Iron Station, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Iron Station is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Iron Station's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Iron Station is 0.0433 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Iron Station generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Iron Station may be as high as 1 in 11,949 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 52,497 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Iron Station's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Iron Station to the North Carolina 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 Station is safer than the North Carolina 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 Iron Station, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Iron Station about $671,947 in 2025, or roughly $81 per resident. This is part of Iron Station's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Iron Station, including every crime type and how Iron Station 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 Iron Station's crime maps on the Iron Station overall crime page.

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Individual Iron Station Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alexis, NC	C-	B	C-	B-
Machpelah, NC	C	B	C	B-
High Shoals, NC	C-	D	C	C
Stanley, NC	C-	B	C	B-
Mariposa, NC	C-	D-	B-	C-
Lincolnton, NC	C-	C+	D+	C+
Denver, NC	C+	B	C+	B-
Maiden, NC	C-	D+	C	C-
Dallas, NC	B-	B-	B-	B+
Duan, NC	D	D+	D+	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Iron Station 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
Demorest, GA	B-	B-	B-	B
Doylestown, OH	A+	B+	B+	A+
Dover, AR	D+	D	D	D+
Douglas, WY	C+	B+	B+	B
Dorr, MI	A+	B	B	A+
Dormont, PA	C-	B	B	D
Dora, AL	C+	B-	B-	D+
Dobson, NC	D+	C-	C-	D
Dillon, MT	D+	D	D	B-
Devine, TX	D	C+	C+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Iron Station, NC average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Iron Station schools on SchoolGrade

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