Meeker County, MN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Meeker County is in the 92nd percentile for safety, meaning 8% of counties are safer and 92% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Meeker County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Meeker County is 0.0298 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Meeker County generally consider the west part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Meeker County may be as high as 1 in 18,074 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 106,257 in the west part of the county.

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

How Meeker County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Meeker County to the Minnesota 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, Meeker County is safer than the Minnesota 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 Meeker County, MN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Meeker County about $1,323,397 in 2025, or roughly $56 per resident. This is part of Meeker County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Meeker County, including every crime type and how Meeker 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 Meeker County's crime maps on the Meeker County overall crime page.

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Individual Meeker County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
McLeod County, MN	A	A	B+	A
Kandiyohi County, MN	B-	B	C	A
Stearns County, MN	B-	B+	C	A
Wright County, MN	A	A	A	B
Renville County, MN	B	C+	B-	B+
Benton County, MN	B-	B+	C	C
Sherburne County, MN	A	A	A	A+
Carver County, MN	A	A+	A-	A+
Hennepin County, MN	D	C	D-	B-
Chippewa County, MN	B-	B+	C+	A-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Meeker County is lower 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
Patrick County, VA	B	A-	A-	C
Massac County, IL	B+	A	A	B-
McCreary County, KY	C-	B+	B+	C-
McDowell County, WV	D+	C-	C-	D
McIntosh County, OK	D+	D	D	D
McKenzie County, ND	D+	C-	C-	D-
Mercer County, IL	A+	A	A	B+
Otero County, CO	F	D-	D-	D
Otoe County, NE	B-	B	B	B
Park County, CO	D-	D+	D+	D

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

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