Sierra Madre, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Sierra Madre is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sierra Madre's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sierra Madre is 0.0310 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sierra Madre generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sierra Madre may be as high as 1 in 22,057 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43,917 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Sierra Madre, CA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Sierra Madre has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sierra Madre's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sierra Madre 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, Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sierra Madre about $698,203 in 2025, or roughly $58 per resident. This is part of Sierra Madre's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sierra Madre, including every crime type and how Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre's crime maps on the Sierra Madre overall crime page.

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Individual Sierra Madre Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
East Pasadena, CA	D-	D	D-	B+
Kinneloa Mesa, CA	C	C-	D+	C+
Arcadia, CA	C-	D+	D	A-
Monrovia, CA	C-	D+	D	A-
Temple City, CA	C	C-	D+	B+
Pasadena, CA	D	D-	D-	C+
San Marino, CA	D	D-	D-	B
Bradbury, CA	C	B	D+	A-
San Gabriel, CA	C-	D	D+	B+
Duarte, CA	C+	C	D+	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sierra Madre 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
Fort Madison, IA	C-	C	C	A+
Steger, IL	C	C	C	C
Greentree, NJ	A-	A	A	A+
Glendale, WI	D+	D+	D+	B+
Freeland, MI	A	B+	B+	A+
Franklin Lakes, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A+
Foxboro, MA	A+	A-	A-	A+
Fort Sill, OK	F	B+	B+	D+
Fort Scott, KS	D+	C	C	D+
Fort Oglethorpe, GA	C-	D+	D+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sierra Madre, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 48% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sierra Madre schools on SchoolGrade

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