Horseheads, NY Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Horseheads is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of cities are safer and 92% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Horseheads's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Horseheads is 0.0200 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Horseheads generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Horseheads may be as high as 1 in 28,781 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 115,630 in the west part of the city.

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

How Horseheads's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Horseheads to the New York 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, Horseheads is safer than the New York 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 Horseheads, NY

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Horseheads about $752,690 in 2025, or roughly $38 per resident. This is part of Horseheads's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Horseheads, including every crime type and how Horseheads 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 Horseheads's crime maps on the Horseheads overall crime page.

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Individual Horseheads Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Elmira Heights, NY	D	D-	F	B
Pine Valley, NY	A+	A	B+	A+
Sullivanville, NY	A+	A-	B+	A+
Elmira, NY	D	D-	D-	B
Millport, NY	A+	A-	A-	A+
Breesport, NY	A+	A	A-	A+
Big Flats, NY	A	B+	B	A
West Elmira, NY	C+	B-	D	A
Post Creek, NY	A+	A+	A+	A+
Southport, NY	D+	D	D-	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Horseheads 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
Sellersburg, IN	A	A+	A+	A-
Fulton, MO	D	C-	C-	D-
Gaston, SC	D+	C-	C-	D+
Georgetown, DE	D	D	D	B-
Glenvar Heights, FL	A-	A-	A-	C
Godfrey, IL	B	A-	A-	B-
Rutland, VT	D	D+	D+	B-
Scottsboro, AL	C-	C	C	C
Seaford, NY	B	A	A	B
Seagoville, TX	C-	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Horseheads, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Horseheads schools on SchoolGrade

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