Lower Salem, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lower Salem in green. The most dangerous areas in Lower Salem 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 Lower Salem, OH Safe from Murder?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US city. Lower Salem is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of cities are safer and 22% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lower Salem's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lower Salem is 0.0953 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lower Salem generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lower Salem may be as high as 1 in 8,018 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,822 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Lower Salem, OH: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Lower Salem has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lower Salem's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lower Salem to the Ohio 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, Lower Salem is less safe than the Ohio 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 Lower Salem, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lower Salem about $128,546 in 2025, or roughly $179 per resident. This is part of Lower Salem's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lower Salem, including every crime type and how Lower Salem 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 Lower Salem's crime maps on the Lower Salem overall crime page.

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Individual Lower Salem Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Harriettsville, OH	D-	D+	D-	D-
Warner, OH	D-	D	D	D-
Macksburg, OH	D-	D-	D-	F
Wingett Run, OH	F	F	F	C
Whipple, OH	C-	C	D+	C
Sycamore Valley, OH	D+	F	C	C
Moss Run, OH	F	D+	F	B-
Shay, OH	D+	C-	D	B+
Dexter City, OH	D-	C	D-	C
Bloomfield, OH	D+	D+	D	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lower Salem 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
Westboro, WI	B-	B	B	D
Cantrall, IL	A+	A	A	A
Carbonado, WA	D-	D	D	A-
Careywood, ID	A	A	A	A-
Carlton, WA	D-	C-	C-	B
Cawthon, TX	A-	B+	B+	C-
Cecilia, LA	D-	D	D	F
Charlemont, MA	A-	C-	C-	A
Cliffland, IA	C+	C	C	A+
Coulterville, CA	D+	C-	C-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lower Salem, OH average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lower Salem schools on SchoolGrade

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