Carter Lake, IA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Carter Lake in green. The most dangerous areas in Carter Lake 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 Carter Lake, IA Safe from Murder?

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

The rate of murder in Carter Lake is 0.0283 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Carter Lake generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Carter Lake may be as high as 1 in 29,419 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 45,649 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Carter Lake, IA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Carter Lake has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Carter Lake's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Carter Lake to the Iowa 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, Carter Lake is less safe than the Iowa 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 Carter Lake, IA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Carter Lake about $202,614 in 2025, or roughly $53 per resident. This is part of Carter Lake's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Carter Lake, including every crime type and how Carter Lake 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 Carter Lake's crime maps on the Carter Lake overall crime page.

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Individual Carter Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Carter Lake is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Carter Lake.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Council Bluffs, IA	C+	B-	C+	A
Crescent, IA	A-	A-	B	A+
Weston, IA	A	A	A-	A
Omaha, NE	C	B-	C-	A-
Ralston, NE	D+	B+	D	A
Bellevue, NE	C	C+	C-	A
La Vista, NE	B-	A-	C	A+
Honey Creek, IA	A+	A+	A	A+
Boys Town, NE	D-	D+	D+	C+
Offutt AFB, NE	B	D	A-	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Carter Lake 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
Hudson, CO	C-	D+	D+	C-
Lawtey, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Hogansburg, NY	D+	D-	D-	B-
Cookville, TX	D+	C	C	D+
Cross Junction, VA	A+	A	A	A+
East Flat Rock, NC	C-	C+	C+	A-
Park Falls, WI	C-	C+	C+	D
Fairmount, IN	B-	C-	C-	C
Rydal, GA	A+	A	A	B-
Mapleton, IL	A+	B	B	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Carter Lake, IA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Carter Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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