Mars, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Mars is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of cities are safer and 61% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mars's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mars is 0.0483 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mars generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mars may be as high as 1 in 12,205 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,685 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Mars's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mars 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, Mars is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Mars, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mars about $1,661,524 in 2025, or roughly $91 per resident. This is part of Mars's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mars, including every crime type and how Mars 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's crime maps on the Mars overall crime page.

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Individual Mars Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Seven Fields, PA	A+	A-	A	B-
Warrendale, PA	A+	A+	A	A
Callery, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Cranberry Twp, PA	B+	A+	C+	A-
Bradford Woods, PA	A+	A+	A+	B
Wexford, PA	A	A+	B+	A-
Watters, PA	A+	A+	A+	A-
Fernway, PA	A+	A+	B+	A
Valencia, PA	A+	A+	A	B
Gibsonia, PA	A+	A+	B+	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mars is lower 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
Cairo, GA	B	C	C	C
Chaparral, NM	D-	D	D	D
Centerville, UT	B-	C+	C+	A+
Celina, TX	B	C+	C+	C-
Carnegie, PA	B-	B+	B+	C
Carmel, NY	A-	B	B	A
Cape May Court House, NJ	A	C	C	A+
Canton, NC	C	C-	C-	C
Camby, IN	A	A-	A-	B-
Cambridge, OH	D+	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mars, PA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 79% actual proficiency versus 70% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Mars schools on SchoolGrade

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