Pepper, VA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Pepper is in the 33rd percentile for safety, meaning 67% of cities are safer and 33% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pepper's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Pepper is 0.0775 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pepper generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pepper may be as high as 1 in 11,948 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,731 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Pepper, VA: about 0 per year. The west part of Pepper has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Pepper's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pepper to the Virginia 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, Pepper is as safe as the Virginia 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 Pepper, VA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pepper about $23,733 in 2025, or roughly $146 per resident. This is part of Pepper's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pepper, including every crime type and how Pepper 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 Pepper's crime maps on the Pepper overall crime page.

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Individual Pepper Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fairlawn, VA	C+	B	B	C+
Belspring, VA	C	C+	C	D
Radford, VA	D+	B	D	C-
Whitethorne, VA	C-	B	C	F
Vicker, VA	C-	C+	C+	C
New River, VA	B-	C	A-	A-
Parrott, VA	B+	B+	A-	C-
Highland, VA	B+	B+	B+	C
Mountain View, VA	B+	A+	A	A-
Dublin, VA	B-	B-	B	B+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Pepper 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
Sleetmute, AK	F	F	F	F
Lacour, LA	F	F	F	F
Lamero, KY	C+	A-	A-	C-
Lees Creek, LA	B-	D-	D-	D-
Shields, ND	F	F	F	D-
Shooks, MN	B-	C-	C-	C+
Sicily, IL	A	A-	A-	C+
Silver, AR	D	D-	D-	D+
Sims, IN	A	A-	A-	B
Skidmore, WV	A-	B+	B+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pepper, VA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pepper schools on SchoolGrade

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