Santa Maria, PR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Santa Maria is in the 5th percentile for safety, meaning 95% of cities are safer and 5% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Maria's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Santa Maria is 0.1788 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Maria generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Maria may be as high as 1 in 4,911 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,781 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Santa Maria, PR: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Santa Maria has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Santa Maria's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Santa Maria to the Puerto Rico 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 Maria is as safe as the Puerto Rico 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 Santa Maria, PR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Santa Maria about $969,558 in 2025, or roughly $336 per resident. This is part of Santa Maria's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Maria, including every crime type and how Santa Maria 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 Maria's crime maps on the Santa Maria overall crime page.

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Individual Santa Maria Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Vieques, PR	F	F	F	D-
Esperanza, PR	F	F	F	D-
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, PR	F	F	F	F
Ceiba, PR	D-	D-	F	F
Rio Blanco, PR	D-	D-	F	F
Duque, PR	F	F	F	F
Naguabo, PR	D-	D	F	D-
Punta Santiago, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Humacao, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Las Piedras, PR	D-	D	D-	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Santa Maria 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
Yountville, CA	F	F	F	C
Pineville, KY	C-	C+	C+	C-
Princeton, LA	C+	C-	C-	D-
Remington, VA	B	B-	B-	B
Rosepine, LA	C+	B-	B-	D+
Spencerville, IN	A	A	A	D
Merton, WI	A+	A+	A+	C-
Amanda, OH	A	B+	B+	B+
Thompson, CT	B+	A	A	B
Verona, MS	A-	A-	A-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Maria, PR average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus N/A% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Santa Maria schools on SchoolGrade

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