Murder per Capita in Martin Luther King
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Martin Luther King residents.
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Murder costs the average Martin Luther King resident about $38 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Martin Luther King in green. The most dangerous areas in Martin Luther King 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 Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN Safe from Murder?
The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Martin Luther King is in the 89th percentile for safety, meaning 11% of neighborhoods are safer and 89% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Martin Luther King's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Martin Luther King is 0.0201 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Martin Luther King generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Martin Luther King may be as high as 1 in 22,160 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,310,876 in the central part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Martin Luther King has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Martin Luther King's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Martin Luther King to the Tennessee state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN: | 0.0201 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee: | 0.1019 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Martin Luther King is safer than the Tennessee 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 Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Martin Luther King about $136,698 in 2025, or roughly $38 per resident. This is part of Martin Luther King's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Martin Luther King, including every crime type and how Martin Luther King compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Martin Luther King's crime maps on the Martin Luther King overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Martin Luther King is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Martin Luther King.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | C+ | |
F | F | F | C+ | |
D- | D+ | D | A | |
D | D | D- | B+ | |
C | A | C- | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A- | |
D | D+ | D+ | C- | |
D+ | C- | D | D+ | |
D- | D- | D- | D+ | |
F | F | F | C |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Martin Luther King is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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D | D+ | D+ | C- | |
C | A- | A- | C+ | |
A- | A | A | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | F | |
D | F | F | F | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D+ | C+ | C+ | B- | |
D | C+ | C+ | A- | |
F | F | F | B | |
D | C | C | A |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Martin Luther King, Chattanooga, TN average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Martin Luther King schools on SchoolGrade
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