Lock Springs, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Lock Springs is in the 14th percentile for safety, meaning 86% of cities are safer and 14% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lock Springs's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lock Springs is 0.1189 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lock Springs generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lock Springs may be as high as 1 in 7,409 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 60,012 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Lock Springs, MO: about 0 per year. The west part of Lock Springs has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lock Springs's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lock Springs to the Missouri 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, Lock Springs is as safe as the Missouri 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 Lock Springs, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lock Springs about $60,533 in 2025, or roughly $223 per resident. This is part of Lock Springs's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lock Springs, including every crime type and how Lock Springs 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 Lock Springs's crime maps on the Lock Springs overall crime page.

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Individual Lock Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sampsel, MO	D	D+	D-	D
Jamesport, MO	D-	D-	D-	D-
Springhill, MO	D-	D	D-	D
Breckenridge, MO	C	D	B-	D-
Hickory Creek, MO	C-	F	C	C-
Nettleton, MO	B	C-	B+	C+
Mooresville, MO	B	C+	A-	D-
Gallatin, MO	D	D+	D	C-
Utica, MO	B	B-	A-	D-
Chillicothe, MO	D-	D	D-	D-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lock Springs 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
Guerne, OH	B+	D+	D+	C-
Harrisonville, KY	A-	A	A	B+
Hardinville, IL	C+	B	B	C+
Hannibal, WI	B	A	A	D
Hannibal, OH	B	A	A	B-
Hannahs Mill, GA	A	A-	A-	A-
Hancocks Bridge, NJ	A+	A	A	A
Hamer, NC	D+	D-	D-	F
Hamburg, VA	B	D	D	C
Halsell, AL	D+	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lock Springs, MO average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lock Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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