Blue Creek, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Blue Creek in green. The most dangerous areas in Blue Creek 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 Blue Creek, OH Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Blue Creek is in the 50th percentile for safety, meaning 50% of cities are safer and 50% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Blue Creek's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Blue Creek is 0.0584 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Blue Creek generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Blue Creek may be as high as 1 in 14,348 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 18,766 in the north part of the city.

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

How Blue Creek's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Blue Creek to the Ohio 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, Blue Creek is as safe as the Ohio 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 Blue Creek, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Blue Creek about $115,380 in 2025, or roughly $110 per resident. This is part of Blue Creek's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Blue Creek, including every crime type and how Blue Creek 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 Blue Creek's crime maps on the Blue Creek overall crime page.

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Individual Blue Creek Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cedar Mills, OH	C-	C+	C-	B-
Wamsley, OH	C	C	C-	C
Lynx, OH	C+	B-	A-	C
Scrub Ridge, OH	C-	C+	C-	B-
Stout, OH	C	B-	C	B-
Mineral Springs, OH	C	D+	C-	C-
Sunshine, OH	D-	C	D-	C
Youngs, OH	D+	D+	D	D+
Lombardsville, OH	C-	B-	D	C+
Vanceburg, KY	C-	B-	C-	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Blue Creek 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
Newport, DE	F	D-	D-	B
Quinter, KS	D-	B-	B-	C
Prudhoe Bay, AK	D-	F	F	F
Plains, KS	D	D-	D-	D
Pheba, MS	B+	A+	A+	A-
Peach Springs, AZ	C+	D-	D-	D-
Patton Village, CA	D-	F	F	D
Parshall, ND	D	C	C	D
Palestine, AR	F	F	F	D-
Otis, NM	C+	C	C	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Blue Creek, OH average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Blue Creek schools on SchoolGrade

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