Massillon, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Massillon is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of cities are safer and 69% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Massillon's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Massillon is 0.0414 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Massillon generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Massillon may be as high as 1 in 13,143 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 70,825 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Massillon, OH: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Massillon has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Massillon's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Massillon 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, Massillon is safer than the Ohio 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 Massillon, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Massillon about $4,526,198 in 2025, or roughly $78 per resident. This is part of Massillon's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Massillon, including every crime type and how Massillon 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 Massillon's crime maps on the Massillon overall crime page.

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Individual Massillon Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Perry Heights, OH	D	B	D	B+
Hills and Dales, OH	D	B+	D-	B+
North Lawrence, OH	B-	B	C	A
Meyers Lake, OH	D-	C+	F	B-
Canal Fulton, OH	B-	B+	C-	A+
Navarre, OH	B+	B+	B-	B+
Canton, OH	D-	C-	D-	C
Clinton, OH	B+	B	B	A-
North Canton, OH	D+	B-	D	A-
Brewster, OH	B	A-	C	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Massillon 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
Carrollton, GA	C	D+	D+	C+
Carson City, NV	D	D	D	B
Colton, CA	D	D	D	C-
Columbia, TN	D+	D	D	C-
Encino, CA	D+	C-	C-	B-
St. Clair Shores, MI	C-	C	C	C
New Brunswick, NJ	B	B-	B-	B+
Murray, UT	F	B-	B-	A+
Newark, OH	C-	B	B	C
Oak Lawn, IL	B-	B	B	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Massillon, OH average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Massillon schools on SchoolGrade

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