Pittsburg County, OK Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Pittsburg County is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of counties are safer and 28% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pittsburg County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Pittsburg County is 0.0926 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pittsburg County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pittsburg County may be as high as 1 in 8,344 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,206 in the east part of the county.

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

How Pittsburg County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pittsburg County to the Oklahoma 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, Pittsburg County is less safe than the Oklahoma 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 Pittsburg County, OK

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pittsburg County about $7,603,058 in 2025, or roughly $174 per resident. This is part of Pittsburg County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pittsburg County, including every crime type and how Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County's crime maps on the Pittsburg County overall crime page.

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Individual Pittsburg County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Latimer County, OK	D	B-	D-	D+
McIntosh County, OK	D+	D	D	D
Hughes County, OK	D	D	D	D
Haskell County, OK	D+	C-	D	D+
Coal County, OK	D+	D+	D	D-
Okfuskee County, OK	D-	D-	D-	C-
Seminole County, OK	D	C-	D	C-
Pontotoc County, OK	D+	C	D-	C
Le Flore County, OK	D+	C	D	C+
Sequoyah County, OK	C	C	C-	C+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Pittsburg 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
Itasca County, MN	C-	B	B	A
Queen Anne's County, MD	A	C+	C+	B+
Polk County, WI	A	A	A	A-
Polk County, GA	B+	B+	B+	C+
Kerr County, TX	C+	C+	C+	C-
Jessamine County, KY	A-	A+	A+	C+
Jackson County, IN	A-	A	A	C+
Jackson County, IL	B-	B	B	C-
Jackson County, FL	A+	C+	C+	A-
Jackson County, AL	B-	B+	B+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pittsburg County, OK average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Pittsburg County schools on SchoolGrade

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