O'Brien County, IA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. O'Brien County is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of counties are safer and 87% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to O'Brien County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in O'Brien County is 0.0352 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in O'Brien County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in O'Brien County may be as high as 1 in 17,456 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43,579 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of O'Brien County, IA: about 0 per year. The east part of O'Brien County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How O'Brien County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in O'Brien 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, O'Brien County is less safe than 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 O'Brien County, IA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of O'Brien County about $966,112 in 2025, or roughly $66 per resident. This is part of O'Brien County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for O'Brien County, including every crime type and how O'Brien 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 O'Brien County's crime maps on the O'Brien County overall crime page.

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Individual O'Brien County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in O'Brien County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to O'Brien County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Osceola County, IA	B	B	B+	A-
Sioux County, IA	A-	A	A	A+
Cherokee County, IA	B+	B	A-	A+
Clay County, IA	B+	A-	A-	A+
Lyon County, IA	A-	A	A+	A+
Dickinson County, IA	A	A	A	A+
Nobles County, MN	B	B-	C+	B-
Plymouth County, IA	B-	A	C+	A+
Buena Vista County, IA	C+	C+	C+	A+
Rock County, MN	A	C+	A	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

O'Brien 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
Buchanan County, IA	A	B+	B+	A+
Breckinridge County, KY	B	A-	A-	B-
Brewster County, TX	F	F	F	D+
Bristol City, VA	D	C	C	D+
Broadwater County, MT	B	B-	B-	B+
Brooke County, WV	B+	B+	B+	C
Brooks County, GA	B	C-	C-	C+
Brooks County, TX	F	F	F	D
Brown County, IL	B	B+	B+	B+
Brown County, IN	A+	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in O'Brien County, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See O'Brien County schools on SchoolGrade

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