Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$1.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $984 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Upper Laurel 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 C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Upper Laurel against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Upper Laurel sits in the 47th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 47% of neighborhoods and behind 53%. The grade covers only Upper Laurel's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Upper Laurel is 4.631 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 167 in the northeast areas to 1 in 325 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Upper Laurel is projected at $1,581,783 for 2025, about $356 per resident and $984 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): 41.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Upper Laurel Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA:	$356
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $356 per resident each year in Upper Laurel, which is $98 more than the national average and $92 more than Oakland's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Upper Laurel:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $467 more than in Upper Laurel.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $274 less than in Upper Laurel

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Upper Laurel	Cost per Upper Laurel Resident
Murder	$909,916	$205
Rape/Sexual Assault	$136,372	$31
Robbery	$271,553	$61
Assault	$263,943	$59
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,581,783	$356

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Upper Laurel, Oakland, 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 Upper Laurel totals $6,901,640 ($1,555 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,483,423 ($1,911 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Upper Laurel, Oakland, 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 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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Upper Laurel Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.070
Robbery	1.945
Rape	0.5067
Murder	0.1091
Total Violent Crime	4.631 (C+)

Individual Upper Laurel Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Laurel, Oakland, CA	C	D	C-
Redwood Heights, Oakland, CA	B+	C+	B
Allendale, Oakland, CA	B	D+	B
Upper Dimond, Oakland, CA	B	D+	B-
Dimond, Oakland, CA	B-	D+	C+
Seminary, Oakland, CA	C+	D+	C+
Millsmont, Oakland, CA	B	C	B-
Melrose, Oakland, CA	C	D	C-
Fruitvale Station, Oakland, CA	D+	D-	D
Glenview, Oakland, CA	C+	C-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Upper Laurel 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
Minnehaha, Spokane, WA	C	B	B
Woodbridge, Bellevue, WA	B-	B+	B+
Winston Park, Palatine, IL	A+	A+	A+
Willert Park, Buffalo, NY	D-	F	F
Westbrae, Berkeley, CA	C	C	C
Weems, Manassas, VA	C+	A-	A-
Volker, Kansas City, MO	D	D-	D-
University Gardens, Great Neck, NY	C-	D+	D+
Tempe Royal Estates, Tempe, AZ	B-	B	B
Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN	F	F	F

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

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