Homestead, IA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

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

The rate of murder in Homestead is 0.0140 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Homestead generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Homestead may be as high as 1 in 35,168 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 94,402 in the west part of the city.

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

How Homestead's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Homestead to the Iowa 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, Homestead is safer than the Iowa 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 Homestead, IA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Homestead about $16,149 in 2025, or roughly $26 per resident. This is part of Homestead's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Homestead, including every crime type and how Homestead 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 Homestead's crime maps on the Homestead overall crime page.

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Individual Homestead Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South Amana, IA	C-	C	C-	A+
Middle Amana, IA	B+	A	A-	A+
Oxford, IA	C	D+	C+	B-
Amana, IA	B+	A-	B+	A
East Amana, IA	B	B	B	A+
Conroy, IA	D-	D	D	A+
Windham, IA	C	B-	C-	B-
Williamsburg, IA	D	B+	D-	A+
Tiffin, IA	B+	A	A-	A-
Parnell, IA	B-	B+	C	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Homestead 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
Eden, VT	A-	A-	A-	B
Sprague, WA	D-	D	D	D+
Spencer, MI	A+	B+	B+	C+
Spanishburg, WV	A-	A	A	C-
Southville, KY	A-	A-	A-	B-
South Union, KY	C+	B+	B+	C
South Strafford, VT	A+	A	A	A+
South Branch, MI	C+	C-	C-	D-
Farwell, MN	B+	A+	A+	A
Evergreen, LA	C	B-	B-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Homestead, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 62% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Homestead schools on SchoolGrade

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