Oconto County, WI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US county. Oconto County is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of counties are safer and 62% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oconto County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Oconto County is 0.0580 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oconto County generally consider the southeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oconto County may be as high as 1 in 8,772 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,992 in the southeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Oconto County, WI: about 1 per year. The southwest part of Oconto County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oconto County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oconto County to the Wisconsin 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, Oconto County is safer than the Wisconsin 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 Oconto County, WI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oconto County about $4,429,622 in 2025, or roughly $109 per resident. This is part of Oconto County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oconto County, including every crime type and how Oconto 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 Oconto County's crime maps on the Oconto County overall crime page.

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Individual Oconto County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Menominee County, WI	D	D+	D	D-
Marinette County, WI	C+	B-	C+	C
Shawano County, WI	B+	B+	A-	B-
Brown County, WI	B-	B+	C+	A-
Kewaunee County, WI	A-	A	A-	B-
Door County, WI	B	B+	B+	D
Menominee County, MI	A-	C-	B+	B
Outagamie County, WI	B+	A	A-	A-
Waupaca County, WI	A	A	A+	A-
Langlade County, WI	A-	B	A	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Oconto 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
Cayey Municipio, PR	D-	D	D	D-
Thomas County, GA	B-	C+	C+	C+
Titus County, TX	C-	B-	B-	D
Trempealeau County, WI	A	A	A	B+
Chesterfield County, SC	D	D-	D-	D
Chester County, SC	D+	D-	D-	D-
Chenango County, NY	A-	B	B	A-
Cheatham County, TN	B	C+	C+	C
Charlottesville City, VA	C-	B-	B-	F
Champaign County, OH	A-	B+	B+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oconto County, WI average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Oconto County schools on SchoolGrade

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