Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Santa Teresa is 0.0130 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Teresa generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Teresa may be as high as 1 in 57,150 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 111,701 in the west part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Santa Teresa has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Santa Teresa's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Santa Teresa 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 Teresa 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 Teresa, San Jose, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Santa Teresa about $1,520,813 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Santa Teresa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Teresa, including every crime type and how Santa Teresa compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Teresa's crime maps on the Santa Teresa overall crime page.

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Individual Santa Teresa Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Blossom Valley, San Jose, CA	A	B	A-	A+
Edenvale-Seven Trees, San Jose, CA	A+	B+	A	A+
Almaden Valley, San Jose, CA	A+	A	A+	A+
Garden-Villa Montery, San Jose, CA	A+	B	A	C
Evergreen, San Jose, CA	A+	A	A+	A+
Cambrian Park, San Jose, CA	A	A-	A-	A+
Alma, San Jose, CA	B+	C	B	A+
East San Jose, San Jose, CA	A	B-	A-	A+
Willow Glen, San Jose, CA	A-	C	B+	A+
Naglee Park, San Jose, CA	A	B-	A-	A+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Santa Teresa is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA	D	D-	D-	C+
Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO	D	D+	D+	B+
Roxbury, Boston, MA	B-	D+	D+	B-
Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CA	A	A-	A-	B+
Ozone Park, Queens, NY	A-	B-	B-	B+
Oxford Circle, Philadelphia, PA	A-	B+	B+	D
Otay Ranch, Chula Vista, CA	A+	A	A	A+
Near Northwest, Houston, TX	C-	D	D	D
Midtown-Memphis, Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Sunnyside, Queens, NY	A-	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santa Teresa schools on SchoolGrade

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