Iron County, WI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Iron County is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of counties are safer and 18% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Iron County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Iron County is 0.1152 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Iron County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Iron County may be as high as 1 in 4,473 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,176 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Iron County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Iron County to the Wisconsin 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, Iron County is less safe than the Wisconsin 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 Iron County, WI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Iron County about $1,429,265 in 2025, or roughly $216 per resident. This is part of Iron County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Iron County, including every crime type and how Iron County compares to other counties.

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 Iron County's crime maps on the Iron County overall crime page.

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Individual Iron County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Iron County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Iron County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Gogebic County, MI	C-	D	C-	D-
Ashland County, WI	D	D-	D	D-
Vilas County, WI	B	B-	B	B-
Bayfield County, WI	C+	C+	C	D+
Ontonagon County, MI	B-	D+	B-	D+
Sawyer County, WI	C	D+	C	C+
Iron County, MI	B-	D+	C+	C
Washburn County, WI	A-	A-	A	B-
Baraga County, MI	C-	C-	D+	C-
Douglas County, WI	C-	B	C-	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Iron County is similar versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Roberts County, TX	F	C-	C-	D+
Issaquena County, MS	B-	A-	A-	D+
Izard County, AR	D+	D-	D-	C
Jackson County, CO	F	F	F	F
Richmond County, VA	B-	B+	B+	C-
Rincon Municipio, PR	F	D-	D-	F
Ringgold County, IA	B+	D+	D+	A
Rio Blanco County, CO	F	F	F	F
Ripley County, MO	D-	D	D	D
Ritchie County, WV	B	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Iron County, WI average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Iron County schools on SchoolGrade

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