Elma, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Elma is 0.0283 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Elma generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Elma may be as high as 1 in 15,564 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 49,947 in the east part of the city.

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

How Elma's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Elma to the Washington 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, Elma is safer than the Washington 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 Elma, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Elma about $414,999 in 2025, or roughly $53 per resident. This is part of Elma's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Elma, including every crime type and how Elma compares to other cities.

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 Elma's crime maps on the Elma overall crime page.

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Individual Elma Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Satsop, WA	D+	C-	D	A
Saginaw, WA	F	D	F	A+
South Elma, WA	D-	C	F	A-
Brady, WA	C-	C-	C-	A-
Malone, WA	D-	C+	F	A
Mccleary, WA	C-	B-	D+	A+
Hillgrove, WA	D	C	D-	A+
Porter, WA	D-	C+	F	A
Montesano, WA	D+	D+	D	A
South Montesano, WA	C-	B+	D	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Elma is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Country Club Estates, GA	C	C-	C-	C+
Crossville, AL	C	B	B	D+
Cross City, FL	D-	A-	A-	A
Crookston, MN	D	D+	D+	B-
Crockett, TX	F	D-	D-	F
Crete, NE	D+	C-	C-	B+
Creston, IA	C	B-	B-	A-
Crandall, TX	B-	B	B	C
Cowpens, SC	D+	C-	C-	D
Dayton, MN	B	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Elma, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Elma schools on SchoolGrade

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