Gearhart, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Gearhart is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of cities are safer and 96% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Gearhart's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Gearhart is 0.0146 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gearhart generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gearhart may be as high as 1 in 41,931 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 100,254 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How Gearhart's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gearhart 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, Gearhart 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 Gearhart, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gearhart about $64,948 in 2025, or roughly $27 per resident. This is part of Gearhart's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gearhart, including every crime type and how Gearhart 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 Gearhart's crime maps on the Gearhart overall crime page.

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Individual Gearhart Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Seaside, OR	D-	D	F	B-
West, OR	B	B+	B	A
Melville, OR	A-	A-	B+	A+
Miles Crossing, OR	B-	C	B+	A
Warrenton, OR	C	C	C	A-
Jeffers Garden, OR	C-	D+	C-	B+
Olney, OR	C	B-	D+	A+
Cannon Beach, OR	F	F	F	B-
Hammond, OR	C+	C-	C-	A
Tolovana Park, OR	D	C-	D-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Gearhart 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
Unalaska, AK	C+	D-	D-	F
Richmondville, NY	A-	B+	B+	A-
Lake Hughes, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
Liverpool, TX	B+	C+	C+	C-
Jetersville, VA	D	C	C	B-
Milford Center, OH	C+	A-	A-	A
Superior, NE	D-	D	D	C+
Hollis, OK	F	F	F	F
Millry, AL	D+	B-	B-	C-
Grand Isle, VT	A-	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gearhart, OR average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Gearhart schools on SchoolGrade

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