Cerro Gordo County, IA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Cerro Gordo County is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of counties are safer and 99% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cerro Gordo County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Cerro Gordo County is 0.0133 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cerro Gordo County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cerro Gordo County may be as high as 1 in 44,189 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 112,025 in the east part of the county.

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

How Cerro Gordo County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cerro Gordo County 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, Cerro Gordo County is safer 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 Cerro Gordo County, IA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cerro Gordo County about $1,098,355 in 2025, or roughly $25 per resident. This is part of Cerro Gordo County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cerro Gordo County, including every crime type and how Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County's crime maps on the Cerro Gordo County overall crime page.

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Individual Cerro Gordo County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Worth County, IA	B+	B+	A-	A
Hancock County, IA	B+	B	A-	A+
Floyd County, IA	B-	B	B-	A
Winnebago County, IA	B-	B-	B	A
Mitchell County, IA	B+	C	A-	A+
Franklin County, IA	B+	B+	A	A
Freeborn County, MN	C+	C	C+	B+
Wright County, IA	B-	B-	B	A+
Butler County, IA	A-	A	A-	A+
Mower County, MN	A-	B+	A-	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Cerro Gordo 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
Marshall County, TN	B-	C-	C-	C
Mower County, MN	A-	B+	B+	A
Morton County, ND	B	A	A	A-
Morrow County, OH	A	B	B	B+
Morrison County, MN	A-	A	A	A
Montrose County, CO	D	C-	C-	D-
Montgomery County, NY	B+	C+	C+	A+
Montgomery County, IN	A	A-	A-	C+
Monroe County, WI	B+	B+	B+	B
Monroe County, TN	C+	D+	D+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cerro Gordo County, IA average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cerro Gordo County schools on SchoolGrade

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