Crawford County, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Crawford County is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of counties are safer and 69% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Crawford County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Crawford County is 0.0513 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Crawford County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Crawford County may be as high as 1 in 12,747 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,177 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Crawford County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Crawford County to the Illinois 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, Crawford County is safer than the Illinois 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 Crawford County, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Crawford County about $1,830,907 in 2025, or roughly $96 per resident. This is part of Crawford County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Crawford County, including every crime type and how Crawford 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 Crawford County's crime maps on the Crawford County overall crime page.

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Individual Crawford County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lawrence County, IL	B	B	A-	D+
Sullivan County, IN	B	B	B-	D+
Jasper County, IL	A-	A-	A	C+
Clark County, IL	A-	A-	A	B-
Knox County, IN	B	B	B-	C-
Richland County, IL	A	B+	A+	B+
Cumberland County, IL	A+	B	A+	B+
Vigo County, IN	C+	C-	C-	D
Greene County, IN	A	B+	A-	C-
Daviess County, IN	A-	A+	A	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Crawford 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
Avery County, NC	D	C-	C-	C-
Winston County, AL	C+	B	B	B-
Winneshiek County, IA	B+	B	B	A+
Winnebago County, IA	B-	B-	B-	A
Barnes County, ND	D	C	C	C
Barbour County, WV	A-	B+	B+	C
Bamberg County, SC	F	F	F	F
Baker County, OR	B-	A-	A-	B
Bacon County, GA	C	D	D	C-
Winston County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-

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

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