Blackford County, IN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Blackford County in green. The most dangerous areas in Blackford 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 Blackford County, IN Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Blackford County is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of counties are safer and 27% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Blackford County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Blackford County is 0.0945 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Blackford County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Blackford County may be as high as 1 in 7,805 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,032 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Blackford County, IN: about 0 per year. The east part of Blackford County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Blackford County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Blackford County to the Indiana 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, Blackford County is less safe than the Indiana 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 Blackford County, IN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Blackford County about $2,174,002 in 2025, or roughly $178 per resident. This is part of Blackford County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Blackford County, including every crime type and how Blackford 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 Blackford County's crime maps on the Blackford County overall crime page.

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Individual Blackford County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Grant County, IN	A-	B	A-	C
Jay County, IN	A	A-	A	C+
Delaware County, IN	B-	C-	C	D
Wells County, IN	A	A	A	B+
Randolph County, IN	B+	B+	B	D+
Huntington County, IN	A-	A	B+	C+
Adams County, IN	A	A-	A+	B+
Madison County, IN	A-	B+	B	C
Wabash County, IN	A-	B+	A-	C-
Henry County, IN	A	A-	A-	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Blackford 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
Taylor County, GA	B-	B	B	C
Boone County, WV	B-	C+	C+	C
Bowman County, ND	D	C-	C-	C-
Box Butte County, NE	C+	A-	A-	B+
Brown County, NE	D+	C-	C-	B-
Buchanan County, VA	C	C	C	C-
Toole County, MT	D-	D-	D-	A-
Burke County, ND	C-	B-	B-	C
Teton County, MT	B-	B	B	C+
Burt County, NE	B-	B-	B-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blackford County, IN average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Blackford County schools on SchoolGrade

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