South Whittier, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. South Whittier is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of cities are safer and 89% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Whittier's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in South Whittier is 0.0235 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Whittier generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in South Whittier may be as high as 1 in 25,565 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 88,809 in the southeast part of the city.

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

How South Whittier's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in South Whittier 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, South Whittier 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 South Whittier, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of South Whittier about $2,537,742 in 2025, or roughly $44 per resident. This is part of South Whittier's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Whittier, including every crime type and how South Whittier 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 South Whittier's crime maps on the South Whittier overall crime page.

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Individual South Whittier Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in South Whittier is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to South Whittier.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Whittier, CA	C	D+	D+	A
La Mirada, CA	C+	D+	C-	A+
Santa Fe Springs, CA	D	D	D-	A
Norwalk, CA	C	C-	D+	A-
West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA	C	C-	D+	A-
La Habra Heights, CA	C+	C	C-	A
La Habra, CA	C-	D+	D	A+
Pico Rivera, CA	C-	C-	D	A-
Cerritos, CA	D+	D+	D-	A+
Artesia, CA	F	D	F	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

South Whittier 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
Woodbridge, VA	C	B-	B-	C
Royal Oak, MI	C-	C+	C+	B
Sammamish, WA	A-	A-	A-	B
Altoona, PA	C+	C	C	D+
Stillwater, OK	D-	D	D	C
Venice, FL	A+	A	A	A
La Jolla, CA	D	D	D	B-
La Crosse, WI	D	C-	C-	D
Kettering, OH	C-	B+	B+	A-
Kaneohe, HI	A	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Whittier, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See South Whittier schools on SchoolGrade

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