New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. New Tacoma is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of neighborhoods are safer and 67% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Tacoma's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in New Tacoma is 0.0457 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Tacoma generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in New Tacoma may be as high as 1 in 13,991 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 39,802 in the south part of the neighborhood.

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

How New Tacoma's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in New Tacoma 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, New Tacoma is safer than the Washington 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 New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of New Tacoma about $1,515,731 in 2025, or roughly $86 per resident. This is part of New Tacoma's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Tacoma, including every crime type and how New Tacoma compares to other neighborhoods.

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 New Tacoma's crime maps on the New Tacoma overall crime page.

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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in New Tacoma is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to New Tacoma.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Central, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F	C+
North End, Tacoma, WA	D+	C	D	B+
Eastside Enact, Tacoma, WA	D-	D+	D-	B-
Northeast Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	B-	B+	B-	B
South Tacoma, Tacoma, WA	F	D-	F	C+
West End, Tacoma, WA	D+	B-	D+	A+
South End, Tacoma, WA	F	D	F	B
Twin Lakes, Federal Way, WA	B	B+	B	D+
Waller, Tacoma, WA	C-	B	C-	A
Summit, Puyallup, WA	C-	C+	D+	A

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

New Tacoma is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Langley Park, Hyattsville, MD	A	C-	C-	D+
Original Town, Carrollton, TX	D+	C-	C-	B
Nestor, San Diego, CA	B	B+	B+	C+
Marcy Holmes, Minneapolis, MN	D-	D	D	C
Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA	A-	A-	A-	D-
Macdonald Ranch, Henderson, NV	B-	B	B	A-
Lower Vailsburg, Newark, NJ	A	B	B	C+
Lowell, La Habra, CA	B	B-	B-	A
Locust Manor, Queens, NY	B+	C	C	B-
441 Corridor, Hollywood, FL	B+	C+	C+	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Tacoma, Tacoma, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools N/A. See New Tacoma schools on SchoolGrade

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