Person County, NC Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Person County is in the 27th percentile for safety, meaning 73% of counties are safer and 27% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Person County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Person County is 0.0939 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Person County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Person County may be as high as 1 in 7,397 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,286 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Person County, NC: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Person County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Person County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Person County to the North Carolina 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, Person County is as safe as the North Carolina 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 Person County, NC

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Person County about $6,949,839 in 2025, or roughly $177 per resident. This is part of Person County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Person County, including every crime type and how Person 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 Person County's crime maps on the Person County overall crime page.

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Individual Person County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Granville County, NC	C+	C	C+	C-
Caswell County, NC	C	C	C	D+
Halifax County, VA	B-	C+	B-	D-
Durham County, NC	D-	D+	D-	C
Orange County, NC	C-	C+	D+	D+
Danville City, VA	D	B-	D-	F
Vance County, NC	D	D	D-	F
Alamance County, NC	C	C	D+	C-
Pittsylvania County, VA	B+	B	B+	C-
Franklin County, NC	B-	B-	B-	D+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Person County is higher 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
Lawrence County, TN	C	D	D	D+
Nelson County, KY	A+	A+	A+	B+
Logan County, OH	B+	B+	B+	B
Lincoln Parish, LA	C-	D	D	F
Lincoln County, NE	C-	B+	B+	A
Lincoln County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A-
Lincoln County, ME	A+	A+	A+	A-
Levy County, FL	A+	A	A	A
Lee County, IL	A	A-	A-	A
Lee County, IA	C+	B-	B-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Person County, NC average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Person County schools on SchoolGrade

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