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See San Mateo County schools on SchoolGrade

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