Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$931,878

Cost of Crime™ for Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $798 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Northgate Area 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 B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Northgate Area against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Northgate Area sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of neighborhoods and behind 33%. The grade covers only Northgate Area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Northgate Area is 3.356 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 216 in the northeast areas to 1 in 476 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, CA report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Northgate Area is projected at $931,878 for 2025, about $290 per resident and $798 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 40.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Northgate Area Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, CA:	$290
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $290 per resident each year in Northgate Area, which is $32 more than the national average and $26 more than Walnut Creek's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Northgate Area:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $534 more than in Northgate Area.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $208 less than in Northgate Area

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Northgate Area	Cost per Northgate Area Resident
Murder	$573,122	$178
Rape/Sexual Assault	$86,369	$27
Robbery	$140,775	$44
Assault	$131,611	$41
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$931,878	$290

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, 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 Northgate Area totals $4,321,536 ($1,345 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,253,414 ($1,635 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, 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 north part of the neighborhood 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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Northgate Area Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.426
Robbery	1.392
Rape	0.4432
Murder	0.0949
Total Violent Crime	3.356 (B)

Individual Northgate Area Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Northgate Area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Northgate Area.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA	C+	C+	C-
Downtown Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, CA	F	D+	F
Cambridge Park, Concord, CA	B	C	C+
Ellis Lake, Concord, CA	B-	B	C+
Downtown Concord, Concord, CA	D-	D+	F
Pacheco-Martinez, Martinez, CA	D-	D+	F
Downtown Lafayette, Lafayette, CA	D	D	D-
Piedmont Pines, Oakland, CA	B-	B-	C
Merriwood, Oakland, CA	B	B	C+
Montclair, Oakland, CA	C-	C	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Northgate Area is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Northside, Missoula, MT	C-	D+	D+
Rattlesnake, Tampa, FL	A+	A+	A+
Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA	F	F	F
Queensboro-Brentwood-Crystal Spgs, Bothell, WA	C-	A+	A+
Plaza-Shamrock, Charlotte, NC	F	F	F
Pinnacle Club, Grove City, OH	A+	A	A
Pelican Marsh, Naples, FL	A+	A+	A+
Palm Club Village, West Palm Beach, FL	A	B	B
Oakwell Farms, San Antonio, TX	D+	C+	C+
Reservoir Hills, Oakland, CA	B-	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, Northgate Area is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

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