Atherton, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$3.34 million

Cost of Crime™ for Atherton, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,020 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Atherton with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Atherton against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Atherton sits in the 23rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Atherton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Atherton is 4.627 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 144 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 236 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Atherton, CA report the most violent crime, about 13 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Atherton, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Atherton is projected at $3,342,648 for 2025, about $374 per resident and $1,020 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Atherton Compared to Other Cities?

Atherton, CA:	$374
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $374 per resident each year in Atherton, which is $115 more than the national average and $109 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Atherton:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $375 more than in Atherton.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $269 less than in Atherton

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Atherton, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Atherton	Cost per Atherton Resident
Murder	$1.98 million	$222
Rape/Sexual Assault	$295,652	$33
Robbery	$510,675	$57
Assault	$552,270	$62
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,342,648	$374

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Atherton, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Atherton totals $14,983,625 ($1,675 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,326,273 ($2,049 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Atherton, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Atherton Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Atherton residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.150
Robbery	1.815
Rape	0.5451
Murder	0.1180
Total Violent Crime	4.627 (D)

Individual Atherton Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Menlo Park, CA	C-	D+	D+
North Fair Oaks, CA	D+	D	D+
Redwood City, CA	C-	D+	D+
Stanford, CA	D-	C-	F
Woodside, CA	C+	D+	C-
East Palo Alto, CA	C-	D	D+
Palo Alto, CA	D-	D+	F
San Carlos, CA	C-	C-	D
Portola Valley, CA	B-	D+	C+
Belmont, CA	D	C	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Atherton is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Harold, FL	A+	A	A
Inwood, NY	D+	D-	D-
Ingleside, TX	C	C+	C+
Indian Harbour Beach, FL	A+	A+	A+
Imlay City, MI	B-	C	C
Toano, VA	B+	A-	A-
Tomahawk, WI	B-	B-	B-
Highland Park, TX	D	C+	C+
Trafford, PA	A-	B+	B+
Travilah, MD	A-	A	A

Considering only the violent crime rate, Atherton is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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