Vallejo, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Vallejo is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of cities are safer and 26% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Vallejo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Vallejo is 0.0869 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Vallejo generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Vallejo may be as high as 1 in 9,264 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 13,541 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Vallejo, CA: about 2 per year. The southwest part of Vallejo has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Vallejo's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Vallejo 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, Vallejo is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Vallejo, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Vallejo about $21,872,570 in 2025, or roughly $163 per resident. This is part of Vallejo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Vallejo, including every crime type and how Vallejo 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 Vallejo's crime maps on the Vallejo overall crime page.

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Individual Vallejo Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
American Canyon, CA	C-	D	D	C+
Crockett, CA	D+	D-	D	D
Benicia, CA	C	D+	D+	D
Tormey, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Port Costa, CA	C+	C	C-	D+
Rodeo, CA	C-	D+	D	D
Hercules, CA	C+	C+	C-	D
Salvador, CA	D+	D-	D	A-
Fairfield, CA	C	D+	D+	C-
Schellville, CA	D	F	D	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Vallejo is higher 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
Zylonite, MA	B-	D+	D+	B-
Yettem, CA	D+	D-	D-	B
Zell, MO	A-	B-	B-	A
York Hamlet, NY	A+	A+	A+	A+
Zorn, TX	C	C-	C-	D+
Zumbro Falls, MN	B-	B	B	A
Zwingle, IA	A	B+	B+	A
Zylks, LA	C-	D	D	F
Zurich, KS	F	D-	D-	D-
Subiaco, AR	C-	D+	D+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Vallejo, CA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Vallejo schools on SchoolGrade

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