Oak Harbor, WA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Oak Harbor is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oak Harbor's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oak Harbor is 0.0304 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oak Harbor generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oak Harbor may be as high as 1 in 21,811 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 44,343 in the northeast part of the city.

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

How Oak Harbor's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oak Harbor 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, Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor, WA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oak Harbor about $2,482,611 in 2025, or roughly $57 per resident. This is part of Oak Harbor's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oak Harbor, including every crime type and how Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor's crime maps on the Oak Harbor overall crime page.

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Individual Oak Harbor Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Penn Cove Park, WA	B	B+	B-	A+
Dewey, WA	D+	B	D+	A-
Prairie Center, WA	C+	A	C-	A
Coupeville, WA	D+	C+	D+	A+
La Conner, WA	F	D-	F	A
Rexville, WA	F	D+	F	A
Camano Island, WA	C	B	C-	A
Anacortes, WA	D+	B	D	A+
Richardson, WA	C	B-	D+	B-
Big Lake, WA	F	D	F	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Oak Harbor 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
Lumberton, NC	F	F	F	D
DePere, WI	B	A	A	B+
Dunedin, FL	A-	A	A	A+
East Stroudsburg, PA	B+	C+	C+	C+
El Dorado Hills, CA	B+	B	B	B
Elkton, MD	C-	C-	C-	B-
Ellenwood, GA	C	C	C	D+
Elmont, NY	C+	D+	D+	C+
Los Lunas, NM	C-	D+	D+	D+
Beverly Hills, CA	F	F	F	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oak Harbor, WA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools N/A. See Oak Harbor schools on SchoolGrade

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