Muscatine County, IA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Muscatine County is in the 97th percentile for safety, meaning 3% of counties are safer and 97% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Muscatine County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Muscatine County is 0.0224 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Muscatine County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Muscatine County may be as high as 1 in 24,603 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 99,396 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Muscatine County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Muscatine County to the Iowa 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, Muscatine County is as safe as the Iowa 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 Muscatine County, IA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Muscatine County about $1,857,756 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Muscatine County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Muscatine County, including every crime type and how Muscatine 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 Muscatine County's crime maps on the Muscatine County overall crime page.

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Individual Muscatine County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Louisa County, IA	A-	B+	A-	A+
Cedar County, IA	B+	A-	B+	A+
Mercer County, IL	A+	A	A+	B+
Scott County, IA	C+	C+	C	A+
Johnson County, IA	A-	A-	B+	A
Rock Island County, IL	B-	B+	C	B
Washington County, IA	A-	A	A-	A+
Henry County, IA	B-	C	B-	A+
Clinton County, IA	C+	C+	C	A+
Henry County, IL	A-	B	A-	B+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Muscatine 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
Warren County, MO	B	C	C	C-
Defiance County, OH	A-	A-	A-	A-
DeKalb County, IN	A	A	A	B-
Delaware County, NY	A-	C+	C+	A
Delaware County, OK	C-	C-	C-	D
Worcester County, MD	D+	D+	D+	B
Wayne County, PA	A+	A	A	C+
Washington County, OK	D+	C	C	C
Franklin County, KY	C	A-	A-	D+
Warren County, TN	C-	D+	D+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Muscatine County, IA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Muscatine County schools on SchoolGrade

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