Normandie Heights, Pasadena, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Normandie Heights is a neighborhood of 7,920 residents in Pasadena, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Normandie Heights?

Violent crime is high in Normandie Heights: a B+, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Assaults make up 89% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Pasadena as a whole grades A- for violent crime.

B+
Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 732 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Normandie Heights as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Normandie Heights scores 732.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

B-
Overall crimeSafety score 571 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
D+
Property crimeSafety score 295 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Normandie Heights

Map of Normandie Heights shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Normandie Heights, Pasadena, CA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Normandie Heights in Pasadena, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Violent crime rates and types in Normandie Heights

CrimeGrade™ estimates Normandie Heights has about 8.7 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 35% less than the US as a whole and close to Pasadena as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Normandie Heights, about 89% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderA-under 10.020.05
RapeB+20.240.38
RobberyD+60.700.62
AssaultB+617.712.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when violent crime happens in Pasadena

The Pasadena Police Department polices Normandie Heights; these figures cover Pasadena as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Pasadena as a whole, 35% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at stores and businesses: 50% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStores and businesses (50%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultStreets and sidewalks (35%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Violent crime in Normandie Heights and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Normandie Heights, 9 have less violent crime. Chevy Chase and North East have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Normandie HeightsB+732B-7,920
North Central 1 mileB675C+25,600
West Central 2 milesA-778B21,900
North Arroyo 2 milesA-841A-9,100
East Central 2 milesA861B+20,600
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Mid Central 2 milesA848B+8,710
Madison Heights 3 milesA897A-7,190
South Arroyo 3 milesA886A-12,900
South East 3 milesA890A-10,400
North East 4 milesA908A-6,120
Chevy Chase 4 milesA+926A4,150

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Normandie Heights. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Normandie Heights is safer than 68% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Normandie HeightsB+732B-7,920
Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CAB+760D-7,930
Floresta Gardens-Bradrick, San Leandro, CAB+740B-7,900
Hartford, Providence, RIB652B7,890
North Loop, Minneapolis, MNC+520C-7,890
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Olneyville, Providence, RIC+500C+7,890
Central Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CAC+498C+7,920
Clarkdale, Chicago, ILC+488D+7,890
Midtown Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PAD-103D+7,920
Georgian Acres, Austin, TXF0F7,920
Wilbur, Trenton, NJF0F7,940

Jobs, tree cover and walkability in Normandie Heights

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets Normandie Heights apart: it has 12 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less robbery.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.12 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 86% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.16% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 71% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault. 69% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (27 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Normandie Heights: C- (28 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 68% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs Normandie Heights

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Normandie Heights about $7.0 million a year, or $887 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $1.5 million, or $193 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Normandie Heights is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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