Mars Hill, LA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Mars Hill in green. The most dangerous areas in Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill, LA Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Mars Hill is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mars Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mars Hill is 0.2066 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mars Hill generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mars Hill may be as high as 1 in 4,167 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,778 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Mars Hill, LA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Mars Hill has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Mars Hill's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mars Hill to the Louisiana 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, Mars Hill is less safe than the Louisiana 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 Mars Hill, LA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mars Hill about $74,929 in 2025, or roughly $388 per resident. This is part of Mars Hill's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mars Hill, including every crime type and how Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill's crime maps on the Mars Hill overall crime page.

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Individual Mars Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Mars Hill is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mars Hill.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Hargis, LA	C	D	C+	F
Odra, LA	C-	D-	C+	F
Montgomery, LA	D-	D-	D	F
Wheeling, LA	C-	D-	A	D-
Atlanta, LA	C-	D-	B	F
Kadesh, LA	D-	D-	F	F
St. Maurice, LA	C-	D-	A	F
Williana, LA	D	D-	D+	F
Packton, LA	D-	F	D	F
Curry, LA	D-	D	D-	F

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mars Hill 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
Brunswick, VA	C-	C	C	F
Van Orin, IL	A+	C-	C-	C-
Valley Furnace, WV	A	A	A	C
Valier, PA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Upton, PA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Upper Kalskag, AK	F	F	F	F
Burtner, MD	D+	C	C	B
Airmont, VA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Burchard, NE	D	C+	C+	D+
Burchard, MN	B+	A-	A-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mars Hill, LA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mars Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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