Pike County, MO Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Pike County is in the 21st percentile for safety, meaning 79% of counties are safer and 21% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pike County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Pike County is 0.1068 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pike County generally consider the southwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pike County may be as high as 1 in 6,722 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 20,736 in the southwest part of the county.

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

How Pike County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pike County to the Missouri 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, Pike County is as safe as the Missouri 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 Pike County, MO

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pike County about $3,544,099 in 2025, or roughly $201 per resident. This is part of Pike County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pike County, including every crime type and how Pike 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 Pike County's crime maps on the Pike County overall crime page.

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Individual Pike County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ralls County, MO	C	D-	C	C-
Pike County, IL	A	A-	A	C+
Lincoln County, MO	B	B-	B-	C
Marion County, MO	D	D+	C-	D
Calhoun County, IL	A-	B	A	B
Montgomery County, MO	C+	C+	B-	D+
Audrain County, MO	C-	D+	C	D-
Scott County, IL	A	A+	A+	B+
Greene County, IL	A	B-	A+	C
Monroe County, MO	D-	D-	D-	F

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Pike 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
Ripley County, MO	D-	D	D	D
Houston County, TN	B	C-	C-	C+
Houston County, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
Howard County, IA	B	B+	B+	A+
Iosco County, MI	B+	C-	C-	C+
Iowa County, WI	A-	A	A	B-
Iroquois County, IL	A+	A	A	B
Itawamba County, MS	A+	A+	A+	A+
Richland Parish, LA	C-	D-	D-	F
Rincon Municipio, PR	F	D-	D-	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pike County, MO average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Pike County schools on SchoolGrade

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