Murder per Capita in Benton
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Benton residents.
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Benton residents.
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Murder costs the average Benton resident about $137 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Benton in green. The most dangerous areas in Benton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Benton is in the 36th percentile for safety, meaning 64% of cities are safer and 36% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Benton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Benton is 0.0727 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Benton generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Benton may be as high as 1 in 10,504 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,511 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Benton, PA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Benton has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the murder rate in Benton to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Benton, PA: | 0.0727 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania: | 0.0761 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Benton is as safe as the Pennsylvania state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Benton about $494,209 in 2025, or roughly $137 per resident. This is part of Benton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Benton, including every crime type and how Benton compares to other cities.
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 Benton's crime maps on the Benton overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B+ | B | D+ | |
B+ | B | C+ | C+ | |
A | C+ | B+ | D | |
A | A- | A- | C- | |
B+ | B- | B- | C- | |
A | B+ | A- | C | |
A+ | A | A+ | B- | |
A- | B+ | B | C+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ |
Benton is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | A- | A- | A | |
F | C | C | C- | |
A- | A+ | A+ | D | |
F | F | F | F | |
B | C- | C- | D+ | |
B+ | B | B | B+ | |
A | A | A | B | |
C | B- | B- | B | |
F | D- | D- | F | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Benton, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Benton schools on SchoolGrade
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