Murder per Capita in Butte County
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Butte County residents.
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$111
Murder costs the average Butte County resident about $111 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Butte County in green. The most dangerous areas in Butte 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 Butte County, ID Safe from Murder?
The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Butte County is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of counties are safer and 60% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Butte County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of murder in Butte County is 0.0589 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Butte County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Butte County may be as high as 1 in 12,678 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 27,462 in the central part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Butte County, ID: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Butte County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Butte County's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Butte County to the Idaho state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Butte County, ID: | 0.0589 |
|---|---|
| Idaho: | 0.0302 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Butte County is less safe than the Idaho 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 Butte County, ID
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Butte County about $286,550 in 2025, or roughly $111 per resident. This is part of Butte County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Butte County, including every crime type and how Butte 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 Butte County's crime maps on the Butte County overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Butte County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Butte County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C- | C- | C | B+ | |
B+ | B | A+ | A | |
D- | F | C+ | C | |
B- | B | A | A+ | |
A- | B | A+ | A | |
C | D | C+ | A- | |
D+ | B- | D | B+ | |
B- | C+ | A | A | |
C- | D+ | C | B+ | |
C+ | C+ | A- | A |
Murder in County with Similar Populations
Butte County is lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D | B | B | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
D- | F | F | D+ | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | F | |
C | B+ | B+ | A- | |
F | F | F | D+ | |
C- | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D | F | F | D | |
F | F | F | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Butte County, ID average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Butte County schools on SchoolGrade
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