Mercersburg, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Mercersburg is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of cities are safer and 64% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Mercersburg's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Mercersburg is 0.0454 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Mercersburg generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Mercersburg may be as high as 1 in 14,981 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 37,846 in the west part of the city.

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

How Mercersburg's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Mercersburg 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, Mercersburg 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 Mercersburg, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Mercersburg about $638,354 in 2025, or roughly $85 per resident. This is part of Mercersburg's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Mercersburg, including every crime type and how Mercersburg 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 Mercersburg's crime maps on the Mercersburg overall crime page.

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Individual Mercersburg Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Church Hill, PA	A-	A-	B	C+
Welsh Run, PA	A+	A+	A	B+
Sylvan, PA	A+	A+	A+	A
Upton, PA	A+	A+	A+	B+
Dutchtown, PA	A-	A	B-	D+
Williamson, PA	B	B	C+	C-
Big Cove Tannery, PA	C-	C-	D	D+
Cito, PA	D	D+	D-	D
Fort Loudon, PA	A-	B+	B	C-
Greencastle, PA	A+	A	A	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Mercersburg is similar 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
New Market, TN	C-	C	C	C
Pinon Hills, CA	D+	D	D	B-
Pine City, MN	C	C-	C-	A-
Pine Brook, NJ	B	A-	A-	A+
Pilot Point, TX	B-	C+	C+	B-
Phoenix, NY	A-	B-	B-	A-
Northford, CT	A-	A+	A+	A-
Newcastle, CA	B+	B-	B-	A
New Tazewell, TN	D+	D	D	C+
New Martinsville, WV	B-	B-	B-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mercersburg, PA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 72% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Mercersburg schools on SchoolGrade

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