Black Diamond, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Black Diamond in green. The most dangerous areas in Black Diamond 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 Black Diamond, WA Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Black Diamond is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of cities are safer and 84% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Black Diamond's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Black Diamond is 0.0282 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Black Diamond generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Black Diamond may be as high as 1 in 16,441 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 54,910 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Black Diamond, WA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Black Diamond has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Black Diamond's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Black Diamond to the Washington 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, Black Diamond is safer than the Washington state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Black Diamond, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Black Diamond about $328,762 in 2025, or roughly $53 per resident. This is part of Black Diamond's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Black Diamond, including every crime type and how Black Diamond compares to other cities.

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 Black Diamond's crime maps on the Black Diamond overall crime page.

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Individual Black Diamond Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Black Diamond is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Black Diamond.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kummer, WA	B	A	C+	A-
Maple Valley, WA	B-	A-	C	B
Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA	C-	B	D+	B-
Ravensdale, WA	B	B+	C+	C+
Kanaskat, WA	B	B+	C	B-
Wabash, WA	C-	D-	D+	B
Covington, WA	C-	B-	D+	B
Cumberland, WA	C	D-	D+	C
Hobart, WA	B-	B	C	B-
Kangley, WA	B	B-	B+	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Black Diamond 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
Evans City, PA	A	A-	A-	B+
Enfield, NC	F	F	F	F
Englewood Cliffs, NJ	F	D+	D+	B-
Sisseton, SD	D-	D-	D-	D
Lexington, MO	D-	D	D	D-
Onalaska, TX	D	D+	D+	D+
Leslie, MI	B-	C-	C-	B-
Orange Grove, TX	C	C+	C+	B
Simpsonville, KY	A-	A	A	B-
Oregon, IL	B	B-	B-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Black Diamond, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Black Diamond schools on SchoolGrade

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