La Place, IL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. La Place is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of cities are safer and 28% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to La Place's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in La Place is 0.0833 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in La Place generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in La Place may be as high as 1 in 10,965 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,254 in the northwest part of the city.

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

How La Place's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in La Place to the Illinois 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, La Place is less safe than the Illinois 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 La Place, IL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of La Place about $34,135 in 2025, or roughly $157 per resident. This is part of La Place's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for La Place, including every crime type and how La Place 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 La Place's crime maps on the La Place overall crime page.

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Individual La Place Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lintner, IL	A	B	A	B-
Lake City, IL	A	A-	A-	C-
Cerro Gordo, IL	B	A-	B	C
Hammond, IL	A-	B	A-	A-
Oakley, IL	A	A-	A+	B-
Long Creek, IL	A	A+	B	A-
Dalton City, IL	A	A	B+	C+
Lovington, IL	A	B	A+	C-
Mount Zion, IL	A+	A	A+	A-
Voorhies, IL	B+	B-	B+	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

La Place is higher 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
Rieth, OR	D-	D+	D+	D
Rays Crossing, IN	B+	A-	A-	C
Rebuck, PA	A	A+	A+	B-
Red Rock, AL	C+	B+	B+	B+
Reed, PA	A	A+	A+	A-
Reiffsburg, IN	A+	C+	C+	D
Reliance, SD	D-	D-	D-	D-
Reo, IN	A	A+	A+	A+
Rice Lake, MN	D	B-	B-	C
Rice, OH	C+	C	C	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in La Place, IL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See La Place schools on SchoolGrade

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