Grants Pass, OR Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Grants Pass is in the 85th percentile for safety, meaning 15% of cities are safer and 85% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Grants Pass's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Grants Pass is 0.0273 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Grants Pass generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Grants Pass may be as high as 1 in 27,135 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 51,632 in the west part of the city.

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

How Grants Pass's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Grants Pass 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, Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass, OR

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Grants Pass about $3,542,945 in 2025, or roughly $51 per resident. This is part of Grants Pass's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Grants Pass, including every crime type and how Grants Pass 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 Grants Pass's crime maps on the Grants Pass overall crime page.

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Individual Grants Pass Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Merlin, OR	C+	B-	C	A-
Murphy, OR	C+	B-	C-	B+
Wilderville, OR	B	B	B	A
Rogue River, OR	D	C-	D-	A
Hugo, OR	C-	B-	D	B
Wonder, OR	C+	B-	C+	A
Wimer, OR	D	D+	D-	B+
Gold Hill, OR	F	D+	F	B+
Williams, OR	D+	D	D	B-
Wolf Creek, OR	D	D	D-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Grants Pass 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
Kenner, LA	D-	C-	C-	A-
Bellevue, NE	C	C+	C+	A
Laveen, AZ	B+	C+	C+	C
West Des Moines, IA	C+	B-	B-	A+
Goose Creek, SC	D+	C	C	B
Lynwood, CA	D+	D-	D-	C-
Shawnee, KS	D+	B	B	B+
Harrisonburg, VA	C	B-	B-	B+
Easley, SC	D+	C	C	D
Doral, FL	A+	A	A	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Grants Pass, OR average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Grants Pass schools on SchoolGrade

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