Clatsop County, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Clatsop County is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of counties are safer and 83% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Clatsop County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Clatsop County is 0.0398 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Clatsop County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Clatsop County may be as high as 1 in 11,429 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 42,168 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Clatsop County, OR: about 1 per year. The south part of Clatsop County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Clatsop County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Clatsop County to the Oregon 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, Clatsop County is safer than the Oregon 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 Clatsop County, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Clatsop County about $3,214,090 in 2025, or roughly $75 per resident. This is part of Clatsop County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Clatsop County, including every crime type and how Clatsop 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 Clatsop County's crime maps on the Clatsop County overall crime page.

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Individual Clatsop County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wahkiakum County, WA	C	C	D+	A+
Pacific County, WA	D-	D	D-	A
Cowlitz County, WA	D	C	D-	A+
Columbia County, OR	C+	B+	C	A
Clark County, WA	F	B-	D-	A+
Multnomah County, OR	F	D+	F	D
Skamania County, WA	C	C+	D+	A+
Hood River County, OR	C-	B-	D	B
Klickitat County, WA	D-	D	F	B
Wasco County, OR	D	C+	D	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Clatsop 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
Franklin County, VT	A	A	A	A
Essex County, NY	B+	C	C	A
Evangeline Parish, LA	D-	F	F	F
Fajardo Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Fannin County, TX	D+	C	C	B-
Fayette County, TN	C	D	D	D-
Fayette County, WV	B+	B	B	C+
Floyd County, KY	B-	A-	A-	B-
Ford County, KS	C-	C-	C-	D-
Franklin County, AL	C+	B	B	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Clatsop County, OR average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Clatsop County schools on SchoolGrade

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