Mercer Island, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Mercer Island is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mercer Island's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mercer Island is 0.1573 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mercer Island generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mercer Island may be as high as 1 in 5,256 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 9,120 in the east part of the city.

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

How Mercer Island's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mercer Island to the Washington 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, Mercer Island is less safe than the Washington 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 Mercer Island, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mercer Island about $7,568,442 in 2025, or roughly $296 per resident. This is part of Mercer Island's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mercer Island, including every crime type and how Mercer Island 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 Mercer Island's crime maps on the Mercer Island overall crime page.

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Individual Mercer Island Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Beaux Arts Village, WA	D	C-	D-	D-
Newcastle, WA	C-	B-	D	D
Bellevue, WA	D-	D	F	C+
Medina, WA	D	D+	D-	D
Clyde Hill, WA	D+	D+	D-	C
Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WA	F	D+	F	D-
Hunts Point, WA	C	C+	D+	C+
Yarrow Point, WA	C	C+	D+	C+
Boulevard Park, WA	F	D	F	D-
Seattle, WA	D-	D+	F	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mercer Island 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
Allendale, MI	A+	B+	B+	A+
Yorkville, IL	A	A-	A-	A-
Yelm, WA	C-	B-	B-	B+
West Hempstead, NY	C	D+	D+	C+
Wayne, PA	B-	A	A	B
Waukee, IA	B+	D+	D+	A+
Watertown, WI	C+	C+	C+	C+
Wallingford, CT	B+	A+	A+	A+
Wakefield, MA	A-	A-	A-	A+
Waianae, HI	B	B+	B+	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mercer Island, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Mercer Island schools on SchoolGrade

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