Ashland County, WI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Ashland County in green. The most dangerous areas in Ashland County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Ashland County, WI Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Ashland County is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of counties are safer and 14% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ashland County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Ashland County is 0.1316 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ashland County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ashland County may be as high as 1 in 5,545 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 11,267 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Ashland County, WI: about 1 per year. The south part of Ashland County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Ashland County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ashland County to the Wisconsin state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Ashland County is less safe than the Wisconsin state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Ashland County, WI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ashland County about $4,080,535 in 2025, or roughly $247 per resident. This is part of Ashland County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ashland County, including every crime type and how Ashland County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Ashland County's crime maps on the Ashland County overall crime page.

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Individual Ashland County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Ashland County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ashland County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bayfield County, WI	C+	C+	C	D+
Iron County, WI	C	C	C	D
Gogebic County, MI	C-	D	C-	D-
Sawyer County, WI	C	D+	C	C+
Douglas County, WI	C-	B	C-	C+
Vilas County, WI	B	B-	B	B-
Ontonagon County, MI	B-	D+	B-	D+
Carlton County, MN	C-	B	D	A
Pine County, MN	B-	B-	C	A
Iron County, MI	B-	D+	C+	C

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Ashland County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sublette County, WY	C	A-	A-	B+
Texas County, MO	C-	C-	C-	D-
Teton County, WY	D+	B-	B-	C
Teton County, MT	B-	B	B	C+
Maunabo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Taylor County, WI	A-	A-	A-	B
McIntosh County, GA	B-	C	C	B
Taylor County, GA	B-	B	B	C
McLean County, ND	B-	A-	A-	C+
Summers County, WV	B+	B+	B+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ashland County, WI average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Ashland County schools on SchoolGrade

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