Santa Margarita, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Santa Margarita is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of cities are safer and 99% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Margarita's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Santa Margarita is 0.0099 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Margarita generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Margarita may be as high as 1 in 55,046 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 275,868 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Santa Margarita, CA: about 0 per year. The south part of Santa Margarita has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Santa Margarita's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Santa Margarita 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, Santa Margarita 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 Margarita, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Santa Margarita about $30,038 in 2025, or roughly $19 per resident. This is part of Santa Margarita's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Margarita, including every crime type and how Santa Margarita 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 Santa Margarita's crime maps on the Santa Margarita overall crime page.

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Individual Santa Margarita Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Garden Farms, CA	C+	D	C	A
Pozo, CA	C+	D+	D+	A+
Creston, CA	B+	D+	B-	A
San Luis Obispo, CA	C	D-	D+	C
Atascadero, CA	C	F	C-	A+
Avila Beach, CA	C+	D	C-	A-
La Panza, CA	B+	C	B	A+
Los Osos, CA	B	C-	C+	A+
Morro Bay, CA	C	D+	C-	A
Cayucos, CA	B-	D	C	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Santa Margarita is lower 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
Mentone, IN	A-	A	A	B
Yoncalla, OR	B-	B	B	A-
Withee, WI	B+	B+	B+	C-
Wilton, AL	D+	C	C	B-
Whitewood, SD	C+	D-	D-	D
Vernon, AZ	D	D-	D-	D-
Valley, WA	D-	D	D	B+
Vader, WA	C	C-	C-	A-
Upper Nyack, NY	A	C-	C-	A
Trimble, MO	A-	A-	A-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Margarita, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Santa Margarita schools on SchoolGrade

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