Sunland, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Sunland is in the 73rd percentile for safety, meaning 27% of cities are safer and 73% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sunland's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sunland is 0.0375 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sunland generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sunland may be as high as 1 in 20,716 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 35,696 in the south part of the city.

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

How Sunland's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sunland 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, Sunland 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 Sunland, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sunland about $1,606,723 in 2025, or roughly $70 per resident. This is part of Sunland's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sunland, including every crime type and how Sunland 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 Sunland's crime maps on the Sunland overall crime page.

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Individual Sunland Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tujunga, CA	C	C-	D+	B+
Sun Valley, CA	D+	D+	D-	B-
La Crescenta, CA	C+	C-	C-	B-
Pacoima, CA	C	C-	D+	C
La Crescenta-Montrose, CA	C+	C-	C	B
Burbank, CA	D	D	D-	A-
North Hollywood, CA	D	D	D-	B+
Montrose, CA	C-	D+	D	C
Panorama City, CA	C-	C-	D	C
San Fernando, CA	D	D	D-	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sunland 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
Wetumpka, AL	C	C+	C+	D+
Beaver Dam, WI	C+	A-	A-	B
Bedford, IN	C+	B	B	C+
Bedford, NH	B+	A+	A+	A
Beeville, TX	F	D-	D-	D-
Belgrade, MT	C	C-	C-	A
Bellefonte, PA	B+	A	A	B+
Billerica, MA	A	B+	B+	A+
Blue Island, IL	D+	D	D	D
Boaz, AL	C-	C-	C-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sunland, CA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Sunland schools on SchoolGrade

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