The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mill Valley, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$11.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mill Valley, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,395 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mill Valley with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Mill Valley, CA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Mill Valley's combined rate is higher than the norm. Mill Valley sits in the 29th percentile, ahead of 29% of cities and behind 71%. The grade covers only Mill Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mill Valley is 32.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 24 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Mill Valley, CA report the most crime, about 162 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mill Valley, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mill Valley for 2025 is $11,069,915, about $564 per resident and $1,395 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mill Valley Compared to Other Cities?

Mill Valley, CA:	$564
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mill Valley is $564 per year, which is $100 more than the national average and $74 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mill Valley:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $823 more than in Mill Valley.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $351 less than in Mill Valley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Mill Valley for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Mill Valley	Cost per Mill Valley Resident
Murder	$3.71 million	$189
Rape/Sexual Assault	$662,880	$34
Robbery	$723,575	$37
Assault	$1.32 million	$67
Kidnapping	$173,490	$9
Vehicle Theft	$1.52 million	$77
Burglary	$654,804	$33
Theft	$1.46 million	$74
Arson	$138,499	$7
Vandalism	$290,086	$15
Animal Cruelty	$2,742	$0
Drug Crimes	$330,831	$17
Identity Theft	$86,472	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$11,069,915	$564

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mill Valley, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Mill Valley totals $28,479,327 ($1,452 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $39,549,242 ($2,017 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Mill Valley has 13, do the same, and of Mill Valley's 19,612 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Mill Valley Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Mill Valley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.343
Robbery	1.173
Rape	0.5574
Murder	0.1007
Total Violent Crime	4.174 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.35
Vehicle Theft	4.999
Burglary	3.681
Arson	0.2924
Total Property Crime	23.33 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1459
Drug Crimes	2.280
Vandalism	2.070
Identity Theft	0.5697
Animal Cruelty	0.0189
Total "Other" Rate	5.085 (B+)

Individual Mill Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA	B-	B	C-
Corte Madera, CA	D+	D+	D-
Larkspur, CA	D	D-	D-
Belvedere-Tiburon, CA	D+	C-	D-
Tiburon, CA	D	D+	D-
Greenbrae, CA	D-	F	D-
Sausalito, CA	D-	D-	F
Kentfield, CA	C-	D	D
San Quentin, CA	D-	F	F
Muir Beach, CA	D+	D+	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mill Valley is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
North Aurora, IL	B	A-	A-
Oxford, NC	D	D-	D-
Oxford, AL	C-	C-	C-
Northfield, OH	B	A-	A-
North Massapequa, NY	B	A-	A-
North East, MD	C+	C	C
North Druid Hills, GA	D+	C+	C+
North Decatur, GA	D+	C+	C+
North Bellmore, NY	A-	B	B
North Babylon, NY	B+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mill Valley is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mill Valley, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Mill Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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