Coal County, OK Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US county. Coal County is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of counties are safer and 14% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Coal County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Coal County is 0.1314 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Coal County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Coal County may be as high as 1 in 5,797 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,761 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Coal County, OK: about 0 per year. The west part of Coal County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Coal County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Coal County to the Oklahoma 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, Coal County is less safe than the Oklahoma state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Coal County, OK

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Coal County about $1,246,238 in 2025, or roughly $247 per resident. This is part of Coal County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Coal County, including every crime type and how Coal 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 Coal County's crime maps on the Coal County overall crime page.

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Individual Coal County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Atoka County, OK	C-	C+	D	C
Pontotoc County, OK	D+	C	D-	C
Johnston County, OK	C-	C-	C-	C-
Hughes County, OK	D	D	D	D
Pittsburg County, OK	D+	C-	D	D+
Murray County, OK	C-	B-	D+	C-
Marshall County, OK	C+	C	C+	D+
Pushmataha County, OK	C	D+	C+	D
Choctaw County, OK	D	D	D-	D+
Carter County, OK	C-	C-	D+	C-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Coal County is higher 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
Dickey County, ND	B-	C+	C+	B-
Stevens County, MN	C	B	B	A-
Stevens County, KS	D	C-	C-	D
Sterling County, TX	B-	C-	C-	D-
Stephens County, TX	D-	D	D	D+
Steele County, ND	D+	B	B	C-
Stanton County, NE	B+	B+	B+	A+
Stanton County, KS	D+	D	D	D-
Dooly County, GA	D-	D+	D+	C-
Divide County, ND	D+	A	A	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Coal County, OK average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Coal County schools on SchoolGrade

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