Plains, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Plains is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of cities are safer and 37% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Plains's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Plains is 0.0721 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Plains generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Plains may be as high as 1 in 11,239 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,191 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Plains, PA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Plains has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Plains's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Plains to the Pennsylvania 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, Plains is as safe as the Pennsylvania state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Plains, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Plains about $592,390 in 2025, or roughly $135 per resident. This is part of Plains's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Plains, including every crime type and how Plains 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 Plains's crime maps on the Plains overall crime page.

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Individual Plains Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Forty Fort, PA	C+	A-	D+	B-
Swoyersville, PA	B	B	C+	C+
Kingston, PA	C-	B-	D+	C+
Luzerne, PA	D+	C-	D	D+
Pringle, PA	C	B	C-	C+
West Wyoming, PA	A	A	B+	B
Wilkes-Barre, PA	C-	C	D	C
Courtdale, PA	B	B+	C	C+
Edwardsville, PA	D	C	D-	C+
Fox Hill, PA	B+	C+	C+	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Plains is higher 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
Alanson, MI	A-	B	B	B+
Pell Lake, WI	A-	A-	A-	C+
Pekin, IN	A+	A	A	B
Ovid, MI	B+	B+	B+	B+
New Baden, IL	A-	B-	B-	B
Moonachie, NJ	D	B-	B-	B
Valparaiso, FL	B+	C	C	A-
Leonard, MI	A	A-	A-	B+
Leo, IN	A+	A	A	B+
Hooks, TX	C-	D	D	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Plains, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Plains schools on SchoolGrade

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