Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Sharon Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Sharon Heights 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 Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CA Safe?

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Sharon Heights is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of neighborhoods are safer and 40% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sharon Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Sharon Heights is 0.0810 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sharon Heights generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sharon Heights may be as high as 1 in 8,562 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,810 in the north part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the east parts of Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CA: about 0 per year. The south part of Sharon Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Sharon Heights, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southeast part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Sharon Heights residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Sharon Heights has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Sharon Heights has 1, have the same problem. Of Sharon Heights’s 3,196 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Sharon Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Sharon Heights residents in a standard year.

Individual Sharon Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
West Atherton, Atherton, CA	C	C+	C-	D+
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA	D+	D	D	D+
Stanford University, Stanford, CA	D+	B	D-	C+
Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA	F	D+	F	C+
Fair Oaks, North Fair Oaks, CA	B-	C+	B-	D
University South, Palo Alto, CA	F	D	F	C+
Farm Hills, Redwood City, CA	A	B+	A	C+
Redwood Village, Redwood City, CA	D+	D	D+	D
Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA	A-	B	B+	C+
Roosevelt-San Francisco, Redwood City, CA	B+	C+	B+	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Sharon Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Confederate Point, Jacksonville, FL	A-	B-	B-	A
Bradley Estates, Milwaukee, WI	C-	D	D	A
Braun Station West, San Antonio, TX	A-	A	A	A+
Breen Hills, Kansas City, MO	B-	B+	B+	B
Carlen, Mobile, AL	C-	D+	D+	D-
Carver-Richmond, Richmond, VA	D+	A-	A-	C+
Centerville, Camden, NJ	B	C-	C-	C+
Clarksville, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C-	C
Collingwood, Charlotte, NC	D+	C+	C+	C-
Colonial Hills, Lincoln, NE	A-	A+	A+	A

Considering only the murder rate, Sharon Heights is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 85% actual proficiency versus 63% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sharon Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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