Luzerne County, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Luzerne County is in the 58th percentile for safety, meaning 42% of counties are safer and 58% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Luzerne County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Luzerne County is 0.0612 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Luzerne County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Luzerne County may be as high as 1 in 14,265 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,079 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Luzerne County, PA: about 4 per year. The southeast part of Luzerne County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Luzerne County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Luzerne County to the Pennsylvania 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, Luzerne County is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Luzerne County, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Luzerne County about $38,994,118 in 2025, or roughly $115 per resident. This is part of Luzerne County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Luzerne County, including every crime type and how Luzerne 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 Luzerne County's crime maps on the Luzerne County overall crime page.

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Individual Luzerne County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lackawanna County, PA	B+	B+	C+	B
Wyoming County, PA	A+	A+	A+	B
Carbon County, PA	A+	A-	A-	B-
Columbia County, PA	A+	A+	A	B+
Monroe County, PA	A	B+	A-	B-
Sullivan County, PA	A-	B	B	C-
Schuylkill County, PA	A	A-	B+	C-
Montour County, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Wayne County, PA	A+	A	A-	C+
Northumberland County, PA	A	A	A-	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Luzerne County is higher 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
Washington County, AR	D	D+	D+	C+
Washoe County, NV	D-	D	D	B-
Saratoga County, NY	A+	A	A	A+
Sarasota County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Santa Cruz County, CA	C+	D+	D+	B
Santa Barbara County, CA	C+	D	D	B-
Washington County, MN	A-	A+	A+	A+
Smith County, TX	C	C	C	C-
Snohomish County, WA	D	B	B	A+
San Mateo County, CA	C+	C	C	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Luzerne County, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Luzerne County schools on SchoolGrade

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