Moss Beach, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$902,923

Cost of Crime™ for Moss Beach, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $958 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Moss Beach 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 Moss Beach against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. Moss Beach sits in the 16th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 16% of cities and behind 84%. The grade covers only Moss Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Moss Beach is 5.447 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 162 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 210 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Moss Beach, CA report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Moss Beach, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Moss Beach is projected at $902,923 for 2025, about $322 per resident and $958 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 43.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

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

Moss Beach, CA:	$322
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $322 per resident each year in Moss Beach, which is $63 more than the national average and $57 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Moss Beach:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $427 more than in Moss Beach.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $217 less than in Moss Beach

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Moss Beach	Cost per Moss Beach Resident
Murder	$408,929	$146
Rape/Sexual Assault	$90,722	$32
Robbery	$153,433	$55
Assault	$249,838	$89
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$902,923	$322

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Moss Beach, 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 Moss Beach totals $3,296,277 ($1,174 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,199,200 ($1,496 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Moss Beach, 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 southeast 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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Moss Beach Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.099
Robbery	1.738
Rape	0.5330
Murder	0.0775
Total Violent Crime	5.447 (D)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montara, CA	B-	D	C
El Granada, CA	C+	D+	C-
Pedro Valley, CA	B-	C+	C
Half Moon Bay, CA	C-	D	D
Miramar, CA	D-	D-	F
Millbrae Meadows, CA	A	C+	A-
Pacifica, CA	C+	C	C-
Millbrae, CA	D+	D+	D-
San Bruno, CA	D+	D	D-
Hillsborough, CA	C	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Moss Beach 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
Youngsville, PA	A-	B	B
Scurry, TX	B	D+	D+
Hazel Green, WI	A-	A	A
Hillsboro, AL	C	C-	C-
Lapel, IN	B+	C-	C-
Madawaska, ME	D	A-	A-
Mattapoisett, MA	A+	B+	B+
Middlefield, CT	A-	A+	A+
Napavine, WA	B-	B+	B+
Pitcairn, PA	D+	D-	D-

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

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