Murder per Capita in Santa Clara County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Santa Clara County residents.
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1 in 48,544
Your yearly chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Clara County is about 1 in 48,544.
$39
Murder costs the average Santa Clara County resident about $39 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Santa Clara County in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County, CA Safe from Murder?
The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Santa Clara County is in the 98th percentile for safety, meaning 2% of counties are safer and 98% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Clara County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Santa Clara County is 0.0206 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Clara County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Clara County may be as high as 1 in 23,534 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 93,800 in the east part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Santa Clara County, CA: about 14 per year. The southwest part of Santa Clara County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.
How Santa Clara County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Santa Clara 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.
| Santa Clara County, CA: | 0.0206 |
|---|---|
| California: | 0.0557 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Santa Clara County is safer than 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 Santa Clara County, CA
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Santa Clara County about $75,888,613 in 2025, or roughly $39 per resident. This is part of Santa Clara County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Clara County, including every crime type and how Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County's crime maps on the Santa Clara County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Santa Clara County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Santa Clara County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | D+ | D+ | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C+ | C | D+ | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | B | |
C | D | D+ | B- | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | C | |
B- | C- | C- | C- | |
B | D- | B- | B- | |
F | F | F | D+ |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Santa Clara County is lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | B | B | D+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
B | C- | C- | A+ | |
B- | C- | C- | A | |
A+ | A- | A- | A | |
D | C | C | B- | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | A- | |
C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C- | B+ | B+ | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Clara County, CA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Santa Clara County schools on SchoolGrade
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