Murder per Capita in Orton
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Orton residents.
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$295
Murder costs the average Orton resident about $295 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Orton in green. The most dangerous areas in Orton 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 Orton, SD Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Orton is in the 7th percentile for safety, meaning 93% of cities are safer and 7% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Orton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Orton is 0.1572 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Orton generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Orton may be as high as 1 in 5,992 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,325 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Orton, SD: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Orton has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Orton's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Orton to the South Dakota state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Orton, SD: | 0.1572 |
|---|---|
| South Dakota: | 0.0604 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Orton is less safe than the South Dakota state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Murder in Orton, SD
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Orton about $8,274 in 2025, or roughly $295 per resident. This is part of Orton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Orton, including every crime type and how Orton 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 Orton's crime maps on the Orton overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Orton is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Orton.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | F | |
F | F | F | A- | |
F | F | F | A- | |
F | F | F | F | |
F | C- | F | D+ | |
D- | D | B | D- | |
F | D- | F | F | |
F | D- | F | F | |
F | F | F | D- | |
F | D- | F | F |
Murder in City with Similar Populations
Orton is higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C+ | B- | B- | D+ | |
D | C+ | C+ | D | |
C+ | A | A | D | |
D- | C | C | D | |
A- | A- | A- | B+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
C- | C | C | A- | |
D- | D- | D- | D- | |
D+ | C | C | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Orton, SD average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Orton schools on SchoolGrade
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