Defiance County, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Defiance County is 0.0385 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Defiance County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Defiance County may be as high as 1 in 19,496 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 52,295 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Defiance County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Defiance County to the Ohio 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, Defiance County is safer than the Ohio 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 Defiance County, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Defiance County about $2,825,046 in 2025, or roughly $72 per resident. This is part of Defiance County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Defiance County, including every crime type and how Defiance 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 Defiance County's crime maps on the Defiance County overall crime page.

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Individual Defiance County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Paulding County, OH	A-	C+	B+	A-
Williams County, OH	A-	B-	A-	A
Henry County, OH	A	B	A	A-
Putnam County, OH	A	A-	A	B-
Fulton County, OH	A+	A	A	A
Van Wert County, OH	A	B	A	B-
DeKalb County, IN	A	A	A-	B-
Allen County, IN	A-	A+	B	A
Steuben County, IN	A	A	A	B
Allen County, OH	B	B-	B-	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Defiance 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
Jasper County, SC	F	D-	D-	F
Lawrence County, AL	C+	B-	B-	B-
Knox County, IN	B	B	B	C-
Juneau City and Borough, AK	B+	D	D	B+
Jones County, GA	A	C+	C+	B-
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	B	C+	C+	D
Jefferson County, WA	D-	D	D	B-
Jefferson County, IN	A-	A	A	B+
Jefferson County, IL	A+	A	A	B+
Jefferson County, ID	A-	B	B	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Defiance County, OH average SchoolGrade of A+, with 66% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Defiance County schools on SchoolGrade

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