Oconee County, GA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Oconee County is in the 76th percentile for safety, meaning 24% of counties are safer and 76% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oconee County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Oconee County is 0.0462 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oconee County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oconee County may be as high as 1 in 15,440 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 29,373 in the southeast part of the county.

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

How Oconee County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oconee County to the Georgia 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, Oconee County is safer than the Georgia 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 Oconee County, GA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oconee County about $3,958,584 in 2025, or roughly $87 per resident. This is part of Oconee County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oconee County, including every crime type and how Oconee 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 Oconee County's crime maps on the Oconee County overall crime page.

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Individual Oconee County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clarke County, GA	B+	B+	C	C-
Barrow County, GA	A+	A	A+	C+
Oglethorpe County, GA	A	A-	A	B+
Jackson County, GA	A	A	B+	C+
Morgan County, GA	A-	A-	B-	B
Walton County, GA	A	B+	A	C
Madison County, GA	A	B	A-	B+
Greene County, GA	A-	B-	B	B-
Newton County, GA	B	C+	C+	B+
Banks County, GA	A	A	A-	B-

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Oconee 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
Cherokee County, OK	C-	C-	C-	C
Tift County, GA	C-	C-	C-	C
Transylvania County, NC	B-	B-	B-	B-
Uintah County, UT	C-	B-	B-	A
Venango County, PA	A+	A-	A-	D+
Vernon Parish, LA	C	D+	D+	D-
Clinton County, IA	C+	C+	C+	A+
Clatsop County, OR	D-	D+	D+	A-
Chippewa County, MI	D	F	F	D
Chilton County, AL	B-	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oconee County, GA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 68% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Oconee County schools on SchoolGrade

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