West Sacramento, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. West Sacramento is in the 38th percentile for safety, meaning 62% of cities are safer and 38% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Sacramento's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in West Sacramento is 0.0707 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Sacramento generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Sacramento may be as high as 1 in 8,450 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,025 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of West Sacramento, CA: about 1 per year. The northwest part of West Sacramento has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How West Sacramento's Murder Rate Compares

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

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

The Cost of Murder in West Sacramento, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of West Sacramento about $7,269,859 in 2025, or roughly $133 per resident. This is part of West Sacramento's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Sacramento, including every crime type and how West Sacramento 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 West Sacramento's crime maps on the West Sacramento overall crime page.

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Individual West Sacramento Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D	B
Lemon Hill, CA	D	F	D+	B
Parkway, CA	D-	F	D-	C
Arden-Arcade, CA	F	F	F	C+
El Macero, CA	C-	C	D	C
Florin, CA	D-	F	F	C-
McClellan Park, CA	F	F	F	D+
La Riviera, CA	D-	F	F	C+
Rio Linda, CA	D+	D-	D	B-
Rosemont, CA	D+	D-	D	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

West Sacramento is similar 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
Texarkana, TX	D-	D-	D-	D+
Gallatin, TN	C	C-	C-	C
Galveston, TX	D	D	D	F
Glen Allen, VA	C	A	A	C
Hacienda Heights, CA	C+	C	C	A-
Kentwood, MI	C-	D	D	A-
North Fort Myers, FL	A	B+	B+	A
Plainfield, NJ	B	B+	B+	B+
Redford, MI	D	F	F	D-
Apache Junction, AZ	B-	C+	C+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Sacramento, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Sacramento schools on SchoolGrade

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