$286,714
Cost of Crime™ for Brookdale, CA
In 2025, violent crime will cost $601 per household.
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On the map, green marks the parts of Brookdale 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 Brookdale against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Brookdale sits in the 21st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 21% of cities and behind 79%. The grade covers only Brookdale's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.
The violent crime rate in Brookdale is 4.809 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 164 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 264 in the northeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Brookdale, CA report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.
The Cost of Crime™ in Brookdale, CA
The tangible cost of violent crime in Brookdale is projected at $286,714 for 2025, about $258 per resident and $601 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 45.3%
- Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.3%
- Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.3%
How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Brookdale Compared to Other Cities?
| Brookdale, CA: |
$258
|
| French Camp, CA: |
$748
|
| Plumas Lake, CA: |
$105
|
| California: |
$264
|
| USA: |
$258
|
The tangible cost of violent crime is $258 per resident each year in Brookdale, which is the same as the national average and $6 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Brookdale:
- In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $490 more than in Brookdale.
- In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $153 less than in Brookdale
2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type
The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Brookdale, with the projected cost per resident.
Crime |
Cost to Brookdale |
Cost per Brookdale Resident |
Murder |
$111,450 |
$100 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$36,127 |
$33 |
Robbery |
$53,454 |
$48 |
Assault |
$85,684 |
$77 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$286,714 |
$258 |
The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Brookdale, 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 Brookdale totals $964,944 ($869 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,251,658 ($1,128 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from
property crime in Brookdale, 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 central 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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Brookdale Violent Crime Breakdown
The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Brookdale residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
Assault |
2.688 |
Robbery |
1.531 |
Rape |
0.5368 |
Murder |
0.0534 |
Total Violent Crime |
4.809 (D) |
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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Brookdale is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Brookdale.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|
| C | D+ | D+ |
| D+ | D | D |
| C- | D | D |
| C | C- | D |
| D | D- | D- |
| D+ | D+ | D- |
| D- | D+ | F |
| D | F | D- |
| C | D+ | D+ |
| D | F | D- |
Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations
Brookdale 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 |
|---|
| B+ | B- | B- |
| A+ | A- | A- |
| C- | C+ | C+ |
| C- | D | D |
| D+ | F | F |
| B | B | B |
| A+ | A | A |
| A | A+ | A+ |
| A- | A+ | A+ |
| A- | C | C |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Brookdale is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.
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