Hanging Rock, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Hanging Rock is in the 13th percentile for safety, meaning 87% of cities are safer and 13% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hanging Rock's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Hanging Rock is 0.1242 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hanging Rock generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Hanging Rock may be as high as 1 in 7,310 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,409 in the central part of the city.

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

How Hanging Rock's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Hanging Rock 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, Hanging Rock is less safe than the Ohio state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Hanging Rock, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Hanging Rock about $48,794 in 2025, or roughly $233 per resident. This is part of Hanging Rock's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hanging Rock, including every crime type and how Hanging Rock 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 Hanging Rock's crime maps on the Hanging Rock overall crime page.

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Individual Hanging Rock Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Worthington, KY	C	A+	C-	C-
Raceland, KY	B-	A	B-	B-
Wurtland, KY	C+	A-	C	B
Flatwoods, KY	B-	A+	B-	B
Russell, KY	B-	A	C+	B+
Ironton, OH	D+	C	D+	C-
Ohio Furnace, OH	A-	B-	A+	B
Bellefonte, KY	A+	A+	A	B
Lawco, OH	A-	B	B+	B
Haverhill, OH	B+	A-	B	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Hanging Rock is higher 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
Radersburg, MT	A-	A+	A+	B
Pingree, ND	D	D+	D+	D-
Piqua, KY	B	B-	B-	D+
Plantersville, VA	C-	D	D	D-
Pleasant Gap, VA	B-	C+	C+	B+
Powersville, MO	D	C+	C+	D-
Predmore, MN	A+	A-	A-	A+
Priestley, WV	B	B-	B-	B-
Pritchardsville, KY	C+	A	A	C+
Pulcifer, WI	B	B-	B-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hanging Rock, OH average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hanging Rock schools on SchoolGrade

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