Sierra Madre, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$2.30 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sierra Madre, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $449 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sierra Madre 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 Sierra Madre against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Sierra Madre sits in the 30th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 30% of cities and behind 70%. The grade covers only Sierra Madre's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Sierra Madre is 4.009 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 180 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 391 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Sierra Madre, CA report the most violent crime, about 12 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sierra Madre, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Sierra Madre is projected at $2,301,850 for 2025, about $192 per resident and $449 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): 47.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.6%

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

Sierra Madre, CA:	$192
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $192 per resident each year in Sierra Madre, which is $66 less than the national average and $72 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sierra Madre:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $556 more than in Sierra Madre.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $87 less than in Sierra Madre

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Sierra Madre	Cost per Sierra Madre Resident
Murder	$698,203	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$377,694	$32
Robbery	$415,783	$35
Assault	$810,170	$68
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,301,850	$192

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Sierra Madre, 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 Sierra Madre totals $6,892,961 ($575 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,194,811 ($767 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Sierra Madre, 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 south 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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Sierra Madre Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.355
Robbery	1.103
Rape	0.5199
Murder	0.0310
Total Violent Crime	4.009 (D+)

Individual Sierra Madre Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
East Pasadena, CA	D-	D	D-
Kinneloa Mesa, CA	C	C-	D+
Arcadia, CA	C-	D+	D
Monrovia, CA	C-	D+	D
Temple City, CA	C	C-	D+
Pasadena, CA	D	D-	D-
San Marino, CA	D	D-	D-
Bradbury, CA	C	B	D+
San Gabriel, CA	C-	D	D+
Duarte, CA	C+	C	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sierra Madre 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
Fort Madison, IA	C-	C	C
Steger, IL	C	C	C
Greentree, NJ	A-	A	A
Glendale, WI	D+	D+	D+
Freeland, MI	A	B+	B+
Franklin Lakes, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Foxboro, MA	A+	A-	A-
Fort Sill, OK	F	B+	B+
Fort Scott, KS	D+	C	C
Fort Oglethorpe, GA	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Sierra Madre is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

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