Pickaway County, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US county. Pickaway County is in the 75th percentile for safety, meaning 25% of counties are safer and 75% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pickaway County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Pickaway County is 0.0473 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pickaway County generally consider the north part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pickaway County may be as high as 1 in 13,371 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 30,519 in the north part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Pickaway County, OH: about 1 per year. The west part of Pickaway County has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Pickaway County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pickaway County to the Ohio 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, Pickaway County is safer than the Ohio 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 Pickaway County, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pickaway County about $5,394,129 in 2025, or roughly $89 per resident. This is part of Pickaway County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pickaway County, including every crime type and how Pickaway 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 Pickaway County's crime maps on the Pickaway County overall crime page.

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Individual Pickaway County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fairfield County, OH	A-	A+	B+	A-
Franklin County, OH	C-	B+	C-	B
Ross County, OH	B+	B+	B+	A-
Fayette County, OH	C+	B+	C-	B+
Madison County, OH	B+	A	B+	A
Hocking County, OH	B	C	B-	B+
Licking County, OH	B+	A	B+	A-
Vinton County, OH	A	B	A	B
Perry County, OH	B+	B-	B	B+
Highland County, OH	B+	B	B+	B

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Pickaway 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
Polk County, TX	D+	D+	D+	D
Mason County, WA	C-	D+	D+	A
Maverick County, TX	D	D+	D+	A
McCracken County, KY	B	A-	A-	C-
Mercer County, WV	A-	A-	A-	C
Montcalm County, MI	A+	B+	B+	B-
Muskogee County, OK	C-	C-	C-	B-
Nacogdoches County, TX	D+	C-	C-	C-
Otero County, NM	D+	D	D	D
Otsego County, NY	A-	B	B	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pickaway County, OH average SchoolGrade of A, with 59% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Pickaway County schools on SchoolGrade

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