Gig Harbor, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Gig Harbor is 0.0153 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Gig Harbor generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Gig Harbor may be as high as 1 in 41,747 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 295,026 in the central part of the city.

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

How Gig Harbor's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Gig Harbor 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, Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Gig Harbor about $1,329,252 in 2025, or roughly $29 per resident. This is part of Gig Harbor's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Gig Harbor, including every crime type and how Gig Harbor 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 Gig Harbor's crime maps on the Gig Harbor overall crime page.

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Individual Gig Harbor Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Artondale, WA	C+	B	C+	A+
Burley, WA	C+	B-	C-	A+
Ruston, WA	D-	C+	D-	A+
Olalla, WA	C+	B	C-	A+
Key Center, WA	D	D	D-	B+
Fox Island, WA	C-	B-	D+	A+
Vaughn, WA	B	B-	B-	A+
Vashon, WA	C-	D+	D+	D
Fircrest, WA	D-	D+	D-	B+
University Place, WA	F	D+	F	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Gig Harbor 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
Prosper, TX	B+	B+	B+	C-
Gonzales, LA	C+	C	C	D
Granbury, TX	D+	C-	C-	C+
Hamtramck, MI	F	F	F	F
Hilo, HI	D	C-	C-	A
Hobbs, NM	C-	D	D	F
Leawood, KS	D+	B+	B+	A-
Linden, NJ	B	B+	B+	A-
Parkville, MD	D	D+	D+	B
Prairieville, LA	B	B	B	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Gig Harbor, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Gig Harbor schools on SchoolGrade

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