Klickitat County, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Klickitat County is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of counties are safer and 65% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Klickitat County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Klickitat County is 0.0544 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Klickitat County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Klickitat County may be as high as 1 in 11,322 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 42,990 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Klickitat County, WA: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Klickitat County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Klickitat County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Klickitat County to the Washington 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, Klickitat County is as safe as the Washington 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 Klickitat County, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Klickitat County about $2,459,829 in 2025, or roughly $102 per resident. This is part of Klickitat County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Klickitat County, including every crime type and how Klickitat 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 Klickitat County's crime maps on the Klickitat County overall crime page.

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Individual Klickitat County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wasco County, OR	D	C+	D	B
Hood River County, OR	C-	B-	D	B
Sherman County, OR	F	D-	F	D+
Skamania County, WA	C	C+	D+	A+
Gilliam County, OR	C-	C-	D+	B
Clark County, WA	F	B-	D-	A+
Multnomah County, OR	F	D+	F	D
Morrow County, OR	C+	B	C-	C-
Clackamas County, OR	C-	B	D	A+
Washington County, OR	D+	C+	D-	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Klickitat County is lower 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
Barranquitas Municipio, PR	D	D-	D-	D-
Bibb County, AL	C+	B	B	D+
White County, IN	A	B+	B+	B
White County, TN	C-	B-	B-	B+
Benton County, IA	A-	A	A	A+
Williamsburg County, SC	F	F	F	F
Winchester City, VA	D+	A-	A-	A-
Bee County, TX	F	D-	D-	D
Beadle County, SD	B	C+	C+	B-
Barton County, KS	D+	C-	C-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Klickitat County, WA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Klickitat County schools on SchoolGrade

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