Meridian Hills, IN Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Meridian Hills is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Meridian Hills's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Meridian Hills is 0.0478 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Meridian Hills generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Meridian Hills may be as high as 1 in 19,569 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 22,133 in the north part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Meridian Hills, IN: about 0 per year. The west part of Meridian Hills has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Meridian Hills's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Meridian Hills to the Indiana 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, Meridian Hills is safer than the Indiana 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 Meridian Hills, IN

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Meridian Hills about $158,805 in 2025, or roughly $90 per resident. This is part of Meridian Hills's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Meridian Hills, including every crime type and how Meridian Hills 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 Meridian Hills's crime maps on the Meridian Hills overall crime page.

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Individual Meridian Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Williams Creek, IN	C+	A	B-	B
Rocky Ripple, IN	C	B-	C	B+
Carmel, IN	A-	A	A-	A
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C	C+
Zionsville, IN	A	B	A	C
Speedway, IN	C	C-	D+	B-
Lawrence, IN	B-	C	B-	C
Warren Park, IN	F	D-	F	D
Westfield, IN	A+	A+	A+	B+
Clermont, IN	B-	A-	B-	B-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Meridian Hills 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
Miller, SD	D-	C-	C-	C-
Roseburg, MI	B-	C	C	B+
Rosebud, TX	D+	D	D	C
Oakwood, VA	C+	B-	B-	C-
North Monmouth, ME	C+	A+	A+	A-
North Hampton, OH	A-	B+	B+	B-
New Madison, OH	B-	C+	C+	C-
Moss Hill, TX	D+	D+	D+	D+
Montville, OH	A	A-	A-	F
Minneota, MN	B+	A-	A-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Meridian Hills, IN average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Meridian Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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